Alhambra Theatre
45 S. Main Street,
Torrington,
CT
06790
45 S. Main Street,
Torrington,
CT
06790
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The Alhambra Theatre was operating prior to 1916. By 1941 it was listed as being under the direction of Warner Bros. Circuits Management. It was destroyed by a fire on December 30, 1949.
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This theater was destroyed by a fire in 1949. From the Nashua Telegraph dated 12/30/1949 (in part):
CONN. THEATER BLOCK RAZED BY $250,000 BLAZE “Torrington, Conn. Dec. 30 – A general alarm fire destroyed the Alhambra Theater block here early today with a loss estimated by fire officials at $250,000. The blaze was discovered shortly after 2 AM by Patrolman Anthony Neary, who, while making his rounds, discovered smoke issuing from beneath the door of a shoe repair shop occupying part of the floor of the two-story brick structure. A tavern and newstand occupied the other ground stores on the ground floor, while second floor rooms were occupied by a Veterans of Foreign Wars post and a CIO Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers local. Fire Chief Edward F. Goodman expressed the belief that the fire started in the basement. He said it spread with startling rapidity.”
The Alhambra Theatre in Torrington was mentioned in an advertisement for the Picture Theatre Equipment Company, vendors of projection equipment, in the July 1, 1916, issue of The Moving Picture World