Fireboys Theatre
915 S. Main Street,
Stillwater,
OK
74074
915 S. Main Street,
Stillwater,
OK
74074
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Previous Names: Gem Theatre
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The Gem Theatre was opened in the former Herb Ricker’s Garage in 1910. It was later sold to the fire department and was renamed Fireboys Theatre which raised money for the up-keep of the fire service. The photo is dated as 1910’s.
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Where’s the above mentioned photo?
Thank you, lostmemory. A fun picture to see!
Very unusual signage. Great building.
This PDF has a walking tour of downtown Stillwater and mentions several of the town’s theaters. This paragraph is about the Fireboys Theatre:
915 S. Main is the address at which we currently list the Stillwater Nickelodeon. I’m not sure if that is an actual aka, or if there is just some reference somewhere in which the Pastime/Gem/Fireboys was referred to generically as a Stillwater nickelodeon. I’ve found no references to a house of that name except at Cinema Treasures.The “Selig Masterpiece” The Coming of Columbus was released in 1912. Major productions such as this sometimes circulated for years after their initial release, but it’s possible that the Fireboys Theatre, as a significant house in a good sized town, got it early in its run.
Here is an updated link to the PDF of the Downtown Stillwater walking tour, which has information about the town’s theaters.