Royal Theatre
104 W. 2nd Street,
Frankfort,
KS
66427
104 W. 2nd Street,
Frankfort,
KS
66427
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Okay, this has definitely been demolished. I found a picture from about 1970, and where the antique store is today was a bar. The building at 104 still existed then. That building was a wide one story stone building which had a tin front. It was also built between 1885 and 1893, and the 1911 map shows it as a drug store. It originally had a nice ornate pediment on the cornice, but the picture I found shows the roof cut flat, and possibly a plaster front above the old storefront. There is a very old vertical sign, which appears to have been painted black.
That building was torn down before 2008. The site is a little garden.
It’s hard to tell without a picture, but the antique store is in what I would assume is 102. However, rather than being 100, the building on the corner uses a 200 N Kansas address.
Assuming the theater building is not the empty lot to the west, it was built sometime between 1885 and 1893. Despite appearances, it’s a separate structure from the building on the corner, which is older. The 1911 map shows it as a general store.
According To The Frankfort Index, I Can Find Listings At Dated Throughout The 1960’s In Which In 1965, The Royal Theatre I Believe Didn’t Demonstrate Mainly Movies In The First Place, But Maybe Was Used For Special Events Only. The Royal Theatre Ended Up Closing In 1970. 8 Years Later On April 12th, 1978, Mr. Kennedy And Mrs. Paul Opened Back Up The Royal Theatre As An Antique Shop Called “Royal Antiques”.