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Home » Theater Guide » Location » United States » Missouri » Kansas City » Brookside Theatre

Brookside Theatre

Kansas City, MO
6325 Brookside Plaza
, Kansas City, MO 64113 United States
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Status: Closed/Demolished
Screens: Single Screen
Style: Renaissance Revival
Function: Unknown
Seats: 601
Chain: Mann Theatres
Architect: Unknown
Firm: Unknown
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The Brookside Theatre opened in 1937 seating 601. Opened as a Fox theatre which became part of the Fox Anti Trust lawsuit then became part of the National Amusments, and finally a Mann theatre.

The Brookside and a very impressive from facade in a Corinthian style. The front came to a V at the top with molded leaves all along the roof. The theatre had a narrow front though and the box office was free standing.

When you entered the theatre it had an L shaped lobby with the concession on the right and then you went on around the lobby to another lobby in the back of the auditorium with the stairway to the balcony at the end. There were three aisles into the auditorium. The front had columns lining the walls on each side of the stage. Plush red velvet curtains adorned the stage.

The Brookside closed in 1977 The building was being renovated into a night club in January 1978 when a fire broke out and destroyed the building.
Contributed by Chuck Van Bibber

YOUR COMMENTS

 
Wish someone had a photo! I think I remember seeing movies here in my teen years, late 60's. Shame it burned. Much speculation has gone on regarding the multitude of theatre fires back then. History has many viewpoints.
posted by Port Theatre on May 25, 2004 at 8:48pm
The architect for the Brookside was Robert O. Boller of the Boller Brothers firm.
posted by Chuck1231 on Jun 16, 2004 at 6:59pm
Here are two photos of the Brookside from 1977 & 1961
http://www.kclibrary.org/localhistory/media.cfm?mediaID=6925

http://www.kclibrary.org/localhistory/media.cfm?mediaID=211803
posted by Claydoh77 on Jan 16, 2005 at 7:09pm
Here is a summary of the antitrust suit:
http://tinyurl.com/yx88zh
posted by ken mc on Jan 1, 2007 at 12:05pm
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