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.