B&B Theatres Ponders Deal to Reopen Alamo Drafthouse Downtown
B&B Theatres Ponders Deal to Reopen Alamo Drafthouse Downtown
Oasis in an Urban Movie Desert
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Published March 4th, 2021 at 10:05 AM
Above image credit: Alamo Drafthouse Cinema announced it is permanently closing the downtown Kansas City theater it has operated for eight years. The theater had been closed most of the last year because of COVID. (Courtesy | Alamo Drafthouse Cinema)
The historic Mainstreet Theater at 14th and Main streets has played many roles throughout its 100-year history – Orpheum, RKO, Empire, AMC and most recently the Alamo Drafthouse.