Boller Brothers

The Boller Brothers was an architectural firm based in Kansas City, Missouri which specialized in theater design in the Midwest of the United States during the first half of the 20th century. Carl Heinrich Boller (1868-1946) and Robert Otto Boller (1887-1962) can be credited with the design of almost 100 classic theaters ranging from small vaudeville houses to grand movie palaces.

Arkansas

*Baxter Theater Mountain Home, Arkansas "Closed"
*New Theater Fort Smith, Arkansas "Closed"
*Rialto Theatre Searcy, Arkansas Open

California

*Corona Theatre Corona, California "Closed"
*Fontana Theatre Fontana, California Renovating
*Inglewood Theater Inglewood, California "Demolished"
*Largo Theatre Los Angeles, California "Demolished"
*Montrose Theatre Montrose, California "Demolished"
*Tracy Theatre Long Beach, California "Demolished"
*West Coast Theatre Santa Ana, California "Closed"
*White Theatre Fresno, California "Demolished"
*Yost Theatre Santa Ana, California "Closed"

Colorado

*Boulder Theater Boulder, Colorado [http://www.bouldertheater.com/history.php Open]
*Chief Theatre Pueblo, Colorado "Closed"

Illinois

*Granada Theater Mt. Vernon, Illinois Renovating
*Illinois Theatre Jacksonville, Illinois Open
*Majestic Theatre East St. Louis, Illinois "Closed"
*Will Rogers Theater Collinsville, Illinois "Closed"

Kansas

*Arcada Theater Holton, Kansas "Closed"
*Brown Grand Theatre Concordia, Kansas Open [http://www.browngrand.org/history.htm]
*Burford Theatre Arkansas City, Kansas Renovating
*Booth Theatre Independence, Kansas Renovating / Open316-831-0229, call for contact
*Chanute Cinema I & II Chanute, Kansas Open
*Crawford Theatre Wichita, Kansas "Demolished"
*Crest Theater Wichita, Kansas "Demolished"
*Crown Uptown Theatre Wichita, Kansas Open [http://www.360wichita.com/Attractions/CrownUptownDinnerTheatre.html]
*Electric Theatre Kansas City, Kansas "Demolished"
*Fine Arts Shawnee, Kansas Renovating
*Fox Plaza Liberal, Kansas "Closed"
*Fox-Watson Theatre Salina, Kansas "Open"
*Fox Theatre Hutchinson, Kansas Open
*Granada Theatre Emporia, Kansas Renovating
*Granada Theatre Kansas City, Kansas Open
*Granada Theatre Lawrence, Kansas Open
*Jayhawk State Theatre of Kansas Topeka, Kansas "Closed"
*Jayhawk Theater Kansas City, Kansas "Demolished"
*Majestic Theatre Phillipsburg, Kansas Open
*Nomar Theatre Wichita, Kansas "Closed"
*Norton Theatre Norton, Kansas Open
*Rio Theatre Overland Park, Kansas Open
*State Theatre Larned, Kansas Open
*Stiefel Theatre for the Performing Arts Salina, Kansas Open [http://www.stiefeltheatre.org/]
*Sunflower Theater Peabody, Kansas "Closed"
*Uptown Theatre Iola, Kansas "Status Unknown"
*Varsity Theater Lawrence, Kansas "Closed"
*Wareham Theatre Manhattan, Kansas Open

Missouri

*Aladdin Theatre Kansas City, Missouri "Closed"
*Apollo Theatre Kansas City, Missouri "Closed"
*Ashland Theatre Kansas City, Missouri "Closed"
*Ben Bolt Theatre Chillicothe, Missouri "Demolished"
*Benton Theatre Kansas City, Missouri "Closed"
*Broadway Theatre Cape Girardeau, Missouri "Closed"
*Calvin Opera House Washington, Missouri Open
*Capitol Theatre Jefferson City, Missouri "Closed"
*Davis Theatre West Plains, Missouri "Closed"
*Electric Theatre St. Joseph, Missouri "Demolished"
*Empress Theatre Kansas City, Missouri "Demolished"
*Esquire Theatre Bolivar, Missouri "Closed"
*Garden Theater Kansas City, Missouri "Demolished"
*Gillham Theatre Kansas City, Missouri "Closed"
*Hall Theatre Columbia, Missouri "Closed"
*Halloran Theatre Moberly, Missouri "Closed"
*Kimo Theatre Kansas City, Missouri "Demolished"
*Landers Theatre Springfield, Missouri Open
*Lincoln Theatre Kansas City, Missouri "Closed"
*Mercier Theatre Perryville, Missouri "Closed"
*Midland Theatre Kansas City, Missouri Open
*Missouri Theatre Columbia, Missouri Open
*Missouri Theatre St. Joseph, Missouri Open
*Norside Theatre St. Louis, Missouri "Demolished"
*Orpheum Theater Hannibal, Missouri Renovating
*Owen's Theatre Branson, Missouri Open
*Paramount Theatre Rock Port, Missouri Open
*Plaza Theater Kansas City, Missouri "Closed"
*Regal Theater St. Joseph, Missouri "Closed"
*Regent Theatre Kansas City, Missouri "Closed"
*Rockhill Theatre Kansas City, Missouri "Demolished"
*Sun Theatre Kansas City, Missouri "Closed"
*Uptown Theater Sedalia, Missouri "Closed"
*Uptown Theatre Rolla, Missouri "Closed"
*Warwick Theatre Kansas City, Missouri "Closed"

Mississippi

*Elkin Theatre Aberdeen, Mississippi Open

Nebraska

*Lincoln Theatre Lincoln, Nebraska "Demolished in 1962"

New Mexico

*El Morro Theatre Gallup, New Mexico Open
*KiMo Theater Albuquerque, New Mexico Open
*Lensic Theater Santa Fe, New Mexico Open
*Lyceum Theatre Clovis, New Mexico Open

Oklahoma

*Bays Theater Blackwell, Oklahoma "Closed"
*Center Theater Oklahoma City, Oklahoma "Closed"
*Cine 2 Theatre Henryetta, Oklahoma "Closed"
*Coleman Theater Miami, Oklahoma Open
*Criterion Theater Oklahoma City, Oklahoma "Demolished"
*Liberty Theater Oklahoma City, Oklahoma "Demolished"
*Morgan Theatre Henryetta, Oklahoma "Closed"
*Plaza Theater Oklahoma City, Oklahoma "Closed"
*Poncan Theatre Ponca City, Oklahoma Open
*Rialto Theatre Tulsa, Oklahoma "Demolished"
*Ritz Theater Oklahoma City, Oklahoma "Demolished"

Texas

*Granada Theatre Plainview, Texas "Closed"
*Texas Theatre San Antonio, Texas "Demolished"

Wyoming

*Kirby Theatre Worland, Wyoming "Status Unknown"
*New Aileen Theatre Worland, Wyoming "Status Unknown"

External links

* [http://cinematreasures.org/firm/10/show=all Boller Brothers Treasures]
* [http://www.agilitynut.com/theatres/mo.html Historic Movie Theatres of Missouri]
* [http://www.agilitynut.com/theatres/ks.html Historic Movie Theatres of Kansas]
* [http://www.umkc.edu/WHMCKC/Collections/IKC0065.HTM Boller Brothers Architectural Records]