Esquire Theater is a historic

movie theater A movie theater (American English), cinema (British English), or cinema hall ( Indian English), also known as a movie house, picture house, the movies, the pictures, picture theater, the silver screen, the big screen, or simply theater is a ...

located at Cape Girardeau, Missouri. It was built in 1946–1947, and is a two-story, brick building with a colorful Art Deco facade. The building measures approximately 100 feet by 60 feet. It features a projecting marquee with neon tube lights; a streamlined, curving entrance and ticket booth; a projecting proscenium-like arch; and embellishments including enameled and stainless steel, structural pigmented glass, marble and glass blocks. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. It is located in the

Broadway Commercial Historic District Broadway Commercial Historic District is a national historic district located at Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri. The district encompasses 35 contributing buildings and 1 contributing structure in a predominantly commercial sect ...

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Individually listed contributing properties to historic districts on the National Register in Missouri Theatres on the National Register of Historic Places in Missouri Art Deco architecture in Missouri Art Deco cinemas and movie theaters Theatres completed in 1947 Buildings and structures in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri National Register of Historic Places in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri {{CapeGirardeauCountyMO-NRHP-stub