STRONG CITY, KANSAS

          It will be a while before the new sign can be installed outside as Strong City needs to build a new curb and other infrastructure issues, which should be complete in 2019. In the meantime, we plan to install the sign inside the theater so it can be enjoyed. We…

      So, TWO exciting projects are now underway: The restoration of the arched window! The recreation of the circa-1940s neon sign!  

  The sign was taken down about ten years ago and has been in storage since. No one recalls the sign ever having its neon tubing intact and lighted. We have worked hard to raise the funds to restore the sign to its full glory, as a dramatic and highly visible way of showing the…

    The 150-inch screen is new! As are the projector and sound system, purchased through the generosity of a Trusler Grant and the Emporia Community Foundation. Thank you! We even have new chairs! And two old church pews! With a speaker in each corner, the sound is impressive! Justin Garr worked hard to put the…

This Saturday, May 19, the 1969 classic, True Grit, will be playing at the 1900 Theater! True Grit will be shown on our brand new 150-inch screen with our new projector and sound system, purchased through the generosity of a Trusler Grant and the Emporia Community Foundation. Thank you! There are four speakers, one in corner…

  A goal of the Strong City Preservation Alliance, which is spearheading the restoration of the 1900 theater, is to have the sign restored so it may once again beckon people inside the theater for events. With no color images of the sign when it was new, some guesswork was needed: what colors should the…

  Thanks to Elena and Maco Lincoln for Best in Red! The Strong City Preservation Alliance hopes everybody had a wonderful Christmas, happy holidays, and wishes everybody a dazzling New Years! Ho ho ho!!!!!!!!