The former Gateway Theatre is housed inside the Copernicus Center, which is supported by the Copernicus Foundation.[2]
It was founded by Poles in Chicago in 1971 in order to raise funds towards raising a monument for the famous astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus to be set in front of the Adler Planetarium. After the Nicolaus Copernicus Monument's dedication at the 500th anniversary of Copernicus in 1973, the Polish-American community decided to use leftover funds towards the purchase of a cultural and civic center for Chicago's Polonia.
After a thorough search for the permanent site of the Polish Cultural Center in Chicago, ceremonies took place at the old Gateway Theatre building located near Milwaukee and Lawrence avenues in 1979. Because the Gateway Theatre had been the first movie theater in Chicago built exclusively for the "talkies," the Foundation decided to preserve the theater itself while remodeling around it. The "Solidarity Tower," with its matching façade, was erected atop the building which was modified to resemble the historic Royal Castle in Warsaw, Poland. The tower itself was built to resemble the clock tower adorning the Royal Castle.
The Copernicus Center is also a meeting place for Polish American and other Civic Organization Meetings, the Jefferson Park Chamber of Commerce Activities, the Northwest Chicago Historical Society, CAPS (Chicago Alternative Policing Strategy) Meetings, the DAC (District Advisory Council) Meetings, an Annual Law Fair, Dance Recitals, as well as Public Information and Referral Services
copernicus, foundation, this, article, uses, bare, urls, which, uninformative, vulnerable, link, please, consider, converting, them, full, citations, ensure, article, remains, verifiable, maintains, consistent, citation, style, several, templates, tools, avail. This article uses bare URLs which are uninformative and vulnerable to link rot Please consider converting them to full citations to ensure the article remains verifiable and maintains a consistent citation style Several templates and tools are available to assist in formatting such as reFill documentation and Citation bot documentation August 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Copernicus Foundation Polish Fundacja Kopernikowska is a 501 c 3 not for profit organization based in the Jefferson Park neighborhood of Chicago Illinois Copernicus FoundationTypeNot for profitHeadquartersJefferson Park Illinois United StatesPresidentMario MikodaKey peopleHubert Cioromski Kamila Sumelka Bogdan BosakRevenue 2015 1 820 082 1 Expenses 2015 1 449 909 1 Websitecopernicuscenter wbr org The former Gateway Theatre is housed inside the Copernicus Center which is supported by the Copernicus Foundation 2 It was founded by Poles in Chicago in 1971 in order to raise funds towards raising a monument for the famous astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus to be set in front of the Adler Planetarium After the Nicolaus Copernicus Monument s dedication at the 500th anniversary of Copernicus in 1973 the Polish American community decided to use leftover funds towards the purchase of a cultural and civic center for Chicago s Polonia After a thorough search for the permanent site of the Polish Cultural Center in Chicago ceremonies took place at the old Gateway Theatre building located near Milwaukee and Lawrence avenues in 1979 Because the Gateway Theatre had been the first movie theater in Chicago built exclusively for the talkies the Foundation decided to preserve the theater itself while remodeling around it The Solidarity Tower with its matching facade was erected atop the building which was modified to resemble the historic Royal Castle in Warsaw Poland The tower itself was built to resemble the clock tower adorning the Royal Castle The activities of the Copernicus Center include The Taste of Polonia Festival an annual event at the Copernicus Center 3 Mayfest or Polish fest 4 January charity event for children with medical needs 4 The Copernican Award Multi Cultural Events 5 Modern Music Events 5 Community Events 5 Venue Rentals 6 The Copernicus Center is also a meeting place for Polish American and other Civic Organization Meetings the Jefferson Park Chamber of Commerce Activities the Northwest Chicago Historical Society CAPS Chicago Alternative Policing Strategy Meetings the DAC District Advisory Council Meetings an Annual Law Fair Dance Recitals as well as Public Information and Referral ServicesSee also editHistory of Chicago Polish Constitution Day Parade Polish National Alliance Polish Falcons Polish Museum of America Polish Cathedral style churches Diaspora politics in the United States Culture of ChicagoReferences edit a b Copernicus Foundation PDF Foundation Center Retrieved 17 October 2017 http Copernicuscenter org http ToPchicago org a b Festivals a b c Upcoming Events Facility Rental Venues External links editCopernicus Center Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Copernicus Foundation amp oldid 1192332184, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
