Bijou Theater
Exchange Street,
Bangor,
ME
04401
Exchange Street,
Bangor,
ME
04401
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This was a very popular movie theater with students like us at the University of Maine in the late 1950’s-early 1960’s. We were able to sit in the balcony on a section in the first row that jutted out of the balcony. I saw many first run movies during that time at the Bijou. Later on, I visited Bangor and saw that it has fallen prey to “urban renewal”.
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The Bijou in Bangor is listed in the 1942-43 Motion Picture Almanac as being part of M&P Theatres (Mullin & Pinanski) of Boston. M&P was an affiliate of Paramount. Other Bangor theatres run by M&P in 1942 were the Graphic, Opera House and Park.
Here is a 1956 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/2tycn8
Anastasia with Ingrid Bergman and Yul Brynner was released in December of 1956.
From the Bangor Daily News: The Bijou Theater was located on the site of the former Gem Theater which opened in 1908. The address was 164 Exchange Street.
I was looking around the local antique store and purchase an Old Bijou Playbill with local advertisements and if anyones interested i can posts pictures on flickr and link it to hear
From 1920 a picture postcard view of the Bijou and Graphic Theaters which were across the street from each other in Bangor.
Thanks for picture ken mc.“DOCTOR ZHIVAGO” was playing there in 1971.
The Bijou was “The Prettiest Playhouse in Maine” according to the text of their advertisement in the 1914 edition of the Maine Automobile Road Book. There is a photo of the Bijou’s reasonably pretty auditorium.
Nice link Joe,did look pretty nice,also thanks Don, the Graphic Theatre would have a different meaning in those days,LOL.