Movie Theatres of Siloam Springs

The Midway Theatre was the first moving picture theatre in Siloam Springs. Established by grocery store owner Ed. C. McCullouch, it opened its doors in 1911 at 204 St. Nicholas Avenue, which is now known as Broadway.

It was sold in 1918 and was renamed The Rialto.

During the 1920s, owner T. C. Killebrew remoldeled the theatre including more seating, a balcony, and RCA Photophone sound.

The Rialto would sadly be lost to a devistating fire in 1948.

In 1946, the Spot Theatre opened, making it the third theatre in town. It famously survived the devistating flood of 1974, but eventually shuttered in the 1980s.

Siloam was left without a theatre for several years until the completion of the Siloam Springs 6 which is still in operation today.

The invention of streaming services led to all remaining movie rental locations closing in the mid 2010’s.

In 1939, Killebrew opened the 550-seat Grand Theatre on St. Nicholas Street. It would remain open through the 1960s before being sold and turned into a bowling alley.

The Smith family built Siloam’s first drive-in theatre called “Movie Park Drive-In” in 1952. After shutting down in the 1980s, the family then built “Movie Park Video” rental store on the same lot. The screen and projection house remained on the property for many years after it shuttered.

A small theatre “Springs Cinema” opened in 1973 in what is now the Highland Park shopping complex. It originally opened as a single screen, adding a second screen in 1978.