 Some of these mighty structures have been destroyed others have been refurbished and are open for business. If you have any information regarding Kansas theaters, opera houses or drive in theaters but they are not listed or you have additional information or pictures for a theater please email me. Let's keep the history of our classic theaters alive!
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| Paola, Kansas |
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Mid-Way Drive In Theatre No history available at this time. |
| Parsons, Kansas |
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Acme Cinema No history available at this time.
Best
Theater Parsons Theater |
| Peabody, Kansas |
Sunflower
Theater
Construction of the brick, terra cotta tile, and reinforced steel Berns-Sunflower Theatre began in the summer of 1919, during the oil boom, on lots 42 and 44 Walnut Street East. The structure replaced three other buildings that were demolished to make room for the new Art-Deco edifice. Designed by Kansas City architects, the Boler Brothers, the Scott Brothers of Concordia, constructed the theatre (Gazette, 29 June 1919, 29 February 1920). The building was erected quickly because of the common walls of the adjacent buildings to the north and south, and because three or four gangs of workmen were employed for the construction of the edifice (Gazette, 19 June, 21 August, 30 October 1919). As the exterior neared completion, roofers, plumbers, and carpenters went about their tasks. The name of the building, "SUNFLOWER THEATRE," was displayed in terra cotta squares near the top of the theatre. |
| Phillipsburg, Kansas |
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Majestic
Theater Opened in 1924 no other history available at this time. Phillipsburg Drive In No history available at this time. |
| Pittsburg, Kansas |
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Colonial FOX Theater
The Colonial Fox Theatre (1919-1920) is located at 409 North Broadway. The theatre's dual name reflects the fact that from its opening in 1920, until the late 1950s, it was known as the Colonial. In 1959, the Fox Kansas Theatre Company, which leased the theatre, renamed it the Fox, the name by which it was known until closing in the mid-1980s. Pittsburg
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| Plainville, Kansas |
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Moore
Theatre Located on Mill Street is now part of a furniture store, but the owner has taken great pain to keep the inside of the store true to the original architecture of the theatre. The store contains the original projection equipment and one of the screens and some good bat stories.
Plainville Drive In |
| Pleasanton, Kansas |
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Kincaid and Crocker Opera House Listed on the National Registry Of Historic Places. No other history available at this time. |
| Pratt, Kansas |
Baron
Theatre
No history available at this time. Trail Drive In No history available at this time. |
| Pretty Prairie, Kansas |
Civic
Theater
Features movies and live entertainment in a small town atmosphere. No other history available at this time. |
| Potwin, Kansas |
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Whitmore
Building In 1910 programs consisting of plays, talent shows, and singers provided entertainment for the town of Potwin. Community House In 1917 the Community House was built. It is still in use today. The upstairs houses a stage with seats, much like an auditorium. Local talent is used to perform plays. |
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