1937:ZEROING IN ON THE GARDEN THEATRE

I never attended this theater but remember seeing the listing in the daily edition of the local press. This is an extracted segment from a high definition photo of North Broad street looking north,

1937: THE GARDEN THEATRE:

There it was all those years in the 20th century. It was a "second run" theater that folded with the destruction in the 1960's. The great old theater ended up as a sex-oriented theater before it closed. It was located on North Broad Street just north of Academy Street.

1I37: NORTH BROAD STREET

 

Here's a closer look at the Garden Theater on North Broad Street, 1937. Stern's was a very popular store during the depression years. As seen in the photo, they took up two buildings.

1937: NORTH BROAD STREET AND THE GARDEN THEATER

They say if you wait long enough and are patient, you will ultimately find one or more of the many things you search for. So it is with this photo. I have been after a photo of Trenton's Garden Theater for many years. I stumbled upon it quite by accident and am happy to post it herewith. The Garden was one of the "economy" theaters back in the day, as were the Gaiety and Centre, The theater had an inglorious end when X rated movies were featured.