Camden Theater
4217 Webber Parkway,
Minneapolis,
MN
4217 Webber Parkway,
Minneapolis,
MN
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The theater is named for the surrounding neighborhood. It was across the street from Webber Park. The theater was demolished in the early 90s to make way for a strip mall. The theater marquee letters were saved and are used on the new commercial building as a beacon for the neighorhood.
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Sean Ryan
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The Camden Theatre seated 598 people.
A 1942 picture. The theater is visible off to the right behind the trees. Cars are parked in front.
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Any other pics?
This is the photo that Sean was trying to post, but the theater is almost invisible:
http://tinyurl.com/rd3xx
This 1920 photo shows a possible predecessor to the theater on Webber Parkway:
http://tinyurl.com/rl29g
The Camden was owned by William and Sidney Volk of the Minnehaha Theatre Corp. At one time or another the Volks also owned The Nile, The Riverview,The New Ray, The Falls, The Robin, and The Terrace all in the Minneapolis area
1982 photo of the Camden Theatre. Still open in ‘82.
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Another 1982 photo of the Camden Theatre.
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There was another Camden Theatre, a nickelodeon, open in 1911. it was located at 4133 N. Washington. It is not listed on CT.
The predecessor that KenMc mentioned and the photo link that he posted on 8/26/06 is for the Nickelodeon on Washington as stated in the photo.