The Wichita City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to reject the request to increase the occupancy limit of the building.

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — The Crown Uptown Theatre has been denied its request to expand capacity in Tuesday’s city council meeting. Many in the community love the theater but are opposed to the ...

The Wichita City Council denied approving the Crown Uptown Theatre’s capacity request at Tuesday’s meeting and approved ...

The owner, Mike Brown, earlier had said he would consider tearing down the building if the city did not increase the occupancy limit.

The Wichita City Council to consider Crown Uptown Theatre capacity request; Starlight Drive-In loan repayment.

The Crown Uptown Theatre has stood as a cultural landmark in Wichita history for nearly a century.  On Dec. 3, 2024, the ...