“…stagehands began picketing the theatre as there was no work for them.” Description has it a bit warped. Stagehands began picketing the theatre as the owner refused to submit to union demands to hire them as there was no work for them. Certainly casts a different light on the situation.
Vindication is so nice! In 2005 I mentioned the theatre was renamed the Midtown for a stretch…and, boy, did I get trashed by the “expert” St. Louis historian.
Description has the wrong opening date…theatre opened September 6, 1927. It was to have opened the day before, but Marcus Loew passed away that day and the opening was delayed in respect.
Can’t we have a location given at the start of the story like they do in newspapers? As it is, we have to wait until the third paragraph to find a possible location.
Alas, another example of the “youth movement” we “old-timers” have to tolerate today. I have to feel sorry for future serious historians having to wade through the over-enthusiasm of amateur historians who have gravitated to this site.
And what year did the Rogers family move to Overland? The question is asked as the description says the theatre closed in 1957 but my research shows it closing in 1953. Likewise, the description says the theatre opened in 1932 but my research says 1928.
Yes. AMC’s last night of operation was 9/3/2001 (Labor Day). Moseley operation began 12/7/2001.
Structure is demolished.
Not very often we get to see a contemporary construction shot. Thanks!
Week of Feb. 3, 1923 to be exact.
“…stagehands began picketing the theatre as there was no work for them.” Description has it a bit warped. Stagehands began picketing the theatre as the owner refused to submit to union demands to hire them as there was no work for them. Certainly casts a different light on the situation.
The ad notes it was the first FOUR-theatre complex. The first multi-plex in the market had opened in 1964.
Saturday, June 2, 1951 was opening night.
That Google map is not helping a bit. Where the Metrolink stop is was, some 50-60 years ago, where Natural Bridge Road ran.
Vindication is so nice! In 2005 I mentioned the theatre was renamed the Midtown for a stretch…and, boy, did I get trashed by the “expert” St. Louis historian.
Photo taken by the late Fred Beall. Somehow, however, it has become way out of focus.
Opened May 6, 1950. Closed October 14, 1984. Bloomer took over in April, 1952.
Description has the wrong opening date…theatre opened September 6, 1927. It was to have opened the day before, but Marcus Loew passed away that day and the opening was delayed in respect.
Perhaps someone in authority at CT could shake the THS cage. It is not difficult to come to the conclusion that neither group reads our comments.
Can’t we have a location given at the start of the story like they do in newspapers? As it is, we have to wait until the third paragraph to find a possible location.
Opening date was September 24, 1999.
Somebody forgot to turn on the vertical at the Fox.
Not the theatre in Overland, Missouri. It’s the one in Overland Park, Kansas now known as the Rio.
What would Marcus Loew have to say….?
“A Night at the Opera” had its world premiere here on Nov. 1, 1935. Allan Jones made a p.a. opening day.
“The Furnace” at the New Grand Central (as well as the West End Lyric) ran from Dec. 5 to Dec. 11, 1920.
Alas, another example of the “youth movement” we “old-timers” have to tolerate today. I have to feel sorry for future serious historians having to wade through the over-enthusiasm of amateur historians who have gravitated to this site.
The Midland’s organ is not lost…it is now installed at the nearby Civic Center Music Hall.
And what year did the Rogers family move to Overland? The question is asked as the description says the theatre closed in 1957 but my research shows it closing in 1953. Likewise, the description says the theatre opened in 1932 but my research says 1928.
Colonel Butterfield’s first name was Walter, not William which somehow has taken on a life of its own.
Operation closed on January 16, 1983.