Robin Theatre

5479 Robin Avenue,
St. Louis, MO 63107

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mikeandlori723
mikeandlori723 on June 30, 2009 at 11:38 am

St. Louis Post Dispatch, Sept. &, 1952
OLD ROBIN THEATER DAMAGED BY FIRE.
CLOSED SINCE 1947
Fire caused an estimated $8000 damage last night to the old Robin Theater at Harney and Robin avenues.
Fireman John Breheny, 5942A Wabada avenue, collapsed at the scene and was taken to City Hospital for treatment for exhaustion.
Two alarms were sounded and a crowd gathered as flames and smoke poured from the one-story frame structure, which has sides sheathed in sheet iron. Origin of the blaze was not determined.
The theater has not been in operation since 1947, when it was ordered closed by the city as an alleged fire hazard. The owner is Arthur Kalbfell, 4235 Roland boulevard, St. Louis county.

Chuck1231
Chuck1231 on March 30, 2009 at 6:45 pm

A vacant lot where the theatre once stood.

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on January 18, 2007 at 4:03 pm

Arthur F.D. Kalbfell and Marie K. Wimberley bought the Robin in 1936, according to this lawsuit:
http://tinyurl.com/2tyk3p

JAlex
JAlex on April 9, 2005 at 9:06 am

It wasn’t television that closed this theatre, but the City of St. Louis. In April 1947 the Robin was ordered closed as a possible fire hazard as the structure (a frame building with sheet iron sheathing)did not meet the revised building code.

I do not have the exact date of opening, but it was operating in 1927.