The Washington Theatre/Granite City IL

Sunday, May 15, 2011

Some Movie Theater's from the Past!


The Virginia Theater on Virginia St. in St. Louis Mo. currently used as a church.




The Melba Theater on South Grand Ave. St. Louis Mo., was at the center of this larger building, directly in the middle and trimmed in the white brick.



The Melvin Theater still stands on Chippewa St. in St. Louis Mo.






The Cinderella Theater is one of the great palaces still standing on Cherokee St. in St. Louis Mo., this was the Wehrenberg headquarters at one time.







The Princess Theater at Pestalozzi and Gravois in St. Louis Mo., as it remains today and to the right is the projection building that once was used for the Airdome that was next door. It is the only one left in the St. Louis area.





Granite City Cinema


The New Granite City Cinema 








Grand Opening of the Granite City Cinema 



















Granite City Cinema/ Winter 2011


Saturday May 14, 2011







Saw "It" with Clara Bow at the Granite City Cinema on Saturday May 14th, 2011 with Doug and Seth. It was the first silent film that played in a Granite City Theater since 1930 at the Washington Theatre.