I will say it is one of the nicer Wehrenberg theaters I have been to (at least in the 1990s). I don’t know if this new road format has helped or hurt business at this theater. You actually go behind it if you’re headed west on Manchester when you cross over the highway. Manchester road now is only 1 way in front of the theater. Getting to the theater today is a little different than it was when it was built. I believe building stadium seating here was because Wehrenberg always likes jumping on the bandwagon instead of blazing their own trail, and because they needed to compete with the up and coming West Olive 16 which was (at the time) the largest theater and the one with 100% stadium seating. Now this theater has half stadium seating, and half regular seating. Never being the type to focus on quality instead of the latest flavor of the month, Wehrenberg then shut down all of the theaters on the left hand side of the building to convert them all into stadium seating. I believe it started off when the 14 screens were built as regular theaters. I used to go to this theater frequently in high school. By 2019 it had been taken over by Marcus Theatres. This was surely a flagship for the Wehrenberg circuit.
The theatre never closed during the renovation but was only open during the evenings. The auditoriums were blended with a red and blue and wall sconces line the auditorium walls with and Oriental mystique. This being the office location of the Wehrenberg Theatre Chain, they left no expense go by. They seemed to blend the décor in the new lobby to match the chandeliers. The chandeliers were installed in the new lobby of the Des Peres during the renovation along with all their beauty. The Oriental chandeliers from the Ambassador Theatre had been bought by Wehrenbergs when the Ambassador Theatre in downtown St. The theatre went through and expansion and remodel in 1989 expanding it to 14 screens.
When first built the Cine' was a four screen with the offices built in the rear lower level. Building of the Des Peres was the end of the Wehrenberg Theatre chain offices above the Cinderella Theatre on Cherokee street in the city after 67 years leaving the home area of the beginning of the company. Opened on Septemas the Des Peres 4 Cine'.
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