Kansas Theatre

First mentioned as Star Theatre in a classified ad as someone lost something in a classified ad on December 17th, 1911.

The Star Theatre was listed at 221 E. Douglas in the 1914-1915 American Motion Picture Directory. The August 12 issue of The Western Contractor that same year said that a contract had been let for tile work in the Star Theatre building in Wichita, but it didn’t say if the building itself was new or if the theater was just getting an improvement. Either way, the place was definitely in operation by late 1914.

Here is a story about the C.C. McCollister family, who worked, owned or managed Wichita theaters including the Star and Kansas.

The Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum posted a photo of the Kansas Theatre.

Kewpie, The Kansas Theater was at 221 E. Douglas.

Mike, The Pawnee 4 Cinemas was in the Pawnee Plaza Shopping Center on the SE corner of Pawnee and Broadway. The Pawnee 4 Cinemas closed in 2000. Wal-Mart built a store in the mall in 1987. In 2004 the mall was torn down to make way for a Wal-Mart Supercenter

Seymour,
I have to see if anything of the theater remains. Since it was remodeled so much I doubt it but I will check.

The Kansas Theatre began as the Star Theater. It was renamed after a contest in 1921. Building after some remodeling is still standing but is empty.

Opened in 1921.