Princess Theatre

220 Jefferson Street,
Fairmont, WV 26554

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Joe Vogel
Joe Vogel on July 23, 2024 at 5:36 pm

The Princess Theatre was at 220 Jefferson Street, just off Adams Street.

Joe Vogel
Joe Vogel on July 23, 2024 at 1:37 am

The Princess Theatre opened on October 14, 1915. The Fairmont West Virginian reported that the planned 1:00 pm opening had to be delayed until 6:00 pm due to the failure of the film reels to arrive on time.

An item datelined Fairmont in the July 17, 1913 issue of Construction Record had said that “[w]ork will soon be started on erecting a one-story brick moving picture theatre on Jefferson street, for F J. Galliger, Main street, from private plans. Cost $10,000.” If that project was the Princess then Mr. Galliger’s plans took quite a while to come to fruition, and I’ve found no more mentions of him.