Balaban and Katz
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The first incarnation of the Balaban and Katz corporation appeared in 1916 in Chicago by A.J. Balaban, Barney Balaban, Sam Katz and Morris Katz. It held its first meeting as a Delaware corporation on January 21, 1925. The company was officially dissolved as an Illinois corporation on July 31, 1970. B & K is responsible for the creation of the Uptown Theatre and the Chicago Theatre, designed by architechts Rapp and Rapp.
The history of the company is being researched and protected by a newly created organization entitled Balaban and Katz Historical Foundation.
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