Star Theatre
1842 South Broadway,
Camden,
NJ
08104
1842 South Broadway,
Camden,
NJ
08104
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The Star Theatre was located on South Broadway between Emerald Avenue and Viola Avenue.
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Chuck Van Bibber
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Film Daily Yearboks give the Star Theatre a seating capacity of 700.
A Moller organ, opus 2736, was installed in this theater in 1919.
Here is a photo of the Star today:
http://tinyurl.com/2hmda9
Broadway and Viola – one of THE worst drug corners in the State of New Jersey.
Here is part of an Inquirer article in May 1984:
AN OLD MOVIE THEATER HAS NEW PURPOSE – CAMDEN’S STAR NOW A COMMUNITY CENTER
The old Star Theater in Camden returned to life yesterday, even though its days as a movie house are over. It now has a new, more important role in the community. The theater, at 1840 S. Broadway, dates back to the turn of the century. It was there for the birth of the motion-picture industry, starting with the silent films, and served as a movie house until the late 1950s, when the theater was taken over by the Sacred Heart Church, which used the theater as a special-events hall.
Here is a 1945 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/a8spds
Opened on October 15, 1919 with Effie Shannon in “Ashes Of Love” and Fatty Arbuckle in “Back Stage”.