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hardy65 commented about Doric Theatre on Feb 3, 2007 at 5:10 pm

I am in possesion of a photocopy of a partial page from the “Kansas City Star” dated November 25, 1917. It reports on the construction of the Doric Theater which was to replace the Ridge Building located at 908 Walnut Street which had burned in 1909. The theater was to cost “over $50,000” and was being built by a company managed by George W. Curtis “one of the first Kansas City men to be interested in moving pictures.”

The theater got its name from the exterior design of the building created by the architects, Greenebaum & Hardy. The exterior finish of the building was terra cotta and the seating capacity was 976.