The Bijou as most of us remember it, was opened after Dan Shea bought it in 1984. We have a musical chairs theme…but with businesses! The theater would not return to showing films until 1972 when it re-opened as the Oxford Cinema under Weber Torres. People complained and the banned was lifted.Ī second fire, suspected to be arson, occurs two decades later in 1965 forcing to the theater to close. Curiously, some Disney Movies made the list, like “The Hound Who Thought He Was a Racoon.” “Porgy and Bess,” a 1959 musical based on a George Gershwin opera was another that made the list and was banned from being featured at the Bijou.
They knew what was best for you and banned those movies that they though would make little Johnny grow hairy palms. Well, the church at this time had what was called Catholic Legion of Decency list. Some of you dinosaurs may recall, the archaic Blue Laws, like the one that didn’t allow businesses to be open on Sunday. In 1959, the Catholic Church had heavy influence in the area. After repair, the theater opens as the “New Keith.” On Novema 2-alarm fire caused by faulty wiring causes damage to not only Keith’s Theater, but many of the other tenants, which history lists as Keith’s Spa, the American Bowling Alleys, Martin’s Market, Pacheco’s Package Store, Melvin Press, and Pimental’s Pool Parlor.
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Get a load of these prices at a typical movie theater in the 1950s! (Spinner Publications) Popcorn and candy? Are you sitting? 5 cents. Keith’s was a popular spot for years to come showcasing a double feature with a cartoon intermission for the price of admission: a whopping 25 cents. It is short lived however, and ends up under new ownership and re-opens again on Octoas the Keith Theater. Second Fire, Catholic Legion of Decency list, and the Oxford Theater Shore renovates the venue and re-opens in May of 1934 as the “New American Theater.” The next blip on the historical radar is when Harold J. It’s difficult to tell if the theater fell into disrepair or just wasn’t popular enough to keep doing what it was doing.
The timeline grows a bit dark at this point. The theater’s opening night selections were three silent movies “Fun From the Press,” “Golf,” and “the drama “Sonny.” Davenport who would also run the Rialto Theater on Weld Street when it opened in 1927. The following year on January 12, the American Theater opened taking on the building’s name. While most people today remember the venue as the Bijou Theater, the building’s history stretches back to 1922 when the building was erected and dubbed the “American” building.” Common local theater interior circa 1915 (Spinner Publications) I recall there being quite a buzz and the word-of-mouth was that you didn’t have to drive to Dartmouth – Cinema 140 and AMC at the Mall – and pay outrageous prices for movie tickets and concessions, but you could stay in Fairhaven and pay “retro-prices.” Tickets were $2.00 and all items from the concession stand were $1.50. I saw many a flick at the Bijou Theater on 350 Main Street, Fairhaven, during its almost decade and a half lifespan. Please share!ģ50 Main Street 1922: The American Building No one knows this area better than those who grew up here! Please, leave constructive criticism, feedback, and corrections. Either way, it can’t stop us from taking the Memory Lane stroll!Īs always we would rather this be a discussion.
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Instead of a building, it may be a TV show, personality, or commercial that no one longer exists. In other instances, the buildings or even the properties have been razed. In some cases the buildings, but new businesses have replaced them. These articles are strolls down memory lane. You can browse previous articles by using the search bar on the right. Here is another installment in our Who Remembers? series.
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