Bijou Theatre
127 S. Main Street,
Wagoner,
OK
74467
127 S. Main Street,
Wagoner,
OK
74467
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Previous Names: Bijou Electric Theatre
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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.
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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.