Colonial Theatre
3838 Woodland Avenue,
Kansas City,
MO
64109
3838 Woodland Avenue,
Kansas City,
MO
64109
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A single screen neighborhood theatre located on Woodland just north of E. 39th Street done in Art Deco style. Blonde brick exterior with a bright red trim. Red stipes of a tile run from the roof to the top of the small triangular-shaped marquee. Seating is given around 600.
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Chuck Van Bibber
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This theatre still stands vacant just off 39th & The Paseo. A picture can be seen at:
http://www.cinematour.com/tour.php?db=us&id=19204
According to a December 5, 1926 article in the Kansas City Star, this was originally a 1909 “neighborhood amusement place” and “nickel show” theatre which was renovated into a motion picture theatre.
A February 21 1938 article says that the building was destroyed by a fire, witnessed by about 600 spectators.
I assume it was rebuilt not long after the fire.
The Colonial Theatre closed in the 1950’s and was sold to union for meetings. It was later given to the neighborhood as a community center and the box-office, upright sign and theatre doors were
removed. The auditorium floor was flattened for a basketball court and pool table area. It was sold to the Fine Arts theatre group who converted it to a sound stage and added a 100 seat theatre screening room. The film DETOUR ( 1990 ) was filmed on the stage. It was also used for post production and editing of the Paul Newman film MR. AND MRS BRIDGE. It currently is the warehouse for the Fine Arts Theatre Group.