Gillioz Theatre, Springfield, MO
Gillioz Theatre, 325 Park Central East, Springfield, Missouri. The Gillioz Theatre was built by M.E. Gillioz of Monett, Missouri. The theater opened on October 11, 1926. Gillioz managed to secure a 100-year lease on one 16-foot wide piece of property which bordered on U.S. Route 66, so that the theater could garner patrons who traveled on that highway. After many prosperous years, and many not-so-prosperous years, the "Gillioz, Theatre Beautiful" finally offered its last show in the summer of 1980, an opera. Restoration of the theatre began in 1990, and was completed in 2006. The lobby and auditorium were restored to the original 1926 appearance. It is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Today the theatre shows movies and is also a concert venue.
Gillioz Theatre, Springfield, MO
Gillioz Theatre, 325 Park Central East, Springfield, Missouri. The Gillioz Theatre was built by M.E. Gillioz of Monett, Missouri. The theater opened on October 11, 1926. Gillioz managed to secure a 100-year lease on one 16-foot wide piece of property which bordered on U.S. Route 66, so that the theater could garner patrons who traveled on that highway. After many prosperous years, and many not-so-prosperous years, the "Gillioz, Theatre Beautiful" finally offered its last show in the summer of 1980, an opera. Restoration of the theatre began in 1990, and was completed in 2006. The lobby and auditorium were restored to the original 1926 appearance. It is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Today the theatre shows movies and is also a concert venue.