Esquire Theater
Esquire Theater is a historic movie theater located at Cape Girardeau, Missouri. It was built in 1946–1947, and is a two-story, brick building with a colorful Art Deco facade. The building measures approximately 100 feet by 60 feet. It features a projecting marquee with neon tube lights; a streamlined, curving entrance and ticket booth; a projecting proscenium-like arch; and embellishments including enameled and stainless steel, structural pigmented glass, marble and glass blocks.[2]:5
Esquire Theater | |
 Esquire Theater, April 2013 | |
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| Location | 824 Broadway, Cape Girardeau, Missouri |
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| Coordinates | 37°18′32″N 89°31′44″W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1946-1947 |
| Architect | Roth, Harold; Wooner, Bernard |
| Architectural style | Art Deco |
| MPS | Cape Girardeau, Missouri MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 05001025[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 15, 2005 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1] It is located in the Broadway Commercial Historic District.
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- Terri Foley (February 2005). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Esquire Theater" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2016-11-01.
External links
Media related to Esquire Theater (Cape Girardeau, Missouri) at Wikimedia Commons
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