Granada Theater (Kansas City, Kansas)

Granada Theater
Location 1013–1019 Minnesota Ave., Kansas City, Kansas
Coordinates 38°57′53″N 95°14′07″W / 38.96472°N 95.23528°W / 38.96472; -95.23528Coordinates: 38°57′53″N 95°14′07″W / 38.96472°N 95.23528°W / 38.96472; -95.23528
Area Less than 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built 1929 (1929)
Architect Boller Brothers
Architectural style Mission/Spanish Revival
MPS Theaters and Opera Houses of Kansas MPS
NRHP Reference # 05000004[1]
Added to NRHP February 9, 2005

The Granada Theater in Kansas City's historic downtown in Wyandotte County, Kansas, United States, is a grand movie palace in the Mission style with Spanish and Moorish influences.[2]:5 Dominating the facade is a large Palladian window, flanked by terracotta pieces. Below the window is the main entrance, which centers on a glass ticket booth. The eastern and western ends of the facade's first floor are occupied by small storefronts.[2]:6

Ben Gorman and William A. Toplikar arranged for the theater's erection in 1928,[2]:10 contracting with the Boller Brothers to perform the construction. The theater flourished until the 1960s, when the rising popularity of television reduced the profitability of traditional theaters; after it closed late in the decade, it was periodically reopened by others, but none lasted long.[2]:12 In 2005, the theater was listed on the National Register of Historic Places, qualifying because of its architecture and its place in the area's history.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Ottesen, Kristen, and Elizabeth Rosin. National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Granada Theater. National Park Service, 2004–06.
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