Apollo Theatre
3227 Troost Avenue,
Kansas City,
MO
64109
3227 Troost Avenue,
Kansas City,
MO
64109
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The Apollo Theatre opened in 1910. Dark terra cotta front facade with a U shaped marquee. Ornamental work around the exterior poster cases and the box office. The box office was centered and entrances on each side of the box office.
The Apollo Theatre had a nice sized lobby with a good sized concession area which I am sure was expanded in later years. The theatre had a small balcony. There was decorative plaster work on the proscenium around the stage. The Apollo Theatre was one of many theatres that were designed by the Boller Brothers in the Kansas City area. The theatre closed in 1956 and was turned into a night club in 1959.
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Chuck Van Bibber
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Here is a thread on the possible renovation of this theatre along with pictures; old, new, and proposed:
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The 1950 edition of Film Daily Yearbook gives a seating capacity of 1,064.
Re: Here is a thread on the possible renovation of this theatre along with pictures; old, new, and proposed:
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posted by Claydoh77 on Dec 26, 2006 at 6:48am
Here is the more specific link:
http://forum.kcrag.com/index.php?topic=10835.0
This site has vintage photos of the Apollo, along with other KC theatres -
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Though not identified as the Kansas City Apollo, a few small photos of this house appeared in an ad for Viragon germicidal equipment that was published in Boxoffice of August 17, 1946. There is a photo of the facade before its modern remodeling, and a rare interior photo showing a section of seating in the balcony. Viragon was a Kansas City based company.
If I remember correctly, there was another Apollo theater in Kansas City, located within the Union Station building, circa 1960’s.
Here is a fresh link to the Viragon ad with the pictures of the Apollo in Boxoffice, August 17, 1946.
Interesting Viragon ad, Joe.
Image of the exterior of the Apollo Theater before facade change.
http://digital.library.umsystem.edu/cgi/i/image/image-idx?sid=738293e1c6fb79905fb58dcaf947adc1;med=1;c=umkcredic;q1=umkcredic;rgn1=umkcredic_all;size=20;lasttype=boolean;view=entry;lastview=thumbnail;subview=detail;cc=umkcredic;entryid=x-001.tif;viewid=001.TIF;start=1;resnum=1
The Apollo was part of the FOX Midwest chain until it closed. I remember going to see “The 10 Commandments” there when it was a roadshow engagement.