Hi-Pointe Theater

1005 McCausland Avenue,
St. Louis, MO 63117

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Opened in 1922, this theater was originally part of the St. Louis Amusement Co. Chain and later the Arthur Brothers Chain. It is a single-screen theater on one floor. It has long been either a second run theater and then later an art house.

When the Arthur Bros. went out of business the James Family bought the theatre playing art movies and it was booked by Landmark Theatres like the Tivoli and the Plaza Frontenac Cinemas.

Landmark Theatres closed the Hi-Pointe Theater in April 2008. It was taken over by independent operators and reopened in June 2008 screening a mix of first run and independent films.

Contributed by Charles Van Bibber, Norman Plant

Recent comments (view all 24 comments)

lostmemory on May 11, 2008 at 3:52 pm

For now, the status should be changed to Closed. Here is some information about the closing.

CSWalczak on July 6, 2008 at 4:08 pm

This theater has re-opened; here’s an article from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
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bbrown1 on July 26, 2008 at 10:33 am

The Hi-Pointe is currently showing THE DARK KNIGHT, so they did get a blockbuster! I hope the Hi-Pointe has another long successful run.

Chuck1231 on March 30, 2009 at 1:11 am

This would be a great loss to the St. Louis Motion Picture Industry to lose the Hi-Pointe. I am glad to see that it is open and hope much success.

lostmemory on May 29, 2009 at 12:28 pm

Here are two 1985 photos:

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muyloco on July 10, 2010 at 6:28 pm

Never fear, StL cinephiles! According to the Hi Pointe’s website at http://www.hi-pointetheatre.com , this truly historic cinema is now showing first-run films such as Girl With A Dragon Tattoo and Inception.

JAlex on August 1, 2010 at 9:46 am

A nice article appeared in today’s Post-Dispatch about the Hi-Pointe:

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It should be noted, however, that Warner Brothers only operated the house in 1934-1936 and that the original seating capacity was 756.