In addition to the correction needed for the opening year, another is needed for the fact that Wehrenberg pulled out of the operation of the theatre before it filed for bankruptcy. Wehrenberg’s last date of operation was 11/5/2000; they filed for bankruptcy 1/26/2001.
The name change from the Red Wing to the Dakota occurred December 1936. As a movie house, theatre closed in June 1948. Four years later the Southtown Players moved into the theatre for their stage productions and were there until late 1956 when they moved into the nearby Virginia Theatre.
It might be of interest that the website today makes no mention of the Plaza 4 in Troy…only theatres in Vandalia and Mexico, Missouri…and that home video is available in Montgomery, Mo.
The Troy operation was first listed in the Movie Times section of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch in 1996.
As a movie house the theatre closed in 1960. The Lions Club sold the structure which was then converted into a bowling alley. This emporium lasted until January 1981 when it was destroyed by fire.
The Northwest Plaza 9 Cine was opened November 17, 1989 by Wehrenberg Theatres. This was inside the mall after it had been reconfigured into an enclosed shopping center. It was not a physical redo of the Northwest Plaza that was opened by GCC in 1969 which was in a seperate building on the grounds of the shopping center.
To boil it down: GCC opened the Northwest Plaza as a single screen operation in June 1969; converted it to a twin in December 1974; and into a 4-plex in April 1982.
In October 1989 it was announced Wehrenberg would take over GCC’s Missouri theatres 10/31. GCC closed the Northwest Plaza on 10/29, just two days before the Wehrenberg takeover date.
The opening of the Northwest Plaza 9 Cine occurred November 17, 1989.
Let’s not forget encore engagements of “2001” from 10/21/69 to 12/24; 9/29/70 to 10/5; 12/1/71 to 12/13; and 9/13/72 to 10/3. As well, “Mad World” back from 10/13/71 to 10/19.
The final bill at the Thuderbird (or T-Bird), starting 10/26/77 and ending 10/30 was: “Worm Eaters” and “Corpse Grinders.” Before this the bill 10/19 to 10/25 was “Kung-Fu Brothers” and “Bruce Lee and I”; and the bill 10/12 to 10/18 was “Champion of Death” and “Blood Fingers.”
Howard B Haas: My source for saying the Ambassador was Spanish Renaissance was, among may others, the St. Louis Globe-Democrat of August 22, 1926. Rapp & Rapp did have a French Renaissance style theatre in St. Louis, the St. Louis Theatre, now Powell Symphony Hall.
“French Renaissance” was not the style of the Ambassador. Spanish Renaissance is the correct style, with the theatre having a flavor of a Spanish festival.
Further research shows the seating capacity may have been 580 with 290 seats for each screen. Mid-America began opeating as a discount house in 1980, a policy which continued until the theatre closed. Like all the Mid-America houses, the operation was taken over by RKO Mid-America (1984) and then AMC (1985). After AMC pulled out (1987), theatre was operated independently by the same gentlemen that operated, at the time, the Kirkwood and Lemay Theatres. Theatre was permanently closed in May 1988.
Yes, the shopping center was known as the Mark Twain…the theatre was not. Of interest may be that when a theatre was announced to be built in the shopping center, in 1967, the name was intended to be the Huck Finn.
Wehrenberg closed the theatre November 5, 2000. They did not file for bankruptcy until January 26, 2001.
In addition to the correction needed for the opening year, another is needed for the fact that Wehrenberg pulled out of the operation of the theatre before it filed for bankruptcy. Wehrenberg’s last date of operation was 11/5/2000; they filed for bankruptcy 1/26/2001.
Yes, the building is still standing. Unused for about five years now.
Theatre closed in April 1976. Final bill: “Phantom of the Paradise” and “Legend of Hell House.”
As Yogi Berra reputedly said: “Deja vu all over again.”
The name change from the Red Wing to the Dakota occurred December 1936. As a movie house, theatre closed in June 1948. Four years later the Southtown Players moved into the theatre for their stage productions and were there until late 1956 when they moved into the nearby Virginia Theatre.
It might be of interest that the website today makes no mention of the Plaza 4 in Troy…only theatres in Vandalia and Mexico, Missouri…and that home video is available in Montgomery, Mo.
The Troy operation was first listed in the Movie Times section of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch in 1996.
The address was 120 East Market Street.
There’s more to the story.
As a movie house the theatre closed in 1960. The Lions Club sold the structure which was then converted into a bowling alley. This emporium lasted until January 1981 when it was destroyed by fire.
Final night of operation was February 26, 1995. At the close it was a $1-house operated by Moseley.
Available for $1-million.
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Last night of operation was October 17, 1993 with a bill of “The Program” and “The Good Son.”
The Northwest Plaza 9 Cine was opened November 17, 1989 by Wehrenberg Theatres. This was inside the mall after it had been reconfigured into an enclosed shopping center. It was not a physical redo of the Northwest Plaza that was opened by GCC in 1969 which was in a seperate building on the grounds of the shopping center.
To boil it down: GCC opened the Northwest Plaza as a single screen operation in June 1969; converted it to a twin in December 1974; and into a 4-plex in April 1982.
In October 1989 it was announced Wehrenberg would take over GCC’s Missouri theatres 10/31. GCC closed the Northwest Plaza on 10/29, just two days before the Wehrenberg takeover date.
The opening of the Northwest Plaza 9 Cine occurred November 17, 1989.
No, the Holiday held on for another year. The I-70 closed 9/16/1984; the Holiday on 9/1/1985.
“Star!” was the film following “2001” in St. Louis, opening 12/18/68. “Chitty, etc.” was shown at the Esquire.
Let’s not forget encore engagements of “2001” from 10/21/69 to 12/24; 9/29/70 to 10/5; 12/1/71 to 12/13; and 9/13/72 to 10/3. As well, “Mad World” back from 10/13/71 to 10/19.
The final bill at the Thuderbird (or T-Bird), starting 10/26/77 and ending 10/30 was: “Worm Eaters” and “Corpse Grinders.” Before this the bill 10/19 to 10/25 was “Kung-Fu Brothers” and “Bruce Lee and I”; and the bill 10/12 to 10/18 was “Champion of Death” and “Blood Fingers.”
Howard B Haas: My source for saying the Ambassador was Spanish Renaissance was, among may others, the St. Louis Globe-Democrat of August 22, 1926. Rapp & Rapp did have a French Renaissance style theatre in St. Louis, the St. Louis Theatre, now Powell Symphony Hall.
“French Renaissance” was not the style of the Ambassador. Spanish Renaissance is the correct style, with the theatre having a flavor of a Spanish festival.
This theatre was in operation at least as early as 1914 when a building permit was issued to “alter picture show.”
The address, 2351, puts it on the north side of Market Street…the MSD is on the south side.
Even though the Crestwood Plaza 5 and the Crestwood Plaza 10 were in the same shopping mall, they were two, physically, seperate theatre complexes.
The closure of the Crestwood Plaza 5 and the opening of the Crestwood Plaza 10 occurred in May 1992.
The newspaper ad now sports this site:
www.jamestown14cine.com
Further research shows the seating capacity may have been 580 with 290 seats for each screen. Mid-America began opeating as a discount house in 1980, a policy which continued until the theatre closed. Like all the Mid-America houses, the operation was taken over by RKO Mid-America (1984) and then AMC (1985). After AMC pulled out (1987), theatre was operated independently by the same gentlemen that operated, at the time, the Kirkwood and Lemay Theatres. Theatre was permanently closed in May 1988.
Yes, the shopping center was known as the Mark Twain…the theatre was not. Of interest may be that when a theatre was announced to be built in the shopping center, in 1967, the name was intended to be the Huck Finn.