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Title: Biography of the Dubinsky Brothers, Entertainers--Maurice (1882-1929); Edward (circa 1886-1960); and Barney (1892-1949)
Date: 2004
Object Type: Biography

Title: Midland Reopens Doors with New Look, Top Acts
Description: Article describes re-opening of renovated Midland Theater on September 9, 2008. The former movie theater was renovated by AMC in cooperation with the Cordish Corporation.
Date: 2008-10-01
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Drive-In Theater is Family Feature
Description: Article documents the history of Boulevard Drive-In at 1051 Merriam Lane in Kansas City, Kansas. Owner Wes Neal and his grandson operator Brian Neal are interviewed and describe their family's involvement with the theater. The Neals describe the challenges associated with the drive-in theater business, the conversion to a digital projection system, upgrades to their facility, and plans for the future.
Date: 2015-07-18
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Paramount Theater, Entrance and Box Office
Description: The entrance and box office for Paramount Theater at 1114 Main Street. The theater is showing Duel in the Jungle, with Jeanne Crain and Dana Andrews. A young woman staffs the ticket counter. This block was razed in the early 1970s and is now occupied by City Center Square.
Date: 1954
Object Type: Negative

Title: Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 3, 1909-1950, Page p388
Description: A portion of Kansas City from E. 26th Street Terrace south to Lockridge and from Agnes Avenue east to Indiana Avenue, showing buildings, streets and additions. Large numbers at edges of page refer to page with adjoining area.
Date: 1909/1950
Object Type: Map

Title: Missouri Theater, Exterior
Description: Exterior view of side of Missouri Theater at 14th and Main streets, looking southwest along 14th Street. Theater opened as the Main Street Theater in 1921, changing to the Missouri Theater in 1941. It was later purchased by RKO and renamed the Empire Theater. It was renovated by AMC Entertainment and reopened in 2009 as AMC Main Street Theater, a first-run cineplex.
Date: 1950~
Object Type: Negative

Title: 12th and Main Streets
Description: Looking north along Main Street from 12th Street. On the right is the southwest corner of the Jones Store building. Harzfeld's Department Store is visible one block south, and signs for King Joy Lo Restaurant, Liggett's Drugs, B & G Hosiery, Newman Theater, and Berkson's line the west side of the street from south to north. The block on the west side of Main was razed in the early 1970s and now occupied by City Center Square.
Date: 1940~
Object Type: Negative

Title: Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 6, 1917-1945, Page p854
Description: A portion of the Intercity District between Kansas City, Missouri, and Independence, Missouri, from E. 11th Street south to E. 14th Street and from Glenwood Avenue east to Ralston Avenue, showing buildings, streets, and additions. Large numbers at edges of page refer to page with adjoining area. At top of map, "Add'l Sheet, Nov. 1936."
Date: 1936
Object Type: Map

Title: Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 6, 1917-1945, Page p856
Description: A portion of Kansas City, Missouri, from E. 58th Street south to E. 61st Street and from Prospect Avenue east to Walrond Avenue, showing buildings, streets, and additions. Large numbers at edges of page refer to page with adjoining area. At top of map, "Add'l Sheet, Nov. 1937."
Date: 1937
Object Type: Map

Title: Country Club Plaza
Description: Street level view of Wyandotte Street near 47th Street in the Country Club Plaza. The Plaza Theater is in view on the left located at 4704 Wyandotte Street. A small fountain is in view on the right.
Date: 1937~
Object Type: Negative

Title: Loew's Midland Theater, Marquee
Description: 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.
Date: 1954~
Object Type: Negative

Title: Loew's Midland Theater, Exterior
Description: Photograph shows the exterior of Loew's Midland theater along 13th Street, looking east. In the background, the Jackson County Executive Office Building is visible and on the corner is Hurst's Jewelers.
Date: 1954~
Object Type: Negative

Title: Electric Theater, Exterior
Description: Exterior view of the Electric Theater at 536 Minnesota Avenue in Kansas City, Kansas, showing marquee, entrance, and signage. Theater advertises "The Caine Mutiny" with Humphrey Bogart. Shops neighbor the theater, including Rogers Jewelry and Jay's, a dry goods store.
Date: 1954~
Object Type: Negative

Title: Electric Theater, Box Office
Description: The box office for the Electric Theater at 536 Minnesota Avenue in Kansas City, Kansas, advertises The Caine Mutiny, starring Humphrey Bogart. Listed ticket prices are 50 cents for adults and 15 cents for children. As of 2010, this building has been razed and the site is now home to the Kansas City, Kansas, Board of Public Utilities.
Date: 1954~
Object Type: Negative

Title: Mainstreet Theater
Description: View of front and both sides of Main Street Theater looking southwest at corner of 14th and Main streets.
Date: 1928~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: SC164 KCPL Reference Hard to Find Collection Finding Aid
Description: The materials within the KCPL Reference Hard to Find (HTF) Collection were compiled by Kansas City Public Library reference librarians and staff members to provide an easy to access source of information concerning topics of local and regional interest. The collection primarily consists of newspaper and magazine clippings, pamphlets, brochures, other forms of printed material, and typed notecards.
Date: 1980/2005
Object Type: Finding Aid

Title: Theaters Will Act in P & L District's Success
Description: Article describes two historic theaters that are being renovated as part of the Kansas City Power & Light District project. The Empire Theater, known henceforth as Mainstreet Theater will be a six-screen digital movie house with restaurant and bar. The Midland Theatre will serve as an alternative venue for acts not requiring the large crowd capacity of the Sprint Arena.
Date: 2008-05-09
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Movies Are Returning to Main Street
Description: The AMC Mainstreet Theater is set for its grand reopening on May 1 after the company worked with Cordish Company, the developer for the Kansas City Power and Light District. The theater features a six-screen complex, a restaurant/lounge called the Marquee, digital posters and a flavor wall. The Mainstreet Theater originally opened in 1921 and became the RKO Missouri in 1949. Finally in 1960 it became the Empire Theater and eventually closed in 1985.
Date: 2009-04-17
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Biography of Stanley Durwood (1921-1999), Inventor of the Movie Multiplex
Date: 2003
Object Type: Biography

Title: Fallen Star
Description: Article focuses upon the demolition of the Orion Pictures Building that was located on the corner of 17th Street and Wyandotte. Advocates of the Crossroads neighborhood and preservationists are interviewed and express their concerns for the future of Kansas City's Film Row district, a collection of structures with historic ties to Hollywood and the motion picture industry. The City Council of Kansas City's failed effort to protect Film Row in 2005 is also discussed.
Date: 2013-07-11
Object Type: Newspaper Article

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