Bijou Theatre

127 S. Main Street,
Wagoner, OK 74467

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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.

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

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