Orpheum Theater (St. Louis)
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| Location | 416 N. 9th St., St. Louis, Missouri |
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| Coordinates | 38°37′48″N 90°11′34″W / 38.63000°N 90.19278°WCoordinates: 38°37′48″N 90°11′34″W / 38.63000°N 90.19278°W |
| Built | 1917 |
| Architect | Lansburgh,G. Albert |
| Architectural style | Beaux Arts |
| NRHP Reference # | 85000617[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 18, 1985 |
The Orpheum Theater in St. Louis, Missouri is a Beaux-Arts style theater, built in 1917. It was constructed by local self-made millionaire Louis A. Cella and designed by architect Albert Lansburgh.[2] The $500,000 theater opened on Labor Day, 1917, as a vaudeville house.[2] As vaudeville declined, it was sold to Warner Brothers in 1930, and served as a movie theater until it closed in the 1960s.[2]
It was restored as the American Theater in the 1980s[2] and was listed under that name on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1] It was later sold to local businessmen Michael and Steve Roberts, who renamed it the Roberts Orpheum Theater. The Roberts brothers sold the theater in 2012, and it closed.[3] The Chicago developer, UrbanStreet Group, plans to restore the theater.[4]
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References
- 1 2 Staff (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- 1 2 3 4 http://article.wn.com/view/2011/05/19/The_Roberts_Orpheum_Theater_a_landmark_to_St_Louis_vaudevill/
- ↑ http://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/print-edition/2012/11/23/new-owners-to-take-the-stage-at.html?page=all
- ↑ http://www.stltoday.com/business/local/chicago-developer-hopes-to-transform-vacant-roberts-properties/article_23c8f5c7-4479-5935-97d6-dbd1792902b9.html
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