Oak Park Theatre
3935 Prospect Avenue,
Kansas City,
MO
64130
3935 Prospect Avenue,
Kansas City,
MO
64130
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The Oak Park was one of three theatres located on Prospect within an eight block stretch. It was located in the Oak Park neighborhood. It seated 1091 and closed in the early 60’s. The front of building was an all red brick with the center coming to a large “V” shape. The front had double steeple like towers on each end of the front facade. The auditorium was a large single floor building with a large domed roof. It originally had a large triangular shaped marquee.
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Chuck Van Bibber
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The Oak Park Theater opened in December of 1925 and closed in 1958. After closing it was used as a Church.
The former Oak Park Theater remains in use as a commercial building.
The correct address is 3935 Prospect Ave and the Mount Vernon Baptist Church occupies the building today. I have attended this church on a few occasions.
Thanks for the update.
Here is a contemporary view:
http://tinyurl.com/yk825o6
You can get the contemporary view by clicking the map button in the header.
Thanks for the pictures of the old movie theater I went to from 1940 until it closed.
Facade and auditorium photos of the Oak Park Theatre illustrated an ad for the Kooler-Aire Engineering Corporation on this page of Boxoffice predecessor Exhibitors' Forum, issue of April 7, 1931.