Avenue Theatre - West Plains, Mo.
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N 36° 43.800 W 091° 51.159
15S E 602448 N 4065534
This painted brick two-story Art Deco building is located at 307 Washington Avenue in West Plains, Missouri.
Waymark Code: WMKPAH
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 05/10/2014
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From the National Register application:
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"ca. 1950.
A highly intact Art Deco theatre with a stepped stucco facade, a triangular marquee and a neon sign. The three bay symmetrical facade has a recessed entrance. The entrance in the center bay has six three-quarter-view doors, which are early or original. Vitrolite panels cover the lower part of the facade The marquee is centered on the facade as is the neon sign. The outer bays have poster display cases on the first floor, tile bulkheads below the cases, and vitrolite paneled walls. There is one window centered in the upper part of each outer bay. These openings have been boarded up with plywood."