Empire Theatre
1542 Irving Street,
Rahway,
NJ
07065
1542 Irving Street,
Rahway,
NJ
07065
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Listed in the 1944 and 1951 Film Daily Yearbooks.
On February 5, 1954, this vacant theatre was the victim of arson. A firefighter died during the firefighting. I am not sure if the building was totally destroyed by the fire.
Today, the address is home to the Union County Dance Centre.
Any additional information on this theatre would be greatly appreciated.
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This one goes back to the 1920s. Here are three old lobby cards from 1929 when this theatre was known as the Fox Empire:
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Appears to me that a typo was made. The date above should be 1954. That makes more sense.
Old photo:
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Was this also known as the New Empire Theater?
The current building resembles the one seen in the 11/29/08 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/md92mt
Here is the matching map.