Orpheum Theatre
124 Nepperhan Avenue,
Yonkers,
NY
10701
124 Nepperhan Avenue,
Yonkers,
NY
10701
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Previous Names: Doric Theatre
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Located at Nepperhan Avenue and New Main Street. The Doric Theatre was opened September 25, 1905. It was closed on November 18, 1907. The Orpheum Theatre was listed in the American Motion Picture Directory 1914-1915. It was destroyed by a fire on December 12, 1929.
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This web page has information about the Orpheum Theatre. It states that the Orpheum was located at 124 Nepperhan Avenue and opened as the Doric Theatre on September 25, 1905.
reopened as Orpheum on November 18th, 1907
Orpheum theatre opening Mon, Nov 18, 1907 – 4 · The Herald Statesman (Yonkers, New York) · Newspapers.com
Held an reopening on January 23rd, 1922
New Orpheum reopening Sat, Jan 21, 1922 – 5 · The Herald Statesman (Yonkers, New York) · Newspapers.com
The Doric moniker lasted two years closing on November 9, 1907. It became the Orpheum on November 18, 1907. The Orpheum was destroyed by fire on December 12/13, 1929 and not rebuilt. However, the rubble remained for almost a full year before the city built a fence around the property awaiting complete demolition.