Hickory Theater
2235 S. 11th Street,
St. Joseph,
MO
64503
2235 S. 11th Street,
St. Joseph,
MO
64503
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This opened on September 1st, 1923, not the 15th.
The Hickory Theater was located on northeast corner of 11th & Hickory. The theater opened Saturday September 15, 1923 with the movie William Farnum in “Without Compromise”. Last day open was Monday, May 5, 1958. The last movies played were Audie Murphy in “The Quiet American” and Pamela Duncan in “Gun Battle at Monterey.”
The Hickory had a Reproduco organ to accompany silent films.
Grand opening ad uploaded here.
Hickory Theater Opened on Saturday 1September 1923 the 1st movie starred Mary Pickford in (Tess of the Storm Country.
Here are two views, postcard and photo, from the 11/15/07 source:
http://tinyurl.com/6np72h
http://tinyurl.com/5fhpqo
There is a small photo on this page:
http://tinyurl.com/yqb3lr