Description: St. Louis, MO - Missouri Theater - "Show Place of St. Louis" - Mezzanine - 1925: The Missouri Theatre was one of the most popular theatres in St. Louis in the 1920’s. It was located at N. Grand Boulevard and Lucas Avenue, and was opened on November 8, 1920 with Elliott Dexter in “Behold My Wife!”. The temple of entertainment seated about 3,600 and was one of the largest theatres in the nation at that time. It was designed by the firm of DeRosa & Pereira for the Famous Players Missouri circuit, which was a subsidiary of the Famous Players Lasky circuit. Luxury abounded, rotundas with massive chairs, fireplaces in many rooms and three inch thick carpeting added to the already impressive decor. The interior featured arches and Corinthian columns. Curved architecture throughout the theatre gave the impression of softness in contrast to modern streamlined architecture. The twelve story Missouri Theatre building was brick, but the theatre was distinguished by a light stone front. The Missouri Theatre was one of the first theatres in St. Louis to have air conditioning, called “the Pike’s Peak Breeze” in it’s advertising of the air conditioning. The theatre housed inside the twelve story Missouri Theatre Building. The theatre was later operated by Skouras Bros., RKO, and Fanchon & Marco which evolved into Arthur Enterprises. The Missouri Theatre was so successful that the Skouras Brothers went on to build a sister theatre only a block away, the St. Louis Theatre (now Powell Symphony Hall). The Missouri Theatre was abandoned in 1957, and the auditorium was razed for a parking lot on June 26, 1959, so another legend died on the Great White Way of N. Grand Boulevard in St. Louis. This left the number of theatres on the Great White Way at five from its original nine. This White Border Era postcard, mailed in 1925, is in good condition. No. A-97742.
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Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Unit of Sale: Single Unit
Occasion: Sayings & Quotes
Size: Standard (5.5x3.5 in)
Material: Paper
Year Manufactured: 1925
City: St. Louis
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Brand/Publisher: Unbranded
Subject: Missouri Theater
Continent: North America
Type: Printed (Lithograph)
Era: White Border (1915-1930)
Country: United States
Region: Missouri
Theme: Architecture, Cities & Towns, Theatre & Opera, "Show Place of St. Louis", Mezzanine, "Pike’s Peak Breeze”
Features: Panoramic
Time Period Manufactured: 1920-1929
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Postage Condition: Posted
