One of the last movie theaters within the Kansas City limits has closed.
Liberty-based movie chain B&B Theatres announced on Facebook that its downtown Kansas City location, Mainstreet KC at the Power & Light District, has shut down, effective immediately. Its Facebook page now says “permanently closed,” and there are no showtimes available on its website.
“B&B routinely reviews the theatres in our circuit and makes decisions based on what will best strengthen the Company going forward,” B&B Theatres said on social media. “After thoughtful review, we have made the decision to exit this location.”
The building at 1400 Main St. has only known movie theaters. Before becoming a B&B, it was an Alamo Drafthouse That theater filed for bankruptcy and closed in 2021. Alamo Drafthouse had been accused of allowing sexual harassment and treating workers unfairly, according to 2020 reporting by The Pitch …