Ambassador Theatre (St. Louis)

Ambassador Theatre
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Address411 N. 7th Street
St. Louis, Missouri 63101
United States
Capacity3,000
Current useRazed
Construction
Opened1926
Closed1997
ArchitectRapp & Rapp
Ambassador Theater Building
Ambassador Theatre (St. Louis) is located in Missouri
Ambassador Theatre (St. Louis)
Ambassador Theatre (St. Louis) is located in the United States
Ambassador Theatre (St. Louis)
Location411 N. 7th St., St. Louis, Missouri
Coordinates38°37′45″N 90°11′29″W / 38.62917°N 90.19139°W / 38.62917; -90.19139
Arealess than one acre
Built1925 (1925)
ArchitectRapp and Rapp
Architectural styleLate 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Demolished1997
NRHP reference No.83001039[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 29, 1983

The Ambassador Theatre was a lavish movie palace-type theater in St. Louis, Missouri, designed by the architectural firm of Rapp and Rapp. A landmark of rococo 1920s theater design, it opened in 1926 and was demolished in 1997.[2]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Jerry's Brokendown Palaces - Ambassador Theater, 411 N. 7th and Locust St., St. Louis, MO