Hi Way Theatre

516 Bailey Road,
Crystal City, MO 63019

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Functions: Retail

Previous Names: Crystal Hi Way

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Hi Way Theatre

The Hi Way Theatre opened on January 21, 1947 as a single floor theatre seating 416. It was originally called the Crystal Hi Way since it was located in the Crystal City part of the twin cities. Just three blocks north of the more elaborate Miller (aka La Jade) Theatre.

The Hi Way Theatre had a short life and couldn’t compete with the Miller Theatre. The final blow was television and the theatre closed after 1957. The building is now a general merchandise store.

Contributed by Charles Van Bibber

Recent comments (view all 6 comments)

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on April 1, 2010 at 1:56 am

The theater is on the right in this May 1999 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/yjqptw3

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on April 1, 2010 at 2:02 am

This is the map view at 516 Bailey Road, which is more likely the correct address:
http://tinyurl.com/yasfzq5

Chris1982
Chris1982 on August 10, 2014 at 5:53 am

The Hi Way actually opened in 1949 and was open past 1957. The correct address is 516 Bailey Rd. The Building is now Flipside Too which teaches cheerleading.

MichaelKilgore
MichaelKilgore on July 18, 2019 at 4:55 pm

Looks like it opened even earlier. From the Feb. 1, 1947 issue of BoxOffice:

CRYSTAL CITY, MO. – Tilden Dickson opened his new Hi-Way Theatre here January 21. The house has RCA projection and sound equipment, International seats and Mohawk carpeting, all furnished by Cinema Supply.

Norman Plant
Norman Plant on January 17, 2021 at 9:21 pm

The address is correct but it is mapping wrong. It is actually west of Hwy 61-67 (Truman Blvd) in Crystal City. What makes things confusing is a couple blocks further north you enter the town of Festus and the name of the road changes to Main Street. The LaJade is about five blocks west on Main.

robboehm
robboehm on December 26, 2021 at 12:49 am

Uploaded a photo from the good old days.

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