Grand Theatre
207 South Broadway,
Camden,
NJ
08103
207 South Broadway,
Camden,
NJ
08103
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Additional Info
Previously operated by: Warner Bros. Circuit Management Corp.
Architects: Paul J. Henon, Jr., William H. Hoffman, David Supowitz
Firms: Hoffman-Henon Co.
Styles: Art Deco
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The Grand Theatre was opened in 1915. It was rebuilt to the plans of Philadelphia architect David Supowitz and reopened as a 1,000-seat movie theatre on October 14, 1937 with Bette Davis in “That Certain Woman”. It was operated by Warner Bros. Circuit Management Corp. They operated it until at least 1950.
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Chuck Van Bibber
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Film Daily Yearbooks, 1941 & 1943 give a seating capacity of 1,193. In the 1950 edition of F.D.Y.B. seating was listed as 903.
The Grand Theatre was operated by Warner Bros. Circuit Management Corp during these years.
Great history and photos at this link:
http://www.dvrbs.com/CamdenNJ-Movies-Grand.htm
The clippings on the DVRBS site give the Grand’s location as Broadway and Mickle, which would be more like 207 South Broadway than 207 North.
A Pilcher organ, opus 862, was installed in this theater in 1915.
held a reopening on October 14th, 1937
Grand theatre reopening Thu, Oct 14, 1937 – 18 · Courier-Post (Camden, Camden, New Jersey, United States of America) · Newspapers.com