Criterion Theatre
35 Cottage Street,
Bar Harbor,
ME
04609
35 Cottage Street,
Bar Harbor,
ME
04609
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The Criterion Theatre is a glorious, well-preserved Art Deco style theater, located in the heart of downtown Bar Harbor.
Opening in 1932, it has served the town of Bar Harbor as a movie palace ever since, accomodating such prominent families as the Rockefellers on their vacations to nearby Mount Desert Island.
Kept in fantastic condition over the years, the theater still has most of its original interior: seats, curtains, and even the original lighting board for stage performances. The Criterion Theatre also contains a floating balcony, which is rare for most movie palaces.
A true gem!!
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This is a recent view of the Criterion marquee.
Here is a recent night view of the Criterion Theater.
I was just in bar harbor maine this past weekend. And i did see a movie at the criterion its a awesome movie theater.i love it i did
get to see the new indiana jones movie i set in the balcony.it brought back the times when i was young growing up in waltham mass
A nice close-up shot of the Criterion is here.
This is another nice 2009 photo of the Criterion.
The Criterion in Bar Harbor is part of the Opera in Cinema network which presents opera and ballet performances from various European theaters.
Here is a recent night photo.
Hello,
Robert A. Mitchell was a noted authority on motion picture projection. He was the technical editor of International Projectionist magazine as well as the author of Mitchell’s Manual of Practical Projection. I believe he was from Bar Harbor, Maine and died in 1965.
I was wondering if you know of this man?
Thank you,
Bob Throop
From the photos above, it appears that the theatre’s marquee was nicely refurbished sometime between 2006 and 2009. I imagine it was done for the 2007 season, which marked the 75th Anniversary of the Criterion’s opening. This would explain the addition of the “1932” at the crown of the marquee’s main facing.
Very Very Nice,Thanks Ed.