Capitol Theatre
101 North Sixth Street,
St. Louis,
MO
63101
101 North Sixth Street,
St. Louis,
MO
63101
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This is another early downtown house that at one time I believe was operated by St. Louis Amusement Co. It is demolished and one of the Stadium garages sits in its place. It was located at the corner of 6th and Chestnut St. were. At one time there was a good number of theatres in that area. All are long gone.
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Chuck Van Bibber
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Years of operation were 1921 to 1953.
Architects the firm of Wedemeyer & Nelson.
Capacity of 929.
The first Vitaphone film, “Don Juan,” exhibited here on first-run in 1926.
Theatre was bought by Famous & Barr to expand its parking facilities.
In time, the Stadium I Theatre occupied the same landspace.
The Stadium Cinema I was located accross the street from where the Capitol was located. The Stadium Cinema I was located on the east side of the street (even numbers) and the Capitol was lcoated on the West side of the street (odd numbers). If the Capitol was in existance when the Stadium Cinema II was opened it would have butted up against the Stadium II which was lcoated on the corner of 7th & Chestnut. The Capitol was at one time part of the Fanchon & Marco, St. Louis Amusement Co. Theatres. It was listed under their directory with the St. Louis Post Dispatch on April 13, 1945 and playing “Faces In The Fog” and “The Great Mike”.
Sorry JAlex, But the Stadium Cinema I was located on the North East corner of 6th & Chestnut. I relieved the Manager for his nights off. It had the lounge on the upper floor of the lobby. The Box Office faced the park and was right at the corner. Where the Capitol was was a restaurant called the Royal Dump.
Here is a vintage photo of the Capitol Theatre.
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