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moderne wrote:...and hello Bank of K Mart.

Wal-Mart.

To be technical, controlled by the Walton family separate from Walmart.

No matter who owns them, Arvest gets points for sticking a bank at 31st and Prospect.

They ain't doin it for points.

taxi wrote:They ain't doin it for points.

Maybe. But they ain't doin it for money, either. They're losing money keeping that branch open.

Anyone else hearing that Alamo may be shutting down in the near future?

I heard this third or fourth hand and didn't put much stock in it, but then I'm seeing on Reddit that the arcade machines are gone--which is kind of their thing in my experience. I'd hate to see this happen, I love that theater and Alamo's take on going to the movies.

How busy have they seemed?

I love going to moves at Alamo, would be too bad if they closed. I have noticed that the arcade is gone, but every movie I have gone to there has seemed relatively busy. With AMC and Alamo gone at this location, I wonder what would possibly move in? Seems like they would have the best chance to make that location work.

Worry not:

https://www.facebook.com/AlamoKansasCit ... comments=1

... it would also be kind of weird to close so soon after rolling out the rewards program (which no other Drafthouse has yet).

http://drafthouse.com/blog/entry/victor ... tim-league

Walked by today and noticed signs of work happening inside. Most of the Alamo cutouts in the Main-facing windows are gone.

What was there before the Mainstreet Theater.



Sanborn map before Mainstreet construction.

https://kchistory.org/image/sanborn-map ... ffset%5D=7

Sanborn map after Mainstreet construction.

https://kchistory.org/image/sanborn-map ... ffset%5D=3

The Mainstreet Theater will be 100-years-old in October.

The 3,000-plus seat Mainstreet Theatre opened in October 30, 1921 with Conway Tearle in “After Midnight” on the screen and on the stage Eddie Foy & the Younger Foy’s in “The Foy Fun Revue” plus vaudeville acts.

http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/4866

Opening day.

Peek into lobby. Lots of work happening

B&B Mainstreet Theater Reopening Soon With James Bond

The newly rechristened B&B Mainstreet Theater expects to open, appropriately, in time to screen the new James Bond movie “No Time to Die” scheduled for release Oct. 8.
...

https://cityscenekc.com/bb-mainstreet-t ... JvjVBl22Hk

FangKC wrote: ↑Tue Sep 28, 2021 4:24 pm B&B Mainstreet Theater Reopening Soon With James Bond

The newly rechristened B&B Mainstreet Theater expects to open, appropriately, in time to screen the new James Bond movie “No Time to Die” scheduled for release Oct. 8.
...

https://cityscenekc.com/bb-mainstreet-t ... JvjVBl22Hk

Grand opening mean we can rename the thread?

Yes I went there too and looked in the windows this past weekend inside it- the whole place looks good and ready to go. Looks like a professional theatre on the inside.

Anthony_Hugo98 wrote: ↑Tue Sep 28, 2021 5:51 pm

FangKC wrote: ↑Tue Sep 28, 2021 4:24 pm B&B Mainstreet Theater Reopening Soon With James Bond

The newly rechristened B&B Mainstreet Theater expects to open, appropriately, in time to screen the new James Bond movie “No Time to Die” scheduled for release Oct. 8.
...

https://cityscenekc.com/bb-mainstreet-t ... JvjVBl22Hk

Grand opening mean we can rename the thread?

Want to name it AMC coming to Empire...now it's Alamo...now it's B&B?

KCPowercat wrote: ↑Tue Sep 28, 2021 6:13 pm

Anthony_Hugo98 wrote: ↑Tue Sep 28, 2021 5:51 pm

FangKC wrote: ↑Tue Sep 28, 2021 4:24 pm B&B Mainstreet Theater Reopening Soon With James Bond



https://cityscenekc.com/bb-mainstreet-t ... JvjVBl22Hk

Grand opening mean we can rename the thread?

Want to name it AMC coming to Empire...now it's Alamo...now it's B&B?

It would be only fitting

B&B Theatres renovates, reimagines the former Drafthouse Mainstreet

https://www.thepitchkc.com/bb-theaters- ... ainstreet/