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21. Electric Theater, Box Office Electric Theater, Box Office circa 1954 The box office for the Electric Theater at 536 Minnesota in Kansas City, Kansas, advertises "The Caine Mutiny" with Humphrey Bogart. Listed ticket prices are 50 cents for adults and 15 cents for children....
22. Electric Theater, Exterior Electric Theater, Exterior circa 1954 Exterior view of the Electric Theater at 536 Minnesota in Kansas City, Kansas, showing marquee, entrance, and signage. Theater advertises "The Caine Mutiny" with Humphrey Bogart. Shops neighbor the theater,...
23. End of the Empire--Longtime Downtown Theater Closed End of the Empire--Longtime Downtown Theater Closed October 25, 1985 The Empire Theater at 1400 Main Street, which began as a vaudeville house in 1921 and was the last move house within the Downtown loop, has closed.
24. George W. Warder George W. Warder Photos, illustrations, and information on Colonel George Warder (1848-1906), builder and founder of the Warder Grand Opera House in Kansas City in 1887 at 9th and Holmes Streets (later rebuilt as the Auditorium...
25. Glenwood Theatre Sign Glenwood Theatre Sign August 13, 2007 The Glenwood Theatre sign is currently up at the Metcalf South Shopping Center. However, the center is due in the future to be made over. Theater co-owner Wade Williams says the sign will migrate to the...
26. Granada Theater Granada Theater Information about the Granada Theater at 1015 Minnesota Avenue that became a venue for silent and other motion pictures, organ concerts, community events, etc., with photos.
27. Historic KCK Structure will host Spanish Movies Historic KCK Structure will host Spanish Movies June 29-July 5, 2006 Article about the opening of a restored "Spanish-themed" theater at 1019 Minnesota Avenue in Kansas City, Kansas. The Granada, owned by the Screenland Theater group, will feature Spanish-language films...
28. How the Movies Were Born How the Movies Were Born June, 2005 Article describes the earliest "multi-plex" movie theater in Kansas City--Durwood One and Durwood Two at Ward Parkway Center. The theaters, brainchild of Stan Durwood (who owned the downtown Roxy and other...
29. July 10 and 11 Benefit: Englewood Theatre Gala for JCHS July 10 and 11 Benefit: Englewood Theatre Gala for JCHS Summer//1999 The "last area indoor theatre built and designed in the Golden Age of theatres" in 1949, reopened in 1999 as "the permanent home for classic motion picture presentations. ..on the largest screen in the...
30. Kansas City. ..The Way We Were Kansas City. ..The Way We Were //1981 Photos of mainly the interior of the Uptown Theater at 3700 Broadway Boulevard.
31. Kansas City's Classic Theatres--The Isis Kansas City's Classic Theatres--The Isis August-September//1996 Photo and article about the Isis Theater, built around 1919 as "the regional exhibition arm of Fox Studios" at 31st and Troost Avenues. Damaged by a 1920s fire and used as a movie theater until closed...
32. Kansas City's Classic Theatres--The Plaza Kansas City's Classic Theatres--The Plaza May-June//1997 Article with history and photo of the Plaza Theater at 4701 Wyandotte Street, built in 1929 and converted to a "triplex" in the 1990s.
33. Kansas City's Classic Theatres: The Brookside Kansas City's Classic Theatres: The Brookside July//1998 Article with history and photo of the Brookside Theatre at 6345 Brookside Plaza, built in 1927 and burned down in 1978 and demolished in 1979.
34. KC Public Library Offers a Film Vault to Bank On KC Public Library Offers a Film Vault to Bank On May 23, 2007 The newly renovated Stanley H. Durwood Film Vault, located in the Central library of the Kansas City Public Library, will debut May 23, 2007. The state-of-the-art mini-theater is located in the large vault...
35. Knight in Shining Armour Knight in Shining Armour December 9, 2007 Butch Rigby has decided to use a red art deco look for the interior of his Screenland Armour Theater which he is renovating at a cost of $1.4 million. The theater is located at 408 Armour Road in North...
36. Last Curtain to Fall at Two Landmarks in City's Theaters Last Curtain to Fall at Two Landmarks in City's Theaters May/3/1970 Article about the closing of "the Isis theater, 3102 Troost avenue, and the Granada theater, 1015 Minnesota avenue, Kansas City, Kansas." Description of the history of both movie theaters and the various...
37. Leaders in Our Town Leaders in Our Town 1952 Photo and bio of Elmer Rhoden, president of the Fox Midwest Amusement Corporation with "office over the Uptown theater on south Broadway." Raised in Omaha and starting in the movie industry in 1912 "as...
38. Liberty: Beauty in a Theater Liberty: Beauty in a Theater July/10/1918 Full page ad for the new Liberty Theater at 11th and Main Streets, with illustrations. Name changed after World War II to Roxy Theater.
39. Loew's Midland Theater Loew's Midland Theater
40. Loew's Midland Theater, Box Office and Marquee Loew's Midland Theater, Box Office and Marquee circa 1954 Entrance to Midland Theater with marquee and box office. Signage advertises "Betrayed" with Clark Gable and Lana Turner.