Stiefel Theatre for the Performing Arts
151 S. Santa Fe Avenue,
Salina,
KS
67402
151 S. Santa Fe Avenue,
Salina,
KS
67402
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This theater opened in 1931 as the Fox Watson Theatre, and closed sometime in the 1990’s.
In 2001, supporters raised nearly $3 million to restore and renovate the old Fox Watson Theatre into a premiere performing arts center.
The theatre reopened on March 8, 2003.
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Joel Weide, William Gabel
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Here is some additional background on this theater:
http://tinyurl.com/y5bap4
Added to the National Register of Historical Places in 1988
Fox—Watson Theater Building (added 1988 – Building – #88001171)
Also known as Watson Theater Building
155 S. Santa Fe Ave., Salina
Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer: Boller Brothers
Architectural Style: Art Deco
Area of Significance: Architecture
Period of Significance: 1925-1949
Owner: Private
Historic Function: Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function: Theater
Current Function: Commerce/Trade, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function: Business
Here is a photo of the Fox Theater in 1999.
Here is an August 2007 story from the Topeka Capital Journal:
http://tinyurl.com/77g639
1985 Night Photo
Some recent interior photos are here.
According to the item about the theater’s 40th anniversary that was run in Boxoffice of August 30, 1971, the exact opening date of the Fox was February 23, 1931.
From 1940 an image of the Watson, Grand and Jayhawk Theaters in Salina.
From 2010, photos of the Watson Theatre in Salina. [Please click on thumbnails for larger view].
Adding link. Thanks!