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      Henry Bergeron travelled all over the United States in his Vaudeville career. Here are just
    some of the places he danced in and some links to some of the theatres that may still exist.
       

    Scroll down to see the complete Theater descriptions of this index

    or view this United States map that shows most of the Theaters Henry Bergeron performed in.
  • American Theater - Portland
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  • Broadway Theater - Denver
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  • American Theater - Spokane
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  • Denver Theater
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  • El Capitan - San Francisco
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  • El Paso
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  • Fox Visalia - Visalia Ca.
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  • Fisher - Detroit, MI
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  • Heilig Theater - Eugene, Oregon
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  • Minnesota
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  • Paradise - Chicago
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  • Paramount - New York
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  • Paramount - Toledo
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  • Paramount - Portland
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  • Oriental Theater - Chicago
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  • Paramount - New Haven
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  • Paramount - Seattle
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  • Publix
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  • Rennie Theater - San Fernando, CA
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  • RKO Orpheum - Salt Lake City
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  • The Indiana - Indianapolis, IN
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  • Saenger - New Orleans
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  • Salt Lake Theater
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  • The California - Stockton, Ca
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  • Tivoli - Chicago
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  • Uptown - Chicago
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  • Warner Brothers Theater - Hollywood CA
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  • PALACE - DALLAS TEXAS
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      Denver Colorado

    Copyright © 1995-2005 Denver Public Library, Colorado Historical Society, and Denver Art Museum - Broadway Theater c.1920s

    'Hit The Deck' played by the Broadway Theater in 1928

    Hit The Deck cast in front of the Broadway Theater in 1928 - from the Henry Bergeron collection.
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      Denver, Colorado

    1930 photo

    copyright 1995-2005 The Denver Public Library, the Colorado Historical Society, or the Denver Art Museum. All rights reserved

    1938 photo

    copyright 1995-2005 The Denver Public Library, the Colorado Historical Society, or the Denver Art Museum. All rights reserved
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    Portland,Oregon

     
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      Spokane, Washington
    Photo courtesy Spokane Coeur d'Alene Living
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    2353 Mission Street San Fransisco, Ca

    El Capitan, from the Henry Bergeron collection c.1930

    El Capitan, more or less as it looks now

    photo courtesy - http://www.noehill.com/default.asp
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  • Cinema Treasures - El Paso
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      Detroit, MI

    Vintage exterior view of the Fisher Building and Theatre Photo - courtesy of the Library of Congress

    Theatre Photo Copyright (C) 2000,2001,2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
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      Eugene, Oregon

    Willamette Street, c.1940's

    photo courtesy of PSTOS.org

    Willamette Street, c.1958

    photo courtesy of PSTOS.org
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      Minneapolis, Minnesota

    Vintage photograph of the Minnesota Theater's exterior, including its spectacular original marquee and vertical sign - Photo courtesy of Minnesota Historical Society

    Building as it looks today

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      Chicago Ill.

    Oriental Theater c.1930s

    Renamed Ford Center for the performing Arts - Oriental Theater
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      Dallas Texas

     

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      Chicago Ill.

    Paradise Theater, ca. 1928

    photo courtesy of chicago.urban-history.org

     

    Front Album cover of STYX Paradise LP showing the Paradise Theater

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      Portland, Oregon

    Paramount in Portland circa 1930

    photo courtesy of PSTOS.org

    Paramount Portland in 1999

    photo courtesy of PSTOS.org
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      New York

     

    c.1930s

    The Old Paramount Theater has been converted to a Hard Rock Cafe in 2005, but still has maintained the old look facade of the early '30s

    photo courtesy of Hard Rock Cafe
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      Toledo, Ohio

    Vintage postcard view of the long-demolished Paramount Theater - Photo courtesy of Ron Heberlee

    Exterior view of demolition of the Paramount. - photo courtesy of toledo lucas county public library.org

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      Seattle, Washington

    Seattle Theater opening night, March 1, 1928 Courtesy Puget Sound Theatre Organ Society

    The Paramount, more or less as it is today
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    New Haven, Conn.

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      Boston?

     

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      San Fernando, CA

     

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      Salt Lake City, Utah

    The photo was taken in February 1921, about two years after the theater opened - Used by permission, Utah State Historical Society, all rights reserved.

    A view of the closed theater from across Main Street - Photo by Grant Smith, 7 June 2001

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      New Orleans

    c. 1927 the year the theater opened

    The Saenger as it stands to day (pre-Katrina) - photo courtesy of AMERICAN THEATRE ORGAN SOCIETY

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      Salt Lake City, Utah

    The Salt Lake Theater was originally built in 1861 and is a candidate as the theater Henry Bergeron danced in. - photo courtesy of Cyburbia.org ©1994-2004

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    The Promised Valley Playhouse has been named as the Salt LakeTheater in the pass, so it is also a candidate as the theater Henry Bergeron danced in. -Photo courtesy of Grant Smith
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      Stockton, Ca

    The original "California" was demolished in 1929 and replaced by the above theater c.1930. - photo courtesy of Copyright 2006 City of Stockton

    "The Fox California" theater was recently remained "The Bob Hope" Theater.

    - photo courtesy of Copyright 2006 City of Stockton

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      Indiana

    Located in Terre Haute, IN and opened in 1922 and is a candidate as the theater Henry Bergeron danced in.

     

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    Present-day view of the Indiana Theatre's exterior. Located in Indianapolis this Theater is a candidate as the theater Henry Bergeron danced in.

    -Photo courtesy of Jason Young
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      Chicago, Ill

    Photo from the Krambles-Peterson Archive

    Photograph: "Tivoli Theater and Hotel Strand at Cottage Grove Avenue and 63rd Street," 1922 [Library of Congress]

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      Chicago, Illinois

    Image of Uptown Theatre from 1925 courtesy of Compass Rose Cultural Crossroads

    2000, Photo courtesy of Mark Montgomery/Friends of the Uptown
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      Hollywood Ca.

    photo courtesy of jpg2.lapl.org

     

    photo courtesy of yesterdayla.com

     
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  • Cinema Treasures - Stanley Theater
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