Rolla in Phelps County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Rollamo Theater

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Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), September 15, 2019

1. Rollamo Theater Marker

Inscription. "The Rollamo Theater opened on west Eighth Street in June 1931. Lantern slides had been shown in the Shaw Opera House and downtown "air-domes", and silent movies in the Lyric Theater on Pine Street, but the Rollamo Theater was the first modern movie house. Two other theaters, the Ritz (on Rolla Street) and the Uptown Theater (on North Pine) opened in 1940 and 1941, respectively."

John F. Bradbury, Jr., Rolla The Old Town (St. Louis: C. Bradley Publishing, Inc., 2002), p. 44.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical month for this entry is June 1931.

Location. 37° 56.993′ N, 91° 46.288′ W. Marker is in Rolla, Missouri, in Phelps County. It is at the intersection of North Pine Street and West 8th Street, on the right when traveling north on North Pine Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 718 North Pine Street, Rolla MO 65401, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South-Central Missouri. It is also in the American Ozarks,

in the Lewis & Clark Corridor,

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: "Whiskey Row" (here, next to this marker); Grant Hotel (a few steps from this marker); Hotel Edwin Long (a few steps from this marker); Scott's Drugs (a few steps from this marker); National Bank

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Pine Street and Downtown Rolla (within shouting distance of this marker); "Black" USO (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Campbell Building (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Rolla.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), September 15, 2019

2. Rollamo Theater Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on September 18, 2019. It was originally submitted on September 18, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 661 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 18, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.