Esquire Theater

United States historic place


Esquire Theater
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property

Esquire Theater, April 2013
37°18′32″N 89°31′44″W / 37.30889°N 89.52889°W / 37.30889; -89.52889
Area	less than one acre
Built	1946 (1946)-1947
Architect	Roth, Harold; Wooner, Bernard
Architectural style	Art Deco
MPS	Cape Girardeau, Missouri MPS
NRHP reference No.	05001025^[1]
Added to NRHP	September 15, 2005

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.^[2]^: 5

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.^[1] It is located in the Broadway Commercial Historic District.

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ Terri Foley (February 2005). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Esquire Theater" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2016-11-01.