Kansas Theatre
221 E. Douglas Avenue,
Wichita,
KS
67202
221 E. Douglas Avenue,
Wichita,
KS
67202
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Functions: Retail
Styles: Streamline Moderne
Previous Names: Star Theatre
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Opened by 1911 as a nickelodeon named the Star Theatre. By 1926 it had been renamed Kansas Theatre. It had closed by 1950.
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Jeff Chapman
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No Kansas Theatre listed in the May 15 1974 newspaper.You guys in Wichita, where were the PAWNEE 4 cinemas i see in the paper?
Kewpie, The Kansas Theater was at 221 E. Douglas.
Mike, The Pawnee 4 Cinemas was in the Pawnee Plaza Shopping Center on the SE corner of Pawnee and Broadway. The Pawnee 4 Cinemas closed in 2000. Wal-Mart built a store in the mall in 1987. In 2004 the mall was torn down to make way for a Wal-Mart Supercenter
Here is a before and after picture of the Kansas Theater
The Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum posted a photo of the Kansas Theatre.
July 12, 1931 image of the Kansas Theater open in defiance of Wichita’s blue laws. http://cdm15942.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/p15942coll10/id/56
Here is a story about the C.C. McCollister family, who worked, owned or managed Wichita theaters including the Star and Kansas.
Opened on November 23rd, 1921. Grand opening ad posted.
The Star Theatre was listed at 221 E. Douglas in the 1914-1915 American Motion Picture Directory. The August 12 issue of The Western Contractor that same year said that a contract had been let for tile work in the Star Theatre building in Wichita, but it didn’t say if the building itself was new or if the theater was just getting an improvement. Either way, the place was definitely in operation by late 1914.
Newspaper listings for the Kansas theatre ended in 1941. Must assume that it closed in 1941.
First mentioned as Star Theatre in a classified ad as someone lost something in a classified ad on December 17th, 1911.