Chanute Cinema I & II
305 E. Main Street,
Chanute,
KS
66720
305 E. Main Street,
Chanute,
KS
66720
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Additional Info
Previously operated by: B & B Theatres
Firms: Boller Brothers
Previous Names: Peoples Theatre
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The Peoples Theatre was opened by 1914. Opened as a single screen later converted to a twin by B & B Theatres. First run features.
The Chanute Cinema I & II was closed by B & B Theatres on March 26, 2006, and was demolished.
Contributed by
Chuck Van Bibber
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Listed in the 1950 edition of Film Daily Yearbook as the Peoples Theatre with a seating capacity of 888.
Earlier entries in F.D.Y. editions for 1941 and 1943 list it as the Peoples Theatre with a seating capacity of 992.
According to this site the Chanute Cinema was demolished in 2006 to make way for the new multiplex. Scroll down about four pages for photos of the demolition.
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Look at those movie times typical for small town theatres,and what makes them a bit special.Go Clint!
The Peoples was open by 1914-15, when it is listed in the AMPD (although the address is listed as 228, which doesn’t seem to have existed, and would have been the Hetrick if it had). It replaced an airdome which is shown on the 1911 map. I’ve added a 1916 view.
Again, not at a corner, and the listing has the wrong closing date, since it was demolished in 2006.
Closed on March 26, 2006.
In 1927, the Peoples and the Mainstreet were operated by the Harding Circuit (Capitol Enterprises). In 1928, both were operated by the Midland Theater and Realty Co. of Kansas City, although Universal owned 50% of both houses. By 1930, both were part of the massive Wesco Corporation (owned by Fox).