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Last Curtain to Fall at Two Landmarks in City's Theaters
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Description
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Article about the closing of "the Isis theater, 3102 Troost avenue, and the Granada theater, 1015 Minnesota avenue, Kansas City, Kansas." Description of the history of both movie theaters and the various problems of the Isis since its opening in the early 1920s, etc.
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Date
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1970-05-03
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Isis Theater
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Description
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Interior of what is presumed to be a portion of the lobby of the Isis Theater.
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Date
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1928
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Troost Avenue At Christmas Time
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Description
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Looking south along Troost from just north of 31st, at night. Street outfitted with Christmas decorations. Shows Isis Theater.
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Date
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1928
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Isis Theater
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Kansas City officials posed next to sightseeing bus before Isis Theater after attending luncheon celebrating the widening of Linwood Boulevard. Theater located on southwest corner of 31st and Troost.
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Date
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1927-09-03
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Isis Theater Marquee
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Description
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Crowd underneath marquee of Isis Theater; located at 31st and Troost. Marquee indicates a "Hollywood Premiere" and a "Grand Opening Tonight".
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Date
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1945
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Isis Theater Marquee
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Description
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Exterior evening view of crowd along street and sidewalk and underneath marquee of Isis Theater; located at 31st and Troost.
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Date
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1945
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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The Re-Opening of the Isis Theatre
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Description
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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.
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Date
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1939-10-06
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Second Church of Christ Scientist Demolition
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Description
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Demolition of Second Church of Christ Scientist; located on the northeast corner of 31st and Troost; shows Isis Theater in background.
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Date
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1955
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Troost Avenue at Christmas Time
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Looking south along Troost from just north of 31st Street. Streets outfitted with Christmas decorations. Shows Isis Theater.
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Date
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1935
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Second Church of Christ Scientist Demolition
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Description
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Demolition of Second Church of Christ Scientist; located on the northeast corner of 31st and Troost; shows Isis Theater in background.
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Date
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1955
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Troost Avenue
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Description
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Postcard showing Troost Avenue looking north towards 31st Street.
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Object Type
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Postcard
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Title
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Isis Theater
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Description
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Full frontal view of Wirthman Building which contained the Isis.
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Date
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1940
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Isis Theater
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Description
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Full frontal and side view of Wirthman Building which contained the Isis.
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Date
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1918
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Street Scene
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Looking north along Troost at 31st. Shows streetcar, Isis Theater.
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Date
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1926
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Isis Theater
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Description
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Full frontal and side view of Wirthman Building which contained the Isis; located on southwest corner of 31st and Troost.
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Date
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1918
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Troost Avenue
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Description
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Looking south along Troost from just north of 31st. Streets outfitted with Christmas decorations.
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Date
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1929-12-06
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 4, 1909-1950, Page p465
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Description
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A portion of Kansas City from E. 31st Street south to E. 32nd Street Terrace and from Campbell Street east to Forest Avenue, showing buildings, streets, and additions. Large numbers at edges of page refer to page with adjoining area.
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Date
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1909/1950
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Object Type
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Map
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Title
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Kansas City's Classic Theatres--The Isis
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Description
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Photo and article about the Isis Theater, built around 1919 as "the regional exhibition arm of Fox Studios" at 31st and Troost Avenues. Damaged by a 1920s fire and used as a movie theater until closed in the 1970s. Also employer in the early 1920s of organist Carl Stalling and commercial artist Walt Disney.
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Date
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1996-08
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Wirthman Building
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Description
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View looking southwest of the Wirthman Building that once stood at 3100-3108 Troost Avenue. The building once housed the Isis Theater. It was demolished in 1997.
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Object Type
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Photograph
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