Braden Theater
408 Main Street,
Presque Isle,
ME
04769
408 Main Street,
Presque Isle,
ME
04769
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The Braden Theater was a longtime theater in Presque Isle opening in around 1951. It was forced to close in 1993 when a megaplex was built nearby. It had an original seating capacity of 630. The building was used by the Perham North Star church for many years.
It was reported that the Braden Theater reopened in March 2008, now with three screens.
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Here are photos from 1951 and 1957, respectively:
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Here is an August 2006 article about renovation of the Braden:
http://tinyurl.com/qp42z
In 1963, the Braden was operated by Charles Brooks Theaters, headquartered in Ashland, Maine. Brooks Theaters also ran the Presque Isle Drive-In at the time, along with some other theaters in Ashland, Eagle Lake and Fort Kent.
This is a modern photo of the Braden Theater from a different angle.
The Braden now has 3 screens with a total of 473 seats and reopened on March 1, 2008, according to an article in the “University Times”, published by the Univ. of Maine at Presque Isle.
Make that 476 seats ( 144/161/171).
Here is a website for the Braden Theater. This one is spelled Theater with an “er”. Function is first run movies.
Opened in April of 1950. Some history of the Braden can be found here.
1986 photo of the Braden Theatre.
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