Imperial Theater

214 S. Main Street,
Anderson, SC 29624

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robboehm
robboehm on April 22, 2026 at 4:50 pm

Were there two different Bijou’s and, perhaps another Imperial? I just uploaded a notice on the Garrick site that the Bijou was rebranded to Garrick by the owner of the Anderson and, in Cinema-Going Anderson, SC by Christian Thomas he says there was an Imperial Theater across from the Victor which was on Church.

SethG
SethG on May 12, 2018 at 12:24 pm

Streetview is wrong. Needs to move up two blocks and turn the other way. Building must still be there. One of the storefronts south of the Sullivan hardware building.

Joe Vogel
Joe Vogel on December 18, 2013 at 3:25 pm

There were plans to remodel the Bijou Theatre in 1918, according to this item in the May 4 issue of The Moving Picture World:

“ANDERSON, S. C. — Bijou theater has plans by Casey & Fant for improvements to theater to include removal of second balcony, redecoration of interior, making screen fourteen feet square, installing ventilating and heating systems and indirect lighting.”
Joseph Huntley Casey and Charles William Fant Sr. were Anderson’s leading architects of the period.

blakeshorter
blakeshorter on December 5, 2012 at 10:05 pm

Does anyone know any more information about the Imperial and other early Anderson theatres? I’m researching Anderson’s early cinema.