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Title
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Loew's Midland Theater, Interior
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Description
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Interior lobby of Loew's Midland Theater at 13th and Main streets, displaying ornate baroque rugs, chandeliers, columns, and staircase. The Midland Theater continues to operate as a performance and music venue, and as of 2010, is being operated by AMC Entertainment. The facility was renovated and reopened in late 2008.
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Date
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1954
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Object Type
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Negative
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Title
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Loew's Midland Theater, Marquee
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Description
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Close-up of detail work, lights, and signage on underside of Midland Theater marquee. Signs advertise the 1953 film "El Alamein" with Scott Brady and the 1954 films "Betrayed" with Clark Gable, Lana Turner, and Louis Calhern.
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Date
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1954~
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Object Type
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Negative
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Title
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Loew's Midland Theater
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Description
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View of Loew's Midland Theater; located on the northwest corner of 13th and Main streets.
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Date
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1928~
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Object Type
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Artwork
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Title
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The New Midland
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Description
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Article describes the new Midland theater developed by AMC in the downtown Power and Light District to open September 9, 2008. The theater was originally built in 1927 by Marcus Loew and cost $4 million to create the French and Italian Baroque architecture.
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Date
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2008-09
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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The Return of Glory to the Midland
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Description
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Article features the return of the 1927 silent film masterpiece of Abel Gance, Napoleon, which was shown at the restored Midland Theater.
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Date
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1982
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Loew's Midland: Fifty Years of Elegance in Kansas City
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Description
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History of Loew's Midland Theater, built in 1927 at 12th and Baltimore Avenues, originally a silent movie theater as well as a live entertainment venue, nominated for the National Register for its preservation, on its 50th anniversary.
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Date
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1977-10
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Loew's Midland Theater, Interior
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Description
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Interior lobby of Loew's Midland Theater at 13th and Main streets, displaying ornate baroque rugs, chandeliers, and a mirrored wall. A security guard stands at building exit doors.
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Date
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1954
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Object Type
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Negative
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Title
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Loew's Midland Theater, Exterior
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Description
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Midland Theater entrance, marquee, and box office. Movies showing are El Alamein with Scott Brady and Betrayed with Clark Gable and Lana Turner. A greeting card shop abuts the theater to the north.
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Date
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1954~
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Object Type
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Negative
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Title
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Missouri's Contribution to American Architecture
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Description
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Full page ad for Cook's Paint & Varnish Company, with large illustrations of one of its major customers, Loew's Midland Theater in Kansas City, designed by Thomas W. Lamb, architect.
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Date
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1928
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Object Type
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Book
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Title
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Loew's Midland Theater, Interior
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Description
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View of the interior of Loew's Midland Theater shows a room with tiled floor and wood-paneled walls, featuring an ornately carved fireplace flanked by urns and an armchair.
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Date
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1954~
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Object Type
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Negative