Overview

In early 1929 newspaper advertisements for the planned theatre referred to it as the Roxee. Over the summer of 1929, a contest was held by Draugas, the local Lithuanian language newspaper, to name the theatre. Rev. Anicetus M. Linkus came up with the winning name of Ramova, which means either “peaceful place” or “serene place” in Lithuanian.

In 2001, the City of Chicago purchased the building and funded roof repairs.

Tyler Nevius purchased the Ramova Theatre and an adjacent lot from the City of Chicago for $1 in 2017. Together with 55 partners and 49 investors, including Chicago natives Quincy Jones, Jennifer Hudson and Chance the Rapper, he undertook an extensive renovation, resulting in a live music space along with a craft brewery and a restaurant and beer garden. The Ramova reopened at the end of December 2023.

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