Sapphire Theatre
107 E. 12th Street,
Kansas City,
MO
64106
107 E. 12th Street,
Kansas City,
MO
64106
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The Sapphire Theatre operated from around 1908 until at least 1916. (The 1914-1915 edition of American Motion Picture Directory incorrectly lists the Sapphire Theatre as being at this address in Kansas City, KS.)
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I am a film historian looking for information on the Sapphire and its possible original owner, John Hamrick. Thanks! Mike
Obviously this address would be impossible for KCK, where 12th St runs N-S and is well out of downtown. However, the 1909 map shows a store at 107 E 12th, and the building is the same height (32') as it’s neighbor to the east, which is clearly not the case in the photo. The building on the left has a tile facade set with lightbulbs, which may indicate that it was one of the early theaters. I’ll spend some time checking 107 addresses on the 1909 map and see if I can figure out which street it was actually on.
The address is correct. The building on the left is the Regent, which was at 109. This theater was likely not open in 1909 when the Sanborn map was created.