Midelburg Theatre
Stratton Street,
Logan,
WV
25601
Stratton Street,
Logan,
WV
25601
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Located in the Midelburg Building, the Midelburg Theatre was operating prior to 1925 and was operated by F. Midelburg. It continued operating until at least 1950.
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Ken Roe
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A Wurlitzer organ, opus 995, was shipped to the Midelburg Theater on April 2, 1925.
Here is a more recent photo of the former Midelburg Theatre. A comment says that the theater was converted into a department store, but doesn’t say when. (A snippet view of the 1964 Motion Picture Almanac lists the Capitol, Logan and Midelburg Theatres at Logan, but I don’t know if all three were still open at that time.) At the time the Flickr comment was made (41 months ago) the building was vacant.
The obituary of Ferdinand Midelburg in the June 17, 1950, issue of The Billboard described him as the “…owner of a chain of Kentucky and West Virginia theatres, with headquarters in Logan, West Va….”
Another photo, showing the rear of the former Midelburg Theatre.
Here is an item from the March 2, 1918, issue of the trade journal Motography:
Despite the misspelling of Mr. Midelburg’s name, the item must be about this theater.