Belmont Theatre
5607 St. John Avenue,
Kansas City,
MO
64123
5607 St. John Avenue,
Kansas City,
MO
64123
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The Belmont theatre opened in 1948 seating 506. The front facade was rather unique, with a terra cotta with different color stones protruding fron the surface.
The theatre had a central entrance with the box office to the side. It had a large triangular-shaped marquee. About half way up the front on each side of the marquee there was a portico to protect the patrons from the rain or snow while in line.
The Belmont had a large lobby in a modern deco style with bright carpeting. There were benches and couched that matched the carpeting. Three aisles led into the auditorium which was also decorated in a art deco style.
The Belmont outlasted a lot of the neighborhood houses in Kansas city but closed in 1969 and today houses a church.
Contributed by
Chuck Van Bibber
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The old Belmont Theater was never demolished. It has been a church since it closed as a movie theater. The front is all different, but the interior has not been changed all that much. From the balcony – there are steps going down the side walls to the stage area. The original theater seats are still there and have been redone.
Mike Gallagher
Owned and used by Calvary Temple Assembly of God Church.
Was this theater ever called the St. John Theater?