Badger Theatre
326 E. Main Street,
Reedsburg,
WI
53959
326 E. Main Street,
Reedsburg,
WI
53959
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Closed in November 1998.
I remember Godzilla (1998) being the final film to play at the Badger, yet Krueger’s obituary seems to suggest that it closed in 2000. So which is true?
http://flannelgraphrecords.com/album/selected-messages-from-the-badger-theater-answering-machine-1993-1994
REEDSBURG – Elmer V. Krueger, age 92, of Reedsburg, died on Saturday, Dec. 17, 2005, in his home. He was born July 17, 1913, in Princeton, Wis., the son of Emil and Pauline (Radtke) Krueger. Elmer was a 1933 graduate of Princeton High School. He then farmed the family farm for 25 years until becoming involved in the theater business. He will be remembered for showing free outdoor movies for many years. Elmer operated movie theaters in Princeton, Muscoda, Viroqua, Edgerton, Plainfield and Reedsburg. He operated the Badger Theatre in Reedsburg from November 1960 until his retirement in 2000. Elmer was always willing to reach out and help others whenever possible. He will also be remembered as a Christian mentor and friend to many. He was also the author of his trilogy: “Timeless Treasures,” “Endless Echoes,” and “Eternal Embers”, and was a faithful member of Faith Lutheran Church in Reedsburg.
I am doing some research on a theatre pipe organ that was supposedly installed in the Badger Theatre in Reedsburg, WI. in the 1920’s.
Bryan, who made the above post re: the Badger Theatre, mentioned that “This 500 seat theatre had a pipe organ,….” and I would like to contact him (Bryan) and ask him where he got this information. How would I get in touch with him? Any one else who has any information about this organ can get in touch with me at:
In 2011, the building was housing the Good Times Bar.
The link is no longer valid. This former theater has now been turned into a bar called Burg.