Midtown Art Theatre
4819 Delmar Boulevard,
St. Louis,
MO
63107
4819 Delmar Boulevard,
St. Louis,
MO
63107
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The Midtown Art opened in 1926 as the West End Lyric Theatre and seated 966. When it first opened as an independent neighborhood house it was located in a bustling neighborhood on Delmar just a block east of Kingshighway. The theatre thrived until the owner passed away in the mid 50’s and the theatre was sold to the Mosley’s who converted the balcony into a second theatre and started showing adult fare in both theatres.
The neighborhood was on a steady decline and the the Midtown Art closed quietly in 1967. In the late 1980’s the neighborhood started a rebound and a lot of redevelopment took place, which took care of the Midtown Art Theatre too.
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Charles Van Bibber
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Can anybody give me more info on the midtown art theatre? Is it still standing? Is anybody using it right now?c Who owns it?
Can Mr. Van Bibber help me with any more info on the midtown art theatre in St. louis? My email is
I am dying to know where this is. I am a mile and a half west right now and drive by there every night. If there is a theatre in great shape down there I am blind. In any case 4938 Delmar isn’t in the city property base. I will drive by tonight after work and see.
The Midtown Art was not the Upland; it was was once the West End Lyric/West End. As the Midtown Art, it operated from June 1965 to September 1966.
And, a disappointment for those looking for the structure. It has long been demolished.
It is a parking lot.