Silent Era : Theaters

Camden Theatre	On Market Street, looking west. Photograph: Silent Era image collection.
Address	725 Market Street
Opening Night Seating Capacity	1400
Original Theatre Owner	unknown
Original Theatre Architect	unknown
Years of Operation	unknown
Type of Musical Accompaniment	Moller theatre pipe organ, opus 1866 (1915-1925) Moller 3/18 theatre pipe organ, opus 4456 (1925-1929)
Current Status	Destroyed by fire in 1929
The Camden Theatre was built in the late 1890s as a live theatre venue. Motion pictures were first exhibited at the Camden in the 1910s. The venue had a Moller theatre pipe organ installed in 1915, and the organ was upgraded to a newer Moller model in 1925. Unfortunately, the Camden Theatre was destroyed by fire in 1929. The Parkersburg Art Center was built on the former site of the Camden Theatre. References: Cinema Treasures website : with additional information supplied by Savanna Violet.