Maplewood Theatre
7180 Manchester Road,
Maplewood,
MO
63143
7180 Manchester Road,
Maplewood,
MO
63143
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Address still needs updating to 7180 Manchester Avenue, not 7170. Current street view confirms such. The former entrance is today a gated tunnel, but no driveway to such.
Opened April 4, 1925 with “Broke Barriers.” It closed at the end of lease in June of 1968 and got new operators reopening in August of 1968. On May 8, 1971, it played “The Aristocats” before closing. It reopened under new operators a year later on May 20, 1972 running through to Oct. 7, 1972 when it closed with a triple feature at 90 cents admission with “So Sad About Gloria,” “Encounter with the Unknown,” and “Scream and Scream Again.”
In 1976, the Maplewood Film Festival Theatre Company got permission to reopen the venue. They play repertory films beginning June 4, 1976 weekends only. In December of 1977, that closed. Richardson Theatres Co. reopened it as a discount dollar house on June 14, 1978 The Manchester closed for films on Feb. 15, 1979 gong “Up in Smoke” with Cheech and Chong. It had sporadic live events later in the year. It was listed in the real estate marketplace through 1986. In 1988, the Maplewood Theatre Apartments were offered for lease.
Address is 7180 Manchester Avenue, not 7170.
Current street view confirms such.
I grew up in Maplewood and watched many movies in the old Maplewood Theatre. The movies were current, the popcorn and snacks were the best. I have a lot of good memories from here!
Based on what I remember from newspaper ads, the Maplewood was showing only foreign films in its final years. Never saw a movie there, but remember going car shopping with my Dad in that area one weekend and seeing the marquee, which read “Fine Foreign Films”.
I remember visiting a theatre called the Maplewood in 1988 as it was being torn down. It was quite a large structure as I recall.
Theatre opened in March 1925.
The last film exhibited in March 1979.