BLAST FROM THE PAST--1946 EGYPTIAN THEATRE FIRE

THE EGYPTIAN THEATRE WAS BUILT ON WHAT IS NOW THE MIDWEST THEATER SITS ON. THE EGYPTIAN THEATRE WAS BUILT IN 1923. BELOW ARE A COUPLE OF PICTURES TAKEN BEFORE THE FIRE WHEN IT WAS IN ITS PRIME.





On March 5, 1945 , the Egyptian Theater (site of Midwest Theater) was destroyed by a fire. THE PICTURE BELOW IS FROM THE COLLECTION OF THE CITY OF SCOTTSBLUFF FIRE AND WAS TAKEN BY THE SCOTTSBLUFF STAR-HERALD. IT IS THE ONLY PICTURE THAT I EVER FOUND OF THIS FIRE.