O'Fallon Theatre
4026 West Florissant Avenue,
St. Louis,
MO
63107
4026 West Florissant Avenue,
St. Louis,
MO
63107
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The O'Fallon theatre was located just seven blocks from the much larger Tower Theatre. It opened in 1931 and seated 822. It was never part of a chain and was family owned and operated.
Both the exterior and interior had a French atmosphere and the theatre was rather ornamental. Two small towers rose above the marquee. The O'Fallon had a small balcony and the inner walls of the auditorium were divided with columns and french paintings lined the walls between each column. Plush red velvet draperies over the stage and screen. Three aisled auditorium, with two side aisles and a center aisle.
The O'Fallon, along with the Norside and Tower, were victims of television and the changing demographics of their neighborhood and the O'Fallon closed as a movie theatre in 1959. It later became a church.
Contributed by
Charles Van Bibber
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O'Fallon Theatre closed in January, 1956.
While not part of a major, national chain the theatre was part of a major, local chain…the Kaimann circuit which was a major exhibitor in North St. Louis.
In January 1944 theatre was the scene of a family dispute resulting in a shooting in a basement office and a subsequent suicide.
Theatre has been demolished.