Granada Theater (Kansas City, Kansas)

	Granada Theater
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
MPS	Theaters and Opera Houses of Kansas MPS
NRHP reference No.	05000004
Added to NRHP	February 9, 2005

The Granada Theater is a grand

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]

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History

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

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Ottesen, Kristen, and Elizabeth Rosin.National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Granada Theater. National Park Service, 2004–06.

[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[nomination-2] Ottesen, Kristen, and Elizabeth Rosin.National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Granada Theater. National Park Service, 2004–06.

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