Badger Theater
201-215 Grand Avenue,
Merrill,
WI
54452
201-215 Grand Avenue,
Merrill,
WI
54452
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Operating since at least 1941, J.P. Adler of the Adler Theater chain owned the Badger Theater in 1948.
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Ken McIntyre
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Should be listed as Demolished, there is a high rise there now called Park Place.
The Badger Hotel and its associated theater were built in 1907 by August H. Stange, a local lumber magnate, banker, and sash and door manufacturer. The theater was originally called the Badger Opera House, and I’ve found references to it under that name published as late as 1924.
The Badger Opera House was listed in the 1913-1914 Cahn guide as a ground floor house with 988 seats, 402 of which were in the second balcony and gallery. These two sections were probably closed when the house converted to movies.
A ca.1915 photo of the auditorium of the Badger Opera House can bee seen on this web page.