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B&B Theatres Operating Company, Inc. [1] or simply B&B Theatres is a family-owned and operated American movie theater chain based in Liberty, Missouri. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Founded in 1924, B&B is the fifth-largest theater chain in the United States, operating 500+ screens at 54 locations in 14 US states.
Bolivar was re-organized as a fourth-class city on 15 February 1881. [6] Bolivar was a full Stop on the Butterfield Overland Mail Period 1858-1861 at the old Franklin Hotel and Relay Station. The town layout was along the Boonville road that was the main road through the area during that time.
Today, Ron Horton, continues to lead the company into the digital age. The company currently operates 18 theatre locations with 210 screens across 7 states. [2] In October 2014, Liberty, MO-based chain B&B Theatres purchased Dickinson. All of Dickinson's locations are expected to be re-branded under the B&B name. [1]
Wehrenberg Theatres was a movie theater chain in the United States. It operated 15 movie theaters with 213 screens in the states of Missouri, Illinois, Iowa, Arizona and Minnesota, including nine theaters with 131 screens in the St. Louis metropolitan area. It was a member of the National Association of Theatre Owners.
It includes Third Baptist Church, the St. Louis Black Repertory Theatre Company, [3] the Grand Center Arts Academy, KDHX Community Media, St. Louis Public Radio (KWMU), the Kranzberg Arts Center, and the headquarters of the Nine Network of Public Media (KETC), a PBS affiliate. [4] It is near the Grand MetroLink station.
Voters in the Bolivar school district rejected a partnership with Ozarks Technical Community College that would have increased residents' property tax levy in exchange for significantly lower tuition.
The Errand Boy was a successful "road musical" that traveled throughout the United States from 1904 through 1906. [1] It was created as a starring vehicle for Billy B. Van and was built around the pre-existing character of Patsy Bolivar, the "eternal upstart office boy" which Van had been performing in vaudeville for a decade. [2]
The following are approximate tallies of current listings by county. These counts are based on entries in the National Register Information Database as of March 13, 2009 [2] and new weekly listings posted since then on the National Register of Historic Places web site. [3]