Chippewa Theatre
3807 S. Broadway,
St. Louis,
MO
63118
3807 S. Broadway,
St. Louis,
MO
63118
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The Chippewa Theatre was one of the early-20th century theatres located on South Broadway just south of Chippewa. It was opened in 1911. It was given a refresh when a new operator took over in November 1924. It was closed on November 15, 1927 with Constance Talmadge in “Venus of Venice”. It became a Jim Remley grocery store. It later became the home of Steve Mizerany Appliances. Anyone from St. Louis will know about Steve. The building was still there but, vacant for many years. It has since been demolished. For years there was a Tom Boy supermarket next door.
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This theatre should be listed as demolished. It was located where the parking lot is next to the bank.
The Chippewa Theatre Company opened the Chippewa here in 1911. The silent-era theater landed on the front page of a local newspaper on April 2, 1916 when local police took seized the film “Undine” and arrested owner James J. Barrett and Universal Film’s Barney Rosentahal for showing an immoral film specifically for a “nymph rescuing a man from drowning.” The venue showed the film apparently without the scene only to be seized again for showing women without draperies. Under pressure, Barrett sold out the theater to new operators in 1916 who promised only high class films.
The operator of the Aubert Theater took over the venue in November of 1924 reopening after a refresh. It was closed permanently on May 15,1927 with Constance Talmadge in “Venice of Venice” supported by live vaudeville. It never converted to sound and was converted a Jim Remley grocery store.