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1801-1856. The Premiere Hotel in Knoxville. The Bijou Theatre, a pillar in Knoxville’s rich history, began as The Lamar House more than two centuries ago. Sitting on a parcel once granted to Revolutionary War general James White, it is believed to be the oldest commercially active property in Knoxville ─ possibly in Tennessee.
The Bijou Theatre is one of East Tennessee’s oldest and most revered performance venues, opening in 1909, as part of the Lamar House Hotel, one of the oldest buildings in Knoxville.
The Bijou Theatre is a 501(c)(3) organization overseen by the Bijou Theatre Foundation. HOW OLD IS THE BIJOU? The Bijou Theatre opened March 8, 1909, as part of an already existing hotel known as the Lamar House.
The Bijou Theatre is the oldest building in America that opened as a movie and live performance space and is still operating as a movie theater and live entertainment venue. The story began in 1909 when Lillian L. Ashmun purchased the property, located at 269-275 Fairfield Avenue in Bridgeport.
- Bridgeport, CT 06604 USA
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- (203) 296-2875
A true Gay Street icon, the Bijou Theatre is Knoxville’s oldest and one of the city’s most beloved theatres. It has a deep history dating back to the very early 1800s when Irish immigrant Thomas Humes built what we now know as the Lamar House, the front part of the Bijou Theatre.
Jul 27, 2011 · The Bijou Theatre has been a constant in Chicago’s LGBT community, now ready to celebrate a merry milestone: 40 years.
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The Bijou Theatre is a theater located in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States. Built in 1909 as an addition to the Lamar House Hotel, the theater has at various times served as performance venue for traditional theatre, vaudeville, a second-run moviehouse, a commencement stage for the city's African-American high school, and a pornographic ...
