Princeton Playhouse
29 Hulfish Street,
Princeton,
NJ
08542
29 Hulfish Street,
Princeton,
NJ
08542
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Previously operated by: Associated Prudential Theaters Inc., Sameric Corporation
Architects: Thomas Stapleton
Styles: Rustic, Streamline Moderne
Previous Names: Eric Playhouse
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The Princeton Playhouse opened as a movie theatre in December 1937. The theater was closed and demolished in 1980 as part of urban renewal.
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Listed in the 1961 FDY as part of Associated Prudential Theatres, Inc.
Listed in the 1944 FDY. Listed in the 1976 International Motion Picture Almanac as part of the Sameric Corporation. Listed as the Eric Playhouse.
Old photo with 1942 movie on marquee:
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1938 magazine article.
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1947 program:
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1948 program:
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The Princeton Playhouse opened in 1937 (images in photos) as part of a $6 million project that included a square of businesses around the Nassau Inn. It ran for more than 40 years and was demolished on December 27, 1980. Princeton University brought the repertory cinema to its end in 1980 and sold the property for $17 million.