The Bridge Theater
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One of the area’s earliest movie theaters, "The Bridge" opened in May 1915, seating seven hundred patrons and featuring Paramount Pictures films. Under the management of Edmondson Amusement Company president, Louis Schilchter, the Bridge Theater offered more than just movies. Schilchter hosted everything from song and dance shows to a community gathering to honor soldiers returning from WWI. After an explosion in 1930 damaged the side of the building, the theater rebuilt and continued to operate until 1968.
Since 1970, the building has been used as a church and is presently home to the Life Celebration Center.
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Bridge Theater
Source: | Date: c. 1940
Life Celebration Center Church
View of the former Bridge Theater from Edmondson Avenue and Pulaski Street. | Source: 91ÊÓƵ | Date: 2014 August 5
Theater poster, The Bridge (1939)
A Bridge Theater poster for the movie Hotel for Women--written by Elsa Maxwell and starring Ann Sothern. | Source: Flickr/Suzy Soshinsky | Date: 1939
Poster, Bridge Theatre
Poster advertising The Bridge Theatre with emphasis on the theatre's cooling system. | Source: Flickr/Suzy SoshinskyMap
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