Victory Theatre
589 Avenue C,
Bayonne,
NJ
07002
589 Avenue C,
Bayonne,
NJ
07002
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City of Bayonne -- Postcards from the Early 1900s
Additional Info
Architects: E.C. Horne
Styles: Neo-Classical
Previous Names: Opera House
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The Bayonne Opera House was opened in 1907. On September 4, 1942 it was renamed Victory Theatre, It had definitely closed in February 1952 and it became a Shop Rite supermarket. It was destroyed by a fire on July 4, 1977 and the remains were demolished around 1980.
In the attached link, photo #62 (midway down the leftmost column) shows an old postcard from 1909.
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This looks like the same building from 1907:
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Listed in the 1944 FDY. Listed in the 1956 FDY with no seat total, possibly closed.
Site of the Bayonne Dance marathon in 1932 (as the Opera House)
1907 theater photo link in earlier comment is not the Opera House, but a different theater altogether, at a different location in Bayonne, NJ.
Daniel J. Murphy was the contractor in charge of the construction of the Bayonne Opera House.
From the Army’s Weekly Yank, dated 11/5/43:
The Victory theater in Bayonne, N.J. is cutting out films and going on a two-a-day vaudeville basis.
Well, they were far away from the wives. What do you expect?
This theatre was demolished over 25 years ago, I was in Bayonne yesterday and it is now a full block Shop-Rite with underground parking! Time to change the heading.
Reopened as Victory on September 4th, 1942.
Closed in February 1952.
The building known as the Victory Theater and the Opera House operated as a Shop Rite supermarket for many years. On July 4, 1977, the brick building burned to the ground. The fire department was 1 block away. A new shop Rite was built on the site.