Little Hippodrome Theater
263 Main Street,
Buffalo,
NY
14203
263 Main Street,
Buffalo,
NY
14203
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Previous Names: Hippodrome Theater
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Most sources credit the Bijou Dream as being Buffalo’s first moving picture theater, but there is some evidence that this theater may have opened weeks earlier. It did open around 1906, in an existing five-story building.
Called the Hippodrome Theater in early years, it had one of the first Wurlitzer theater organs. In 1914, when Micheal Shea opened his Hippodrome Theater up the street, this theater became the Little Hippodrome Theater.
Originally opened by Rudolph Wagner, it was run by the Bailey family in later years. It was damaged in 1960, by a fire in Keith’s Theater, which was next door. When the Little Hippodrome Theater closed two years later, the local newspaper described it as “a haven where one could keep warm for a nominal fee”. It was torn down shortly after closure.
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This theatre advertised continuous showing from 10AM-11PM. Phone number 1960: MOhawk 0228
There is great photograph of Main Street showing the Hippodrome Theatre on the Library of Congress website. The Hippodrome can be seen at the extreme right of the photo, in the next block down from the Ellicott Building. The admission is advertised as 5 cents. Go to www.loc.gov./do a search for Main Street Buffalo (or similar) and there are multiple results/click on “Main Street, Buffalo N.Y.” for the photo.
www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=459031900832253&set=a.286821844719927.67088.167465306655582&type=1&th eater – From The Buffalo History Gazette.
Was this ever known as the Grand Theatre? A 1914 listing puts the Grand Theatre at 267 Main St.