Harte Theatre
481 Main Street,
Bennington,
VT
05201
481 Main Street,
Bennington,
VT
05201
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Located on Bennington’s Main Street, the Harte was one of two movie palaces on the same block. Earlier, the General Starke Theatre had burned down. The Harte was last operated by the Cinema North Corp. in conjunction with their Cinema 1 & 2 (later Cinema 1-2-3) on the other side of town. The theater featured a balcony. It burned in the early 90’s and was demolished.
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The Bennington Evening Banner reported on 2/10/59 that the entire Harte Theater block had been leveled in a fire the night before. I assume the theater was rebuilt after that conflagration.
Ken, the building that burned in 1959 was on the north side of Main Street, just east of the intersection with North Street; it was also known as the Opera Block.
1986 photo of the Harte Theatre.
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The Harte Theater is listed in the 1935 Film Daily Yearbook as closed with 1,000 seats.
1983 Photo
LM, you stated that in the 1935 FDY that the Hart was listed as closed, is this the same theatre all through the comments or were there two Hart Theatres. Some of the info is confusing unless it is me again. PS it was 92 degree in Waikiki yesterday.
That’s a good question Chuck. It could be the same theater and probably opened again after 1935 although I can’t find a Harte Theater listed in later editions. Another mystery.
Well we at least know it was open in 1983. LOL I noticed that Ken Roe said in his comment that it was remodeled in the 1950’s. Like you said another mystery.
I wonder if this theater had another name. In 1940 there is an Uptown Theater listed with 1,000 seats which is the same seat count given for the Harte Theater in 1935. The Uptown is still listed in 1950. In 1955 only the General Stark Theater is listed for Bennington. Could this theater have operated as the Uptown until the 1950s and then the name changed back to the Harte Theater?
It must have been the same theatre with a new name, the address for the Uptown Theatre is the same as the General Starke Theatre, 481 Main St.