Dixie Theatre
409 S. 2nd Street,
Odessa,
MO
64076
409 S. 2nd Street,
Odessa,
MO
64076
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Previously operated by: Dickinson Theatres
Functions: Workshop
Previous Names: Dickinson Theatre
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The Dixie Theatre was opened on December 27, 1923 with Claire Windsor in “Little Church Around the Corner”. In 1930 the theatre was remodeled and wired for RCA sound and renamed the Dickinson Theatre which was operated by Dickinson Theatres. On January 21, 1932 it went back to the Dixie Theatre where it was owned and operated by Jerome “Jerry” McNatt. Seating went from 300 to 500. The Dixie Theatre was still listed as open in the late-1950’s. The building is now occupied by Bailey & Watkins who makes handcrafted belts, wallets and other accessories.
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T.D. Block announced his new theater in 1923 with a naming contest. In the interim, folks of Odessa were watching movies at Lee Nichols' Skydome, then in its third summer of operation. The winning name, Dixie, was chosen in time for its December 27, 1923 with “The Church Around the Corner” after the live band had played, “Dixie” as the opening song.
Sound conversion proved to be a challenge and, in 1929, Glenn W. Dickinson Amusement took on the venue changing it to the Dickinson Theatre. It then converted it to sound to remain viable. Block re-assumed control of the operation re-renaming it as the Dixie Theatre on January 31, 1932.