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Home » Theater Guide » Location » United States » Missouri » St. Louis » Beverly Theater
Also known as Beverly Art Theater, Fine Arts Theater

Beverly Theater

St. Louis, MO
7740 Olive Boulevard
, St. Louis, MO 63131 United States
(map)
Status: Closed
Screens: Single Screen
Style: Art Deco
Function: Banquet Hall, Restaurant
Seats: 742
Chain: Unknown
Architect: Oliver W. Stiegemeyer
Firm: Unknown
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This was one of several theaters located in the northwestern part of St. Louis. It was run by Henry Holloway.

In the 1960's, Mid America Theatres took over the theatre. It was remodeled and turned into an art house in February of 1964 and renamed the Fine Arts at that time. During the day time it would run family movies and the evenings would show X-rated movies. The movies became more hard-core towards the end. In 1984, a small chain, called People Theatre, operated the theater until 1986.

The theater still stands and has been converted into a Chinese restaurant and banquet hall.
Contributed by Chuck Van Bibber

YOUR COMMENTS

 
This theatre has been sold and gutted. It appears that the building will remain but its future use was not evident.
posted by Dave in St. Louis, MO. on Jan 11, 2004 at 5:21am
From the business section in the 1/6/2005 St. Louis Post-Dispatch:

"The Asian market and restaurant corridor on Olive Boulevard in University City now stretches from Interstate 170 to North and South Road with the opening this week of Wei Hong Theater and Cultural Center in the old Beverly Theater. It includes a restaurant, bakery and banquet halls."
posted by JAlex on Jan 6, 2005 at 8:36am
The Wei Hong Restaurant is now open in the former Beverly/Fine Arts Theatre. The following link will take you to the article in the Thursday Get Out cestion of the St. Louis Post Dispatch. From the picture you can still see sights of the old theatre.
http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/entertainment/reviews.nsf/restaurant/story/D74A956436EF35F786256FB700386945?OpenDocument
posted by Chuck1231 on Mar 4, 2005 at 9:09pm
Seating capacity at opening (October 1937) was given as 1000.

Architect was O. W. Stiegemeyer.

In 1963 management was taken over by Sam Chernoff (an associate of Harry Wald) and theatre became the Beverly Art.

Mid-America took over the theatre in July 1967 and called it the Beverly Fine Arts until September of that year when it became the Fine Arts.
posted by JAlex on May 28, 2007 at 5:57am
Oh yeah, the notorious Fine Arts - Land of Porno! Ooooh-wee! Even as a kid, I know the titles on the marquee were skanky!

Went inside this place 1 time to see a $1 show of "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom" after whoever owned it at the time ditched the porn. I felt nasty all over just being inside the joint!
posted by Chris Utley on Jun 27, 2008 at 12:33pm
Here is the Beverly Theater building in 1999.

posted by Lost Memory on Jul 24, 2008 at 9:22am
Thank you, plasticfootball, for making the photo available to all.
posted by JAlex on Aug 28, 2008 at 1:41pm
Here is another exterior photo:
http://tinyurl.com/6zcg7j
posted by ken mc on Aug 28, 2008 at 2:09pm
All in all when this part of the Mid America Circuit it was a very clean and well run theatre.
posted by Chuck1231 on Mar 29, 2009 at 10:51pm
1985 photo of the Fine Arts, Beverly Theatre.
http://americanclassicimages.com/Default.aspx?tabid=141&txtSearch=CATAdvancedSearch1%2c25%2c3%2c-1&SortField=ProductName+DESC%2cProductName&catpageindex=12&ProductID=29274
posted by Chuck1231 on Apr 6, 2009 at 10:51am
Placed on the National Register of Historic Places

Beverly Theater (added 2005 - Building - #05000811)
7740 Olive Blvd., University City
Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer: Stiegemeyer, Oliver W.
Architectural Style: Art Deco
Area of Significance: Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation
Period of Significance: 1925-1949, 1950-1974
Owner: Private
Historic Function: Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function: Theater
Current Function: Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function: Restaurant

posted by Chuck1231 on Jul 17, 2009 at 3:35pm
This is the National Register of Historic Places registration form for the Beverly Theater. Photos are near the end of the form.

posted by Lost Memory on Oct 31, 2009 at 12:50pm
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