City Square Theatre
Washington Street and Anderson Street,
Trenton,
NJ
08611
Washington Street and Anderson Street,
Trenton,
NJ
08611
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The City Square Theatre was opened as an open air theatre in the late-1900’s. It was demolished after the 1914 summer season. An indoor City Square Theatre was built and opened on August 28, 1915 with “The Unbroken Road”. By March 1919 it had been equipped with a Wurlitzer organ which was played by Philadelphia based organist Stanley W. Rhodes. It is listed in a 1919 Trenton business directory. The City Square Theatre is also listed in the 1932 Film Daily Yearbook as closed with 611 seats. It was closed in June 1932 as a silent movie theatre and was put up ‘For Sale’. It never reopened.
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The City Square Theatre in Trenton was mentioned in the January 8, 1916, issue of The Moving Picture World.
The City Square Theatre opened as an open-air venue and was demolished after the 1914 season to make way for the new-build hardtop venue, the City Square Theatre. It launched on August 28, 1915 with “The Unbroken Road.” Pearson H. Hume was at the helm. Charles Hildinger, operator of city’s second Bijou Theatre, the Rialto, the Berkley, the Victory, the Royal, the Majestic, the Jefferson, the Garden, and the Strand - all in Trenton.
The City Square Theatre opened as an open-air venue and was demolished after the 1914 season to make way for the new-build hardtop venue, the City Square Theatre. It launched on August 28, 1915 with “The Unbroken Road.” Pearson H. Hume was at the helm. Charles Hildinger, operator of city’s second Bijou Theatre, the Rialto, the Berkley, the Victory, the Royal, the Majestic, the Jefferson, the Garden, and the Strand - all in Trenton. It was offered for sale and doesn’t appear to have been converted for sound following its closure and sale ad in June of 1932.