Colonial Theatre
Cherokee Avenue,
Seneca,
MO
64865
Cherokee Avenue,
Seneca,
MO
64865
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The Colonial Theatre dates back to the-1920’s. The theatre seated 250. It closed in 1933 and was reopened in 1938. The Colonial Theatre closed in 1948 a couple years after the new Grand Theatre opened.
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There is a 1928 Sanborn map of Seneca, but unfortunately it’s not available online. A 1914 map is, and shows “Moving pictures” in a small wooden building on the site that would later be occupied by the Grand/Holiday Theatre. Comparing the photos of the Colonial and the Holiday building they appear to be about the same size and the neighboring buildings are configured the same. The differences between the two buildings could be explained by a remodeling job. I think we should consider the possibility that the Colonial and Grand were the same house, despite the continued listing of the Colonial in the FDY after the Grand opened. The FDY was not always kept up-to-date.
The 1914 theater on the site was probably the one listed in the AMPD that year as the Electric Theatre. It’s frame building was quite small, but still might have been incorporated into an expanded masonry structure on the same lot.