courtesy of The Secret History of Chicago Movies: Chaplin at Essanay « Chicago Filmmaker, Film Studies Instructor, Cinephile.
Some interesting info about Uptown culture.
The Secret History of Chicago Movies: Chaplin at Essanay
While on a recent trip to the Chicago History Museum, I found (much to my embarrassment as a film studies instructor and longtime Chicago resident) that the role Chicago played in early motion pictures was considerably larger than I had ever realized. more
the Magnolia Malden Block Club 
I will have a follow-up post soon on the Selig Polyscope Co., another major movie studio that was headquartered at Irving Park Rd. and Western Ave.