Princeton Playhouse

29 Hulfish Street,
Princeton, NJ 08542

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Previously operated by: Associated Prudential Theaters Inc., Sameric Corporation

Architects: Thomas Stapleton

Styles: Rustic, Streamline Moderne

Previous Names: Eric Playhouse

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Princeton Playhouse

The Princeton Playhouse opened as a movie theatre in December 1937. The theater was closed and demolished in 1980 as part of urban renewal.

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teecee
teecee on March 2, 2006 at 3:32 am

Listed in the 1961 FDY as part of Associated Prudential Theatres, Inc.

teecee
teecee on March 2, 2006 at 8:45 am

Listed in the 1944 FDY. Listed in the 1976 International Motion Picture Almanac as part of the Sameric Corporation. Listed as the Eric Playhouse.

teecee
teecee on March 15, 2006 at 3:02 pm

Old photo with 1942 movie on marquee:
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teecee
teecee on March 4, 2007 at 8:25 am

1938 magazine article.
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teecee
teecee on January 20, 2008 at 1:01 pm

1947 program:

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1948 program:
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dallasmovietheaters
dallasmovietheaters on August 28, 2016 at 2:41 am

The Princeton Playhouse opened in 1937 (images in photos) as part of a $6 million project that included a square of businesses around the Nassau Inn. It ran for more than 40 years and was demolished on December 27, 1980. Princeton University brought the repertory cinema to its end in 1980 and sold the property for $17 million.

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