Cozy Theater

322 S Main St,
Pratt, KS 67124

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SethG
SethG on January 16, 2026 at 3:09 pm

Thanks for supplying an architect! I guess one of the two tiny theaters on the 1911 map must have been the Phoenix, unless this was the Phoenix before it was the Cozy. I do agree that this was probably the Cozy. Odd that both the 1914-15 AMPD and 1926 Yearbook seem to be missing theaters, especially ones that had been operating for a while.

Joe Vogel
Joe Vogel on January 16, 2026 at 2:27 pm

The January 10, 1912 issue of Western Contractor had this notice about the Pratt IOOF hall: “PRATT, KAS., Dec. 30th., 1911-New I. O. O. F. Building The Committee will receive sealed bids up to the morning of February 5th, 1912, for a two story Brick building, 50 by 102 feet. C. W. Terry, Wichita, Kansas, Architect. For plans and specification apply to architect, or C. L. Cramer, Pratt. Kansas, secretary building Company. Bids must be accompanied by certified check for $150.00.”

I haven’t found the Phoenix Theater mentioned in any trade journals, but from at least 1919 to 1929 Pratt had a house called the Cozy Theatre. It was bought by Charles Barron in 1923, and last listed in the FDY in 1929. I think Cozy might have been an aka for the Phoenix. As the Cozy and Kansas were both in operation in 1924, and only the Kansas and this house at 322 S. Main appear on the 1924 Sanborn, I think this one has to have been the Cozy.