The Armour Theatre Building was designed by famed Kansas City architects, Keene and Simpson as a two story building that housed a silent movie theatre, community businesses such as the Chamber of Commerce and Power and Light. Originally opened in September 6, 1928 with a baseball film called "Warming Up," starring Jean Arthur.  During the tail end of the silent era, when live music was provided to accompany motion pictures, a local blind pianist, George Newell, was hired to play at the Armour, with his wife by his side to read the title changes to him while he improvised the music. He remained there until talking pictures made his role superfluous.

After 1960, the theater underwent a name change twice. In 1963, Commonwealth Theaters Corp. took over management of the building and reopened it on Christmas Day as the Centre Theatre.

In 1984, the theater changed hands again and was renamed the Paradise, which eventually provided live entertainment as well as video rentals. This was operated by the famed Mossman Brothers.

In 2007, Screenland founder Butch Rigby, purchased the building and began to restore the vacant building to it's motion picture glory. The theatre was reopened with 35mm projection, Dolby 5.1 surround, stadium seating and elevated concessions. Opening on May, 23 2008 with Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.

In September 2012, Adam Roberts and Brent Miller took over operations of the theatre which had since added an additional 65 seat 35MM projection. 

In March 2013, both theatres upgraded to digital projection, added draft beers, a larger kitchen and new programming including co-founding Panic Fest.

In the Summer of 2018, the theatre expanded into the original Power and Light building next door, adding two pocket theatres, an expanded kitchen, additional lobby seating and an outdoor patio. 

During the pandemic the theatre began showing movies in the back parking lot on the building using a 18 foot screen and a 4K projector. 

In the Summer of 2022, Rewind Video and Dive, a 90s nostalgia concept with a video store opened in the basement of the theatre.