Screenland Armour
408 Armour Road,
North Kansas City,
MO
64116
408 Armour Road,
North Kansas City,
MO
64116
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Designed in a Spanish Revival style by noted Kansas City architects Keene & Simpson, the Armour Theatre opened in September 1928 with 650 seats.
Later operated as a live theatre, known as the Paradise Theatre. It was renovated and reopened in February 2008 by the independent Screenland chain. Now seating 300 station seats, with a selection of red leather loungers. The Screenland Armour now serves food and drinks with the movies.
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Thanks Butch. Everyone is looking forward to having the theater open.
The Northtown Opry website gives the address as 408 Armour Road, Kansas City, Missouri 64116.
The new marquee looks great. Can’t wait to see it lit up.
Story in the Kansas City Star on reopening of the Armour (formerly Paradise) Theater.
http://www.kansascity.com/115/story/627185.html
This is the Armour Theatre building registration form for the National Register of Historic Places. Architects mentioned for the Armour Theatre building are Keene and Simpson.
Theatre opened on 6 Sep 1928 with the film,“Warming Up”,starring Richard Dix and Jean Arthur.It reopened as the Centre Theatre on 25 Dec 1963 and was renamed the Paradise in 1984.
Here is a recent photo.
1985 Paradise theatre photo
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Night photo of the marquee.
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This is another 1985 night photo.
Transformation from Armour into Centre described in this 1964 trade report: Boxoffice