Bijou Theatre (Boston)
Bijou Opera House, Bijou Dream Theatre, B.F. Keith's Bijou Theatre, RKO Bijou Theatre, Intown Theatre | |
Bijou interior, 19th century | |
| Address | 545 Washington Street Boston, Massachusetts United States |
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| Operator | Emerson College |
| Construction | |
| Opened | December 11, 1882 |
| Closed | 1943 |
| Years active | 1882-1943 |
| Architect | Bradlee, Winslow & Wetherell |
The Bijou Theatre (1882–1943) in Boston, Massachusetts, occupied the second floor of 545 Washington Street near today's Theatre District. Architect George Wetherell designed the space, described by a contemporary reviewer as "dainty." Proprietors included Edward Hastings, George Tyler, and B.F. Keith. Around the 1900s, it featured a "staircase of heavy glass under which flowed an illuminated waterfall." The Bijou "closed 31 December 1943 and was razed in 1951." The building's facade still exists. It is currently a pending Boston Landmark by the Boston Landmarks Commission.