Glenwood Theatre

9100 Metcalf Avenue,
Overland Park, KS 66212

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claydoh77
claydoh77 on November 29, 2004 at 7:37 pm

Hi John, I have two postcard views of this theatre taken soon after opening. One is in the auditorium and the other is in the lobby. Post your email or send me an email & I’ll send them to you.

klebrun
klebrun on November 13, 2004 at 2:10 am

John, I have a few that I can email to you. They aren’t the best quality, but they are satisfactory. They are on a disk in a storage room that I am cleaning out, so it will probably be a couple of weeks before I can get them to you. If you don’t want to post your email here, just let me know and I will link you to mine.

jcdean113
jcdean113 on November 9, 2004 at 11:52 am

I just found the website and was sorry to hear about the demolition of the Glenwood Theaters a few years ago. I moved away from Overland Park in 1972 when I was 8 years old, but remember the theater fondly… the plush red seats, the red carper with the black mesh design, and the huge lobby with the chandelier. Not only did we see all of our movies there, but we also had our church services at the theater for a couple of years before our regular church was built. I enjoyed seeing the picture of the outside. Does anyone have any other pictures of the lobby or the theater itself? I’d love to see them. Great memories, and sorry to hear it was razed.

CGottesburen
CGottesburen on May 7, 2004 at 11:07 am

Donald Philo is the architect of Glenwood Theatres I&II

klebrun
klebrun on March 19, 2004 at 11:54 pm

Thanks for viewing my submission, Charles. The 9578 Metcalf address is incorrect. You are thinking of the Glenwood Arts Theatre in the Metcalf South Mall. The original Glenwood Theatre and the current Glenwood Arts Theatre are not one and the same. I am the person who contributed this page and picture, and this submission is a tribute to the original Glenwood Theatre that sat at 9100 Metcalf from 1966-2000. During it’s demolition, the sign, seats, and other items were bought by the Fine Arts Group and put into storage. Shortly after that, the Fine Arts Group signed a lease occupying the space of the former Metcalf Theatre at the Metcalf South Shopping Mall at 95th and Metcalf. They did a wonderful restoration and integrated some artifacts from the original Glenwood which included the seats and the 40+ feet tall sign. One of the owners told me that he gets quite a few phone calls from people who think that the original Glenwood closed and then moved just a few blocks down the street. The original Glenwood was owned by Dickinson Theatres from 1966-1999 and by Goodrich Quality Theaters from 1999-2000. After it’s demolition, the artifacts, not the theater or company itself, moved a few blocks down the street to be integrated into the Glewood Arts Theatre. The Fine Arts Group is not affiliated with Dickinson or Goodrich. It is common for them to use fixtures from closed and demolished theaters in the theaters that they remodel and operate. Some of the original Glenwood seats were recently installed in the Englewood Theatre on Winner Road. I can understand the confusion, and if I hadn’t followed the demolition of the Glenwood as closely as I did, I would have thought the same thing that you and many other people have. Once again, Charles, thanks for viewing my submission, and if you have any memories of the old Glenwood that you would like to post, I would be interested in reading them.

unknown
unknown on November 3, 2003 at 10:24 pm

Although it was a sad ending to see the demolition of the original theatre, a new Glenwood Theatre has reopened a couple of blocks away, inside Metcalf South Mall.

This new fine arts theater is elegant and ornate and has many of the original furnishings from the old theater. In addition, there is also an upscale coffee shop. Also, the theater’s decor is reminiscent of old movie houses which were known for their classic atmospheres.