Hickory Theater

2235 S. 11th Street,
St. Joseph, MO 64503

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rivest266
rivest266 on September 10, 2020 at 7:37 pm

This opened on September 1st, 1923, not the 15th.

Chris1982
Chris1982 on October 17, 2014 at 3:56 pm

The Hickory Theater was located on northeast corner of 11th & Hickory. The theater opened Saturday September 15, 1923 with the movie William Farnum in “Without Compromise”. Last day open was Monday, May 5, 1958. The last movies played were Audie Murphy in “The Quiet American” and Pamela Duncan in “Gun Battle at Monterey.”

Will Dunklin
Will Dunklin on April 6, 2014 at 5:01 am

The Hickory had a Reproduco organ to accompany silent films.

rivest266
rivest266 on August 4, 2013 at 1:36 pm

Grand opening ad uploaded here.

Tp
Tp on December 11, 2011 at 10:47 pm

Hickory Theater Opened on Saturday 1September 1923 the 1st movie starred Mary Pickford in (Tess of the Storm Country.

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on May 7, 2008 at 1:57 am

Here are two views, postcard and photo, from the 11/15/07 source:
http://tinyurl.com/6np72h
http://tinyurl.com/5fhpqo

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on November 16, 2007 at 5:25 am

There is a small photo on this page:
http://tinyurl.com/yqb3lr