Community Theatre

14 E. Main Street,
Fort Kent, ME 04743

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The Community Theatre in Fort Kent was located inside a building which was a former convent. It was opened around 1942 and was still open in 1957.

Contributed by Ron Salters

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rsalters (Ron Salters)
rsalters (Ron Salters) on October 4, 2015 at 1:21 pm

The Theatre Historical Society archive has the MGM Theatre Report for the Community; it’s Card # 371. Address is Main Street. There is an exterior photo taken April 9, 1941. Condition is Fair. The report says that it opened in 1915, was showing MGM films, and had 325 seats. The 1940 population was 5,600.

rsalters (Ron Salters)
rsalters (Ron Salters) on October 4, 2015 at 1:43 pm

The CinemaData project file on the Community states that the building was actually a convent, and that a commercial movie venue operated on the lower level, at 14 East Main St., until at least 1952. The space later became a senior center.

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