The Ragtime Project got in touch about research they're doing on the Verdi Theatre, which operated at 2025 W. 35th St. in Chicago's McKinley Park neighborhood until around 1920.

In particular, they're looking for a photo they can use with their presented research on a female Brighton Park ragtime pioneer who had to disguise herself as a boy in order to play at the Verdi.

Does anyone have or know of a photo of the Verdi Theatre? The site is now a row of townhouses at 35th and Archer.  A photo of the exterior or marquee is preferred. You can post a reply here or send email to info@mckinleypark.news, and we'll pass it along.

The Ragtime Project writes:

The Verdi Theatre operated at 2035 West 35th Street and Archer Avenue until about 1920, when it was converted into an auto repair shop. Now I believe it is an apartment building. George Theodore and Kenneth Fitzpatrick (who later married Maginn) owned the theatre. The pair also owned the Pastime Theatre on West Madison Street in the Loop area.