Baldwin Theatre
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Though the Baldwin Theatre was known for live events, in 1898 the theatre began showing sporadic exhibitions of continuous motion pictures using two projectors to avoid breaks. From May to June of 1907 the Nickelodeon took over a retail spot within the Baldwin complex to show full-time movies. It opened May 3, 1907 with the Lubin film, “The Unwritten Law: A Thrilling Drama Based on the Thaw-White Case.”
Meanwhile, the Baldwin opted to go with live performances. But an appearance by journalist Opie Read on January 5, 1909 ended the run of the Baldwin which was completely destroyed by fire the next day. The Landers Theatre was the replacement for the Baldwin.