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| 15211 | 1932 Criterion Theatre |
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| The Criterion Theatre is a cinema, performance theatre, and venue located on Cottage Street in Bar Harbor, Maine. It opened in June 1932 featuring vaudeville performances and movies during a time when Bar Harbor's summer scene was at its height. Today it is one of only two Art Deco theaters in the state of Maine and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The 760 seat theatre was built for a convicted bootlegger named George McKay. After his release from federal prison, McKay solicited bids for constructions of a glamorous movie palace. The high bid of $95,206 was beat by Bunker & Savage Architects of Augusta, Maine who built the theatre in just six months for a contract price of $58,000. That's about $900,000 in today's dollars, a surprisingly low figure for such a magnificent structure. A $2 million dollar contribution from an anonymous donor in 2014 made possible the purchase and restoration of the Criterion which now operates as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization committed to safeguarding this historic space for stories, storytellers, and audiences. Today, almost everything in the building is original or as close as possible to it, including the light fixtures, curtains, seats, and stencils on the ceiling. | 
Description: The Criterion Theatre is a cinema, performance theatre, and venue located on Cottage Street in Bar Harbor, Maine. It opened in June 1932 featuring vaudeville performances and movies during a time when Bar Harbor's summer scene was at its height. Today it is one of only two Art Deco theaters in the state of Maine and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The 760 seat theatre was built for a convicted bootlegger named George McKay. After his release from federal prison, McKay solicited bids for constructions of a glamorous movie palace. The high bid of $95,206 was beat by Bunker & Savage Architects of Augusta, Maine who built the theatre in just six months for a contract price of $58,000. That's about $900,000 in today's dollars, a surprisingly low figure for such a magnificent structure. A $2 million dollar contribution from an anonymous donor in 2014 made possible the purchase and restoration of the Criterion which now operates as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization committed to safeguarding this historic space for stories, storytellers, and audiences. Today, almost everything in the building is original or as close as possible to it, including the light fixtures, curtains, seats, and stencils on the ceiling. [show more] | |||
| 8839 | H.G. Reed, Inc. - Neptune Theater - Entrance |
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| 12922 | Park Theater, Southwest Harbor Mayo Picture Theater |
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| 11185 | The Mayo Picture Theater / The Park Theater - Southwest Harbor |
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| The advertisement for the film “Abraham Lincoln – A First National Picture” on the side of the theater building dates this photograph. This version of the Abraham Lincoln story, a short, was filmed in 1924, produced by Lee DeForest, directed by J. Searle Dawley and featured actor, Frank McGlynn Sr. as Abraham Lincoln. The car on the left is a c. 1922 4-Door Sedan. The car in the middle is a c. 1920 4-Door Sedan. The car on the right is a c. 1920 4-Door Touring Car. The stairs, just visible, at the left of the theater building are the front steps of St. Johns Episcopal Church at 319 Main Street. The barn, just visible at the far left of the photograph, is the Francis Gilley / Dr. F.M. Gilley barn at 311 Main Street. The peak of the Southwest Harbor High School (later the Harbor House building) is just visible behind the left utililty pole. The school building is at 339 Main Street, | 
Description: The advertisement for the film “Abraham Lincoln – A First National Picture” on the side of the theater building dates this photograph. This version of the Abraham Lincoln story, a short, was filmed in 1924, produced by Lee DeForest, directed by J. Searle Dawley and featured actor, Frank McGlynn Sr. as Abraham Lincoln. The car on the left is a c. 1922 4-Door Sedan. The car in the middle is a c. 1920 4-Door Sedan. The car on the right is a c. 1920 4-Door Touring Car. The stairs, just visible, at the left of the theater building are the front steps of St. Johns Episcopal Church at 319 Main Street. The barn, just visible at the far left of the photograph, is the Francis Gilley / Dr. F.M. Gilley barn at 311 Main Street. The peak of the Southwest Harbor High School (later the Harbor House building) is just visible behind the left utililty pole. The school building is at 339 Main Street, [show more] | |
| 11021 | The Mayo Picture Theater / The Park Theater - Southwest Harbor |
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| The automobile at the extreme left on Main Street is probably a 1930 Model A with a pickup box inserted in the back. | 
Description: The automobile at the extreme left on Main Street is probably a 1930 Model A with a pickup box inserted in the back. | |||
| 5538 | The Mayo Picture Theater / The Park Theater - Southwest Harbor |
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| 12269 | The Park Theater - Theater Lights |
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| 12268 | The Park Theater - Theater Lights |
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