Webster Theatre
Hadley Street and Clinton Street,
St. Louis,
MO
63106
Hadley Street and Clinton Street,
St. Louis,
MO
63106
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The Webster Theater opened on December 16, 1909 with motion pictures. The Webster has the City of St. Louis record for second longest operation with both hardtop and outdoor airdome theater trailing only the Powhatan / Powhattan Theatre and Airdome. The ventilation challenged Webster Theatre used its Airdome in the summer months. It is documented from 1918 to 1948. The Webster closes for the summer on June 8, 1952 with “Lone Star” and “Blondie Has Servant Trouble.” It did not operate its Airdome or reopen.
Needs to be listed as demolished.
Opening date has been further narrowed down to Christmas week, 1915.
To offer verifiable information:
Theatre opened in December 1915; theatre closed in June 1952.
Capacity listed as 935 seats.
The correct address: 1227 Hadley Street.
The Webster was not demolished in 1959. The building was still there in 1964 the year I moved from St. Louis. After it closed it was used as a church and the concession stand became a local teen hangout known as Sheets. The Webster also had an airdome and the screen was blown down by high winds around 1960.