Strand Theatre
111 W. Washington Street,
Camden,
AR
71701
111 W. Washington Street,
Camden,
AR
71701
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Previously operated by: Paramount Pictures Inc.
Previous Names: Hauber Theatre
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The Hauber Theatre was located on the corner of W. Washington Street and N. Adams Street and opened in 1921. In the 1930’s it was renamed Strand Theatre. It became one of the five downtown theatres. In the 1941 and 1943 editions of Film Daily Yearbook, it was listed as being operated by Paramount Pictures Inc. through their subsidiary M.A. Lightman. It was closed in 1955.
It has been demolished and the building at the location is a Jewelry Store. The Strand Theatre and the old Malco Theatre are the only two of the five to have been demolished. I could only find mentioning and addresses for the Strand theatre on a couple history sites for the County.
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Launched as the Hauber Theatre in 1921 as part of the Otto C. Hauber’s Theatre Circuit. A. Joe Lukachie ran the theatre into the 1930s when it became the Strand Theatre. The last ads are at the end of 1955, likely spelling the end of the theatre.
A lot of the information is incorrect. Part of the confusion is that odds and evens switched sides between 1948 and 1953. It also seems that we are conflating a few theaters.
The 1912, 1917, 1924 and 1948 maps all show one theater on the 100 block of W Washington, but it is never in the same place. In addition, neither the 1930 nor the 1953 maps show any theaters at all in the 100 block of either E or W Washington. Of the 4 theaters, two have been demolished, and two are still there.
The “New Theaters” column of the February 5, 1921 issue of The Billboard said that the Hauber Gem Theater in Camden, Arkansas was “practically completed.” The $25,000 house was owned by A. [sic] C. Hauber of Pine Bluff. Local sources usually give Mr. Hauber’s first initial as O. I’ve been unable to find any other mentions of the name Gem Theater in Camden.