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Rodgers Theater - Poplar Bluff

Rodgers Theater - Poplar Bluff

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PostMay 28, 2008#1

This is about 25 miles from where I live.



http://cinematreasures.org/theater/2115/







KFVS12 (local station) is doing a story about its planned renovation.


The theatre closed in January of 1999, when owners Kerasotes Theatres built a new facility on Highway 67 South. Kerasotes gave the building to Butler County, and the last two movies shown were Major League and Wild Things.



Today, the 11,648 square foot building houses government offices for Butler County. Now the theater only shows theatre productions and concerts on stage.



The project is trying to breath new life into the building, but it's estimated that the cost will be between $1.5 and $4 million dollars.
http://www.kait8.com/global/story.asp?s ... =Printable



I thought some of you historians might appreciate this. I've honestly never been in the theater myself.



Here's a bigger photo http://www.city-data.com/picfilesc/picc32366.php

More pics

The only pics I can find are exterior ones.



Front doors

http://poplarbluff.org/history/html/rodgers.html

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PostMay 29, 2008#2

Cool theater. Love the doors. I wonder if the interior has been mucked-up, or if it's stilll got the original retro-cool look.