Grand Theatre
107 N. Kansas Avenue,
Olathe,
KS
66061
107 N. Kansas Avenue,
Olathe,
KS
66061
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The 1912 Sanborn shows an indoor theatre and associated airdome on this corner. The theatre building was quite old, dating to before 1884, and used as a billiard hall on the 1905 map. The airdome portion replaced a large livery stable from the 1905 map.
Still open in 1914/1915, it’s unclear when this operation closed, but the building was demolished many years ago. It was a parking lot for a long time, but is now a grassy area south of the new county government complex.
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I’m wondering if the Grand of 1912 might have been the same house that was operating as the Gem in 1916, described in the October 7 issue of Moving Picture World:
Could be. I suppose you could have stuck a roof over that outside space.
Here is an item from July 13, 1912 issue of Moving Picture World about the opening of the Airdome next to the Grand Theatre:
The fact that Weldon and Wilson were operating the Grand in 1912 and the Gem in 1916 may increase the chances that those were the same theater. The pair sold the Gem in 1919, along with a second Olathe house called the Moneta Theatre. This was reported in the July 17, 1919 Olathe News.