Manchester Theatre

4247 Manchester Avenue,
St. Louis, MO 63110

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Norman Plant
Norman Plant on November 10, 2019 at 11:57 am

David, you are correct. This was not the Maplewood, which was located just outside the city limits in Maplewood, Mo. This theater was in the city close to the area that is now considered “The Grove”.

DavidZornig
DavidZornig on November 8, 2019 at 8:37 pm

1937 photo added credit Missouri Historical Society. The Route 66 Association of Missouri believed it was in Maplewood, but can find no record of that. So it must be the correct one.

JAlex
JAlex on March 20, 2007 at 4:00 pm

Manchester Theatre closed in April 1964.

george2000
george2000 on May 30, 2004 at 9:00 pm

We will open our Outdoor Community Market at that location this Saturday June 5th 2004. www.forestparksoutheast.org/market
I have a orginal seat my neighbor reconized as being from the theater. She said it was her favorite place to go, and she remembers smooching in chair like the one I found. I am having it redone for display, maybe in the Mangrove which was just featured on Show Me St Louis.
I am looking for any information, history, pictures etc about the old theater.
We are planning to show a movie outside on the lot where the theater once stood durning national Night Out.

JAlex
JAlex on May 4, 2004 at 9:05 am

Manchester opened January 2, 1922 as part of the St. Louis Amusement Company chain.

Architect was E. P. Porter.