Burnap's Opera House

Oak Street and Main Street,
Windsor Locks, CT 06096

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rsalters (Ron Salters)
rsalters (Ron Salters) on March 13, 2021 at 10:44 am

Burnap’s Hall is listed in the 1897-98 edition of the Julius Cahn Official Theatrical Guide. S.R. Burnap was Mgr. 500 seats, electric illumination. The proscenium opening was 20 feet wide X 11 feet high, and the stage was 20 feet deep. Hotel for show folk was the Charter Oak Hotel; railroad was the New Haven RR. The Windsor Locks Journal printed the programs. The 1897 population was 3,000. Manager Burnap was also the house doctor.

Gerald A. DeLuca
Gerald A. DeLuca on March 13, 2021 at 4:37 am

More history on this place: http://www.windsorlockshistory.org/sites/default/files/WL%20History%20Burnap.pdf