Theatre Missouri AKA Mainstreet AKA RKO Missouri AKA Empire AKA Empire 2
Cinerama film formats shown 3-strip and 70mm
3-strip dates From 06/14/56 to 05/17/59
Removed and flat 70mm installed
From 08/30/61 to 12/08/63
70mm dates From 12/19/63. Empire 2 started showing Cinerama 70mm films from 02/08/67
Screen curvature and size  
Address 1400 Main Street at 14th
Comments Twinned 11/08/66. 4-plexed 1980. Closed 1993
Current status Now AMC Mainstreet 6

The following pictures came from the book Saturday Matinee in Olde KC by Chris Wilborn.

Below from the 6/15/56 Kansas City Star

 

 

Pictures below from the February 6, 1961 issue of Boxoffice

Pictures below from the March 15, 1961 issue of Motion Picture Exhibitor.

Below from the 8/30/61 Kansas City Star

 

Below from the 1/1/62 Kansas City Star

Below from the 6/3/62 Kansas City Star

Below from 10/5/62 Kansas City Star

Below from 3/28/63 Kansas City Star

 

 

Below from 6/7/63 Kansas City Star

Below from 5/28/65 Kansas City Star

Below from 1/1/66 Kansas City Star

Article below from the March 28, 1966 issue of Boxoffice

Below from 5/27/66 Kansas City Star

Below from 10/7/66 Kansas City Star

 

 

Article below from the February 6, 1967 issue of Boxoffice magazine

Below from 2/8/67 Kansas City Star

Below from 6/12/68

Below from 12/27/68 Kansas City Star

Below from 6/15/73