Victory Theatre

589 Avenue C,
Bayonne, NJ 07002

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Ed_Francis
Ed_Francis on May 28, 2023 at 4:01 am

The building known as the Victory Theater and the Opera House operated as a Shop Rite supermarket for many years. On July 4, 1977, the brick building burned to the ground. The fire department was 1 block away. A new shop Rite was built on the site.

rivest266
rivest266 on February 22, 2023 at 10:46 am

Closed in February 1952.

rivest266
rivest266 on February 22, 2023 at 10:45 am

Reopened as Victory on September 4th, 1942.

Victory Theatre openingVictory Theatre opening 04 Sep 1942, Fri The Bayonne Times (Bayonne, New Jersey) Newspapers.com

Orlando
Orlando on October 6, 2016 at 11:50 am

This theatre was demolished over 25 years ago, I was in Bayonne yesterday and it is now a full block Shop-Rite with underground parking! Time to change the heading.

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on July 31, 2009 at 2:42 pm

Well, they were far away from the wives. What do you expect?

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on July 31, 2009 at 2:37 pm

From the Army’s Weekly Yank, dated 11/5/43:

The Victory theater in Bayonne, N.J. is cutting out films and going on a two-a-day vaudeville basis.

BayonneGirl
BayonneGirl on September 26, 2008 at 6:48 pm

Daniel J. Murphy was the contractor in charge of the construction of the Bayonne Opera House.

ayonnebay
ayonnebay on February 12, 2007 at 12:39 pm

1907 theater photo link in earlier comment is not the Opera House, but a different theater altogether, at a different location in Bayonne, NJ.

teecee
teecee on March 5, 2006 at 3:01 pm

Listed in the 1944 FDY. Listed in the 1956 FDY with no seat total, possibly closed.

Site of the Bayonne Dance marathon in 1932 (as the Opera House)

teecee
teecee on November 19, 2005 at 7:11 am

This looks like the same building from 1907:
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teecee
teecee on August 5, 2005 at 6:57 am

A Wurlitzer organ (opus 66) was installed in the Opera House on 8/23/1915.