Esquire Theater Explained

Esquire Theater
Nrhp Type:cp
Nocat:yes
Coordinates:37.3089°N -89.5289°W
Built:-1947
Architect:Roth, Harold; Wooner, Bernard
Architecture:Art Deco
Added:September 15, 2005
Area:less than one acre
Mpsub:Cape Girardeau, Missouri MPS
Refnum:05001025

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.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. It is located in the Broadway Commercial Historic District.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Esquire Theater. 2016-11-01. Terri Foley. PDF. February 2005. Missouri Department of Natural Resources.