Circa 1926
MISSOURI THEATER
713-725 Edmond
Circa 1958
MISSOURI THEATER
713-725 Edmond
The Missouri Theater used to be owned by Durwood Theaters
Durwood also owned the Electric Theater, Skylark and Belt Drive-in theaters
It is located on Edmond Street, between 7th & 8th
It was and is still St Joseph's most elegant theater
In 1927, 2 Seaman & Schuske workmen spent 2 months building the box office
The box office was constructed of ornamental steel and grille work, the upper and lower parts were covered with mosaic tiles of many colors
This box office has since been replaced with a more modern one
The colored photos show the remodeled Missouri Theater
There's quite a bit of facial difference between what it looked like in the 1930's and today
The Missouri usually only played a cartoon and one A Class movie
Some of the above photos show the remodeled Missouri Theater
In 2011, the theater suffered some smoke damage from a fire in an adjacent building
The Missouri Theater is now primarily an Arts Theater; dancing, singing, & misc acts
Last date movies were shown: Tuesday September 8, 1970
The last movie shown was: Elliott Gould and Candice Bergen "In Getting Straight"
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