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Camden Theatre


On Market Street, looking west.
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Address 725 Market Street
Opening Night Seating Capacity 1400
Original Theatre Owner unknown
Original Theatre Architect unknown
Years of Operation unknown
Type of Musical Accompaniment Moller theatre pipe organ, opus 1866 (1915-1925)
Moller 3/18 theatre pipe organ, opus 4456 (1925-1929)
Current Status Destroyed by fire in 1929

The Camden Theatre was built in the late 1890s as a live theatre venue. Motion pictures were first exhibited at the Camden in the 1910s. The venue had a Moller theatre pipe organ installed in 1915, and the organ was upgraded to a newer Moller model in 1925. Unfortunately, the Camden Theatre was destroyed by fire in 1929.

The Parkersburg Art Center was built on the former site of the Camden Theatre.

References: Cinema Treasures website : with additional information supplied by Savanna Violet.

 

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