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JAlex commented about Capitol Theater on Dec 2, 2019 at 9:33 am

Architect was John Eberson. Theatre not an atmospheric.

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JAlex commented about AMC Crestwood Plaza 10 on Sep 17, 2019 at 10:57 pm

Hand me shades, that iridescent lighting bothers my eyes after a year or two of movie attendance.

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JAlex commented about AMC Crestwood Plaza 10 on Sep 17, 2019 at 10:50 pm

Demolishment of the mall has concluded. Theatre should be listed as demolished.

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JAlex commented about CIBC Theatre on Aug 10, 2019 at 9:24 am

CIBC Theatre….it just rolls off the tongue.

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JAlex commented about Capitol Theatre on Jul 31, 2019 at 9:20 am

Building permit for structure issued October 19, 1920. As the opening ad shows theatre opened with “Man-Woman-Marriage.”

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JAlex commented about Shop City Drive-In on Jul 26, 2019 at 9:46 am

Opened March 16, 1956.

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JAlex commented about I-44 - Valley Park, MO on Jul 6, 2019 at 9:59 am

Note the second paragraph stating the operation is in Peerless Park.

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JAlex commented about I-44 Drive-In on Jul 1, 2019 at 9:24 am

When the drive-in was operating it was in Peerless Park. Peerless Park was not disincorporated until 1998, some 14 years after the drive-in closed.

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JAlex commented about Falcon Drive-In on Jun 12, 2019 at 8:58 am

Opened July 3, 1949 with “Melody Time.”

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JAlex commented about Teatro Balboa on May 25, 2019 at 8:06 am

When the theatre opened the location was Balboa, Canal Zone.

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JAlex commented about Missouri Theatre on Apr 29, 2019 at 10:29 am

Theatre auditorium appears above the church.

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JAlex commented about Warner Huntington Park on Jan 29, 2019 at 10:31 am

The theatre was still open in December 1991.

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JAlex commented about Hastings 4 on Jan 21, 2019 at 9:24 am

FDYB listings for a Hastings Theatres start appearing in the mid-50s. If this theatre was earlier known as the Strand, I’ve found a listing for that as early as 1930.

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JAlex commented about Keller Plaza 8 on Dec 19, 2018 at 8:22 pm

Closed. Last day of operation Dec. 19, 2018.

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JAlex commented about Fox - St. Louis, MO on Dec 15, 2018 at 10:12 am

One of the two box offices at the entrance to the grand lobby from the foyer. The main box office, with two windows, face the street.

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JAlex commented about Keller Plaza 8 on Nov 30, 2018 at 9:49 am

Noticed a for sale/lease sign at the roof line of the building a few weeks ago. Employee mentioned a raise (large, of course) in the rent a possibility. Phone message now touts $3 admission for all, all day long. Are the days of operation numbered?

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JAlex commented about Loew's State Theatre on Nov 1, 2018 at 8:50 am

Photo not of the St. Louis Loew’s State.

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JAlex commented about Effingham Theatre on Sep 3, 2018 at 8:37 am

FDYB of 1954 gives address as 112-14-16 N. 5th Street.

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JAlex commented about Apache Theatre on Aug 26, 2018 at 7:48 pm

The earliest ad I have come across was published in April 1910.

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JAlex commented about Ashland Theatre on Aug 26, 2018 at 10:09 am

Building permit issued in February 1915; newspaper story that June noted recent opening of the theatre. Theatre closed on May 11, 1951 with bill of “I Killed Geronimo” & “Timber Fury.”

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JAlex commented about American Theatre on Aug 26, 2018 at 9:42 am

This is not the downtown theatre.

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JAlex commented about Missouri Theatre on Aug 22, 2018 at 9:04 am

The space on the right (with the four windows) was the entrance to the theatre.

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JAlex commented about December 25th, 1904 grand opening ad on Aug 19, 2018 at 8:19 am

The theatre opened the following night, December 26th.

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JAlex commented about Rock Road Drive-In on Aug 4, 2018 at 10:13 am

Listings in the Motion Picture Almanac give a capacity of 865 cars.

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JAlex commented about Rock Road Drive-In on Aug 4, 2018 at 10:11 am

In addition to the battles with Pagedale, the U. S. Olympic Committee, in 1968 and again in 1974, notified the venue that the use of the name “Olympic” violated a 1950 federal law. Olympic was the drive-in’s name until it closed Nov. 30, 1976. When it reopened under Wehrenberg management in May 1977, it had become the Rock Road.