Blair Theatre
1310 19th Street,
Belleville,
KS
66935
1310 19th Street,
Belleville,
KS
66935
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The first owners were Sam and Katherine Blair, who came to town from Mena, AR in 1920 to run a different theater, which they then replaced with this much larger one. They leased it to Commonwealth in 1941, and sold it in 1966.
2013: Refurbished marquee, in original red/yellow color scheme, updated with digital front and side panels – Belleville’s dedication to fully restoring this cinematic gem is just astounding… BRAVO!
Chuck 1231.
A friend of mine used to manage the Blair in the early 1960’s. Commonwealth amusement was running the theatre and my friend worked for them. There was also a Drive-in at Belleville. The ran the drive-in in the summertime and the Blair in the wintertime. This was, of course, before the days of cable tv and daylight saving time. So the drive-in could or probably is, long gone. Sorry, I don’t remember the name of the drive-in, but I do remember seeing “The Misfits”, with Clark Gable and Marilyn Monroe.
Here is a 2010 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/y9xcggy
Function should be first run movies, since Coraline is showing as of today.
This church meets at the Blair on Sundays:
http://www.mylandmarkchurch.com/
It has 208 seats on the main floor. The plans are to open the balcony sometime later.
The theatre reopened on November 7, 2008. Visit us at www.blairtheater.blogspot.com
The grant was back in 2003. The local Main Street group states on their website that the Blair is under renovation and opening soon. No timetable, though.
http://tinyurl.com/56rcax
A beautiful color photo of the facade is on this web site, fourth row down, at the extreme right. Click on it to isolate it, and then click again to enlarge it.
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