Bijou Theatre

127 S. Main Street,
Wagoner, OK 74467

Unfavorite No one has favorited this theater yet

Additional Info

Previous Names: Bijou Electric Theatre

Nearby Theaters

Bijou Theatre

The Bijou Electric Theatre was opened by 1909. It was destroyed by fire on February 17, 1910. It was rebuilt and reopened as the Bijou Theatre later in 1910. It was closed in summer of 1916. The building still stands close to the corner with Church Street, but it is vacant in 2021 following retail use.

Contributed by Ken Roe

Recent comments (view all 2 comments)

robboehm
robboehm on July 29, 2022 at 11:36 am

Uploaded a 1914 image.

50sSNIPES
50sSNIPES on July 29, 2022 at 12:03 pm

The Bijou Theatre (or Bijou Electric Theatre) opened as early as 1909.

On a 0-Degree day on February 17, 1910 at approximately 8:30 PM, the Bijou Theatre was destroyed by a fire caused by a gas heater suffering damage from the projector which was sat next to the heater. Despite a small crowd of 75 was reported inside the theater at the time, nobody was reported injured. The front was severely damaged as well as the film originally supposed to be shown was destroyed. The Bijou was rebuilt and reopened later that year.

It was once operated by the Ross Humphrey and his brother. The Bijou Theatre closed for the final time in mid-1916. The A.F. Parkinson building later took over the site of the Bijou that same year.

You must login before making a comment.

New Comment

Subscribe Want to be emailed when a new comment is posted about this theater?
Just login to your account and subscribe to this theater.