Gaiety Theater

Central Street and Hamond Street,
Bangor, ME 04401

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Styles: Greek Revival

Previous Names: Norombega Hall

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Here are some history tide bits on the Gaiety Theater:

The Gaiety Theater was located in the old now defunct Norombega Hall was but was sadly destroyed in the Great of Fire of 1911 in Bangor. According to the newspaper it was Bangor’s "fifth full-time theater. It featured Broadway and Vaudeville acts. It was located between what is now Franklin Street and Central Street. The front of the theater on Central Street had a house sign that consisted of 750 bulbs and was turned on for the first time to advertise upcoming vaudeville acts on "Saturday evening, January 16, 1909, with the theater opening on January 18, 1909.

Contributed by Kirk

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Cinemalover
Cinemalover on June 7, 2010 at 3:35 am

http://www.bangordailynews.com/detail/97460.html This is the complete BDN Article about the Gaiety.
View link This is a picture of the former Gaiety

Ret. AKC (NAC) CCC Bob Jensen, Manteno, Illinois
Ret. AKC (NAC) CCC Bob Jensen, Manteno, Illinois on June 8, 2010 at 8:06 pm

AKA:

NOROMBEGA HALL.

STYLE:

GREEK REVIVAL.

The address does not work very well. The way I understand it, the theater faced Central Street and it’s back was to Franklin Street. Because the two streets are closest at Hamond Street, I would guess it was fairly close to that street?

Cinemalover
Cinemalover on June 9, 2010 at 7:40 am

Yeah,

I was basically just ball parking the address because the streets have changed a little bit. Thanks for informing on the Style.

rivest266
rivest266 on June 25, 2020 at 3:38 pm

This opened on January 18th, 1909. Grand opening ad posted.

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