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Wichita’s historic Orpheum Theatre opened to the public on Sept. 4, 1922. After nearly meeting the wrecking ball in the 1980s, the theater is now a staple of Wichita’s entertainment scene.
Originally built as a vaudeville venue, the theatre underwent conversion into a movie house in 1929 and for decades it presented both movies and live entertainment. . Throughout the 1920s, the Chicago-based Orpheum circuit brought famous names like: Al Jolson, Fannie Brice, Jack Benny, George Burns, Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Gracie Allen, Gypsy Rose Lee, Bing Crosby, Mickey Rooney, and ...
The theater is seeking a special sales tax to fund $1 million of the project. ‘Full-scale renovation’ of Wichita’s Orpheum Theatre will close historic venue for a year Skip to main content
Gordon, who has managed a number of restaurants around Wichita, had long dreamed of opening his own place, and he chose the name for his restaurant as an ode to his mother, Jeanne. She died in ...
The City of Wichita’s Park and Recreation Department maintains one park in the neighborhood, Chautauqua Park. Converted to a 0.5-acre (0.20 ha) park from a house lot in 1999, it is on the 200 block of North Chautaqua Street just south of a bicycle/pedestrian path that runs from Lorraine to Interstate 135 several blocks west of Uptown.
Downtown Wichita is the central business district, government and social core of the Wichita metropolitan area, in the U.S. state of Kansas.It is home to several of the area's major landmarks and event venues including the Epic Center, Century II Performing Arts & Convention Center, Intrust Bank Arena, Equity Bank Park, Keeper of the Plains sculpture, the Old Town entertainment district, and ...
Leaders of the downtown venue announced on Wednesday, the theater’s 102nd birthday, details about how it will restore the Orpheum to its original 1920s glory.
Century II Performing Arts & Convention Center is a performing arts and convention center in Wichita, Kansas, United States. It is located between Douglas Street and Waterman Street near the east bank of the Arkansas River in downtown Wichita. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2020.