Granada Theatre
1015 Minnesota Avenue,
Kansas City,
KS
66101
1015 Minnesota Avenue,
Kansas City,
KS
66101
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Thanks to a grant from the Kansas Humanities Council there is a Granada Theatre website! Visit it and leave your comments, memories or photos. http://granadatheatrekck.com/
Good news: The Granada is open again. Now owned by Imagio Dei – Friends of Christianity, an ecumenical arts organization. They replaced the roof in May 2010 and as of November they are open and performances are being held. It is available to the community to host events of various types.
The website is: http://www.imagodeiarts.org/index.cfm
Also has a link to a page on the organ which was removed and dismantled several years ago. The KCPTO recently purchased the organ and had it trucked back to Kansas City where they plan to restore the organ and install it, but they haven’t secured a location for it yet.
Hey Butch Rigby, the description of your theater on cinematreasures says it is “closed” as of 3-7-2010.
Thought you might want to know.
Have a good one.
This is the National Register of Historic Places registration form for the Granada Theater.
1984 photo of the Granada Theatre.
View link
The Wyandotte County Museum has several pictures of the Granada. The information is below if someone feels the urge.
1982-5-1983 Granada Theater, marquee reads,“All Talking with
Songs and Dances, Betty Compson in ‘Woman to Woman'
c.1930
(neg is #1983)
1983-43-42 Granada Theater, 1000 block Minnesota Avenue, markee
reads, “All Talking with Songs and Dances, Betty
Compson in ‘Woman to Woman’”, c. 1930 (neg)
Another nice photo is here.
I guess it didn’t make it. New plans are in this article
http://www.kansascity.com/115/story/834795.html
My Novemeber 10/07 image of the GRANADA.
www.flickr.com/photos/lastpictureshow/1969379666
Here is another recent photo of the Granada Theater.
A Robert-Morton theater organ size 2/6 was installed in a Granada Theater in Kansas City, Kansas in 1929.
Updated url for historic information View link
Status: Open. Current seating for this theater is 772. And the address should be 1015 Minnesota Ave.
Yes, it is open, every weekend. Currently playing Pirates Of The Caribbean: At World’s End. See www.screenland.com
This is a 2007 photo of the Granada Theater which appears to be open.
A recent auditorium photo of the Granada Theater.
Here is a recent photo of the Granada Theater.
Added to the National Register of Historical Places in 2005
Granada Theater (added 2005 – Building – #05000004)
1013-1019 Minnesota Ave., Kansas City
Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer: Boller Brothers
Architectural Style: Mission/Spanish Revival
Area of Significance: Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation
Period of Significance: 1925-1949, 1950-1974
Owner: Private
Historic Function: Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function: Theater
Current Function: Work In Progress
This is a December 12, 1941 ticket for the premiere of “Rodeo Rythm” at the Granada Theater. Enjoy the show. :)
The Granada is open again! It’s showing first run movies,along with arts movies and documentaries, subtitled in Spanish, and has been gloriously restored by Butch Rigby. Open Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.
An article on the re-opening is located here: View link
There were also two articles in the Kansas City Star but you have to pay to read them.
Had a chance to see Pirates Of The Caribbean 2 there this weekend. It is well worth the visit! They’ve done a great job with the restoration, the addition of restrooms is not only convenient but doesn’t detract from the integrity of the original design. Plenty of parking. Reasonable ticket & concession prices.
Check out information & renovation photos at:
http://www.screenland.com/theatre/Granada.html
Status: Open
Function: Movies
This is a recent 2006 photo of the Granada theater.
Restored theatre reopens on 7 July 2006 with 772 seats.
Butch, You are my hero, thanks to you (and Wade) for saving this landmark. I fell in love with it as a child in the 80’s. Can’t wait to see Pirates of the Caribbean in this gem!