Broadway Theatre

2205 Broadway,
East Chicago, IN 46312

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Denverpalace
Denverpalace on July 14, 2024 at 10:41 pm

The Broadway Theatre was operating at the same address as early as February 1929, the first time it’s listed in the phone directory. The Broadway Theatre formally opened on November 1, 1929, featuring “New and Perfected Talking Pictures,” the first of which was “In Old Arizona” with Warner Baxter. Ads for the Broadway Theatre appeared in 1932-1938 and 1942-1943 featuring American and foreign (Russian, Hungarian) films with subtitles. There was also a focus on Westerns. No ads appear after October 1947.

Denverpalace
Denverpalace on July 11, 2024 at 4:14 pm

Turns out this was not the new Home Theatre, but rather the New Home Theatre. It was around in 1915. Its proprietor back then was Ferdinand Ketzik. There is no mention of the New Home Theatre (or Home Theatre) before 1915.