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Title
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Fallen Star
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Description
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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.
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2013-07-11
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Newspaper Article
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A Cinematic Gem
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Article focuses upon the history of the Plaza Grill & Cinema in Ottawa, Kansas. The theater's owner, Rita (Peach) Madl, is interviewed. Madl describes the process by which she discovered that the Plaza theater may be the oldest continually operated movie theater in the world. She also discusses her plans for eventually turning the theater into a museum and tourist attraction. Members of the Franklin County Historical Society are interviewed and describe research carried out to help bolster Madl's claim.
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Date
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2013-12-08
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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A Movie Theater With Small-Town Charm
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Description
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Short article about the Rio Theatre in downtown Overland Park and its owners. Includes many color photographs of interior and exterior.
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Date
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2010-07-11
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
