Edwards' Theatre
Main Street,
East Hampton,
NY
11937
Main Street,
East Hampton,
NY
11937
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The Edwards' Theatre (with the apostrophe) was opened by LeRoy Edwards on April 10, 1915.
The building, however, dated back to 1896 when it was an ice cream parlor.
In 1901 it was moved across the street, enlarged and became a bicycle shop. Shortly before 1906 it was used as a roller rink.
It then became a garage before it’s reincarnation as a theater in 1915.
The theater remained in operation until the new, luxurious, Edwards Theatre opened on August 30, 1926.
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According to information in the East Hampton Star a number of motion picture operations occurred in East Hampton prior to the Edwards'. The one which prospered longest was run by Cleaves & Strong in a second floor space. Their operation began in 1913 and lasted until they were bought out by Edwards in 1916.
Old ad uploaded. Notice the apostrophe, as I set up the site. When the new Edwards opened the apostrophe was a thing of the past.
Photo of the original Edwards', which had, obviously, been a store previously. Determined it, too, was located on Main Street which should be update in the lead.
Photo of the Edwards as a garage; Edwards garage. Hence the name. And it’s the Main Street Garage meaning this picture was taken after the building had been moved from another part of town.