Feature 265: 323 West Maple Avenue (in 2011)

Classification: Noncontributing.
Historic Name: Granada Theater.
Architectural Style: Commercial.
Construction Date: Construction date unknown (altered recently).
Period 6 of Harry S Truman's Life: The Period of Post-Significance, 1972-2011.
Tax Identification: 26-230-10-05.
Legal Description: Old Town, lot 44.
Description: Noncontributing one-story masonry commercial building; rectangular in shape; flat roof concealed by steep sloping parapet clad with shingles; concrete exterior; plate glass windows alongside centered door on north-facing facade. Located on the main street connecting the commercial downtown with the residential part of the historic district; adjoined with a brick commercial building on the east; parking to the west and sidewalk along the facade.
• Alterations: Shingles were added to parapet; windows possibly altered. Three windows or bays on the west side were filled in with aluminum siding.
History/Significance: In 1932, the Granada Theater was located here with the street address of 325 [or should this read 323, which is the current address?] West Maple Avenue. It remained in operation in 1952. Twenty years later, the Independence Cab Company operated from this space, and, in 1980, it was vacant.