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Title: Newman Theater
Description: View looking west of the Newman Theatre building that once stood at 1112-1118 Main Street. The marquee is advertising the 1925 silent film Shock Punch starring Richard Dix and "Radio Franks & Sheik Band."
Date: 1928
Object Type: Photograph

Title: The Re-Opening of the Isis Theatre
Description: Three interior and exterior photographs of the Isis Theatre in the Wirthman Building on the southwest corner of 31st Street and Troost Avenue. The left hand photograph shows an exterior view of the Isis Theatre looking northwest along Troost Avenue. Several people standing in the street can be seen. Signs for B&G Hosiery, Bo-Peep Juvenile Shop, Walker's Lunch, Vogue Hosiery, and Linwood State Bank are in view. The middle photograph shows an interior view of the Isis Theatre. The right hand photograph shows an exterior view looking southwest along Troost Avenue. Several people standing in the street can be seen. Signs for Dr. John R. Stivers, L. L. Potts Dentist, Royal Shirt Shop, Thom McAn, Vogue Hosiery, and B&G Hosiery are in view. A Troost streetcar is in view. A label beneath the photograph reads: The Isis Theatre was destroyed by fire on March 9, 1939 and was re-opened to the public on October 6, 1939. The 3100 block on Troost Avenue was closed to traffic and it was estimated that 25,000 people attended the celebration.
Date: 1939-10-06
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Aladdin Theatre
Description: Photograph circa 1980s of the Aladdin Theatre building at 6044 E. Truman Road (at the corner of Truman and Belmont). It was designed by the Boller Brothers and opened in 1927. The theater closed in 1959, and housed a church at the time of the photograph.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Aladdin Theatre
Description: Photograph circa 1980s of the Aladdin Theatre building at 6044 E. Truman Road (at the corner of Truman and Belmont). It was designed by the Boller Brothers and opened in 1927. The theater closed in 1959, and housed a church at the time of the photograph.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: 3200 Independence Avenue
Description: Photograph circa 1980s looking southeast, of the Benton Theater building that was at 3200 Independence Avenue, on the northeast corner of Independence Avenue and Benton Boulevard. It was built ca. 1911 and served as a church after the theater closed in 1952. It was demolished in 2015, after the roof collapsed in 2014. In the Scarritt Point neighborhood.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Aladdin Theatre
Description: Photograph circa 1980s of the Aladdin Theatre building at 6044 E. Truman Road (at the corner of Truman and Belmont). It was designed by the Boller Brothers and opened in 1927. The theater closed in 1959, and housed a church at the time of the photograph.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: 3200 Independence Avenue
Description: Photograph circa 1980s looking southeast, of the Benton Theater building that was at 3200 Independence Avenue, on the northeast corner of Independence Avenue and Benton Boulevard. It was built ca. 1911 and served as a church after the theater closed in 1952. It was demolished in 2015, after the roof collapsed in 2014. In the Scarritt Point neighborhood.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Gem Theater
Description: Photograph of the Gem Theater at 1615 East 18th Street in the early 1990s. Built in 1912, the theater operated as a movie theater until 1960. It was refurbished into a performing arts theater, opening in 1997. The murals in the front windows were painted circa 1988 by artist Frederick Crawford.
Date: 1990~/1999~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: 4608 Saint John Avenue
Description: Photograph of The Gladstone Hall building at 4608 Saint John Avenue which originally housed The Gladstone Theater. Built in the early 1910s, it closed as a theatre in the early-1950s and at the time of the photo housed a Beauty School. The building was destroyed by a fire in 2011. Located in the Indian Mound neighborhood.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: 3800 Block of Main Street
Description: Photograph of the west side of the 3800 block of Main Street, circa 1982. The Madrid Theater, at 3806-3810 Main, was designed by Besecke and Defoe and opened in 1926 as movie palace, complete with Wurlitzer organ. The theater closed by the early 1950s, and served as a furniture and rug retailer for a number of years. The building was vacant at the time of this photo, and has a sign promoting Jim Kenworthy, "Democrat for Congress," hanging on the front. The Madrid was renovated and reopened in 2001 as a venue for live music and other events. Superior Sound, at 3814 Main, provided audio equipment for performance venues and other businesses.
Date: 1982~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Madrid Theater
Description: Photograph of the Madrid Theater, at 3806-3810 Main, circa 1982. The building was designed by Besecke and Defoe and opened in 1926 as movie palace, complete with Wurlitzer organ. The theater closed by the early 1950s, and served as a furniture and rug retailer for a number of years. The building was vacant at the time of this photo, and has a sign promoting Jim Kenworthy, "Democrat for Congress," hanging on the front. The Madrid was renovated and reopened in 2001 as a venue for live music and other events. Sanderson's Lunch, at 3800 Main, can be seen to the right of the Madrid.
Date: 1982~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Brookside Theatre
Description: Photograph circa mid-late 1970s looking west at the top part of the sign for the Brookside Theatre in the Brookside Shopping area at 6325 Brookside Plaza. The theater opened in 1937 and was demolished in 1978, following a fire, which was preceded by the theater closing in 1977.
Date: 1970~/1979~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Brookside Theatre
Description: Photograph circa late 1970s looking southwest at the sign for the Brookside Theatre in the Brookside Shopping area. On the right side of the photo is the spire of the Wornall Road Baptist Church at 400 West Meyer Boulevard. The theater opened in 1937, closed in 1977, and was demolished in 1978.
Date: 1970~/1979~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Newman Theater
Description: View looking southwest of the Newman Theater that once stood at 1114 Main Street. Signs on the theater advertise the film The Virginian. Signs for B&G Hosiery and National Shirt Shops can be seen.
Date: 1946~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: 12th Street
Description: Photograph of 12th Street, looking west from Grand Avenue. Signs for the Regent Theater, the State Hotel, the Katz Drugstore, the Hotel Phillips, Kresge's department store, and the Jones Store can be seen. The Street is crowded with pedestrians.
Date: 1961~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Westside - Alternative Theaters Play to Kansas City's Offbeat Film Buffs
Description: Article about the movie theater on Troost Avenue showing only "vintage, offbeat and independent films."
Date: 1982-02
Object Type: Magazine Article

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