Hartford Theater
118 E. Washington Street,
Hartford City,
IN
47348
118 E. Washington Street,
Hartford City,
IN
47348
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The Hartford Theater dates back to around 1948. The building is currently used as an alcohol and drug addiction center.
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From the photo of the former Hartford Theatre, the building is recognizable as the house designed by architect Erwin G. Fredrick for Frank Walters and M.H. Scheidler, operators of the Orpheum and Jefferson theaters in Hartford City.
Mr. Fredrick’s rendering of the proposed theater was displayed in the “Just Off the Boards” feature of Boxoffice, August 17, 1946.
Here is an updated link to architect Erwin G. Fredrick’s rendering of the new theater for Hartford in Boxoffice of August 17, 1946.
The Hartford Theater was a rebuild of a long-closed Dawn Theater. It was magnificent! Althought it was clearly a movie theater, there was a stage and in the early years there were live presentations of various types. One was Jay Zee, a hypnotist.