Melvin Theatre
2912 Chippewa Street,
St. Louis,
MO
63118
2912 Chippewa Street,
St. Louis,
MO
63118
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My mother went to the Melvin as a young woman and took us there as children. As I grew up, I used to go with my classmates at school. I used to love to eat the kosher dill pickles sold from a big jar at the concession counter. Wonderful memories…
Connie C
he Melvin was one of those theatres that used to give out dishes and things as attendance prizes (Tuesday or Wednsday). My aunt & uncle used to go there just to collect the dishes. Yes. it was called the “Smelvin”.
JamesGrebe
September 1981 the night before my first day in high school I saw Clash Of The Titans for $1. That was the last time I ever saw a film at the Melvin. My friends and I fondly referred to the place as the “Smellvin”.
The Melvin dates from 1914.
The original owner was Joseph Hallaman who named the theatre after his son.
Building permit lists architect as Theodore Degenhardt.
I lived in St. Louis briefly in the mid 1980’s and seem to recall that the Melvin was still open as a $1 house. Drove by it a couple of times. Looked like a pretty nice, well kept little theater.