Double Door To Reopen In Uptown Theater

CHICAGO, IL — Double Door is coming back to a brand-new venue in Uptown. The Wilson Avenue Theater will be home to Double Door, which was evicted from its venue in Wicker Park in 2017.

The Wilson Avenue Theater hasn't hosted musical acts since 1919, according to an Uptown Update report. Now, Double Door brings their experience to their new theater, with top-notch acts like The Rolling Stones, The Smashing Pumpkins, John Legend and more having performed at their old location.

James Cappleman, the 46th Ward Alderman, confirmed it in a Facebook post. "Well, the secret is out.... Double Door, welcome to Uptown’s Entertainment District in the 46th Ward!" he said while posting a picture of the venue's door.

Double Door co-owner Sean Mulroney and landlord Brian Strauss battled over the Wicker Park space since the club's original lease expired in October 2015. Strauss moved to have the club evicted a month after the lease ran out, claiming Mulroney didn't give him the necessary 180-day notice to extend the agreement.

Bonita Stone, Strauss' attorney, told NBC5 Chicago "From my perspective the lease is clear and it's kind of game over."

Curbed reported the Wilson Avenue Theater, at 1050 W. Wilson Avenue, first opened in 1909 with comedy, burlesque and musical acts. It then became a series of banks, and is now finally going to be a venue again.

See the Uptown Update report here.

See more on Patch:

• 'Game Over' for Double Door: Attorney
• Double Door Kicked Out of Longtime Wicker Park Location
• Double Door Building In Wicker Park Sells For $9M

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