Maine Memory Network

Presque Isle: The Star City - Perry Opera House

"It was renamed the Perry Theatre, and had a sixty foot semicircular stage. In 1930, the building was purchased by Northern National Bank, and named…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - John R Braden

"… in front of the ticket booth at the Braden Theatre on Main Street in Presque Isle, one would see a “cornerstone” of the Braden Theatre placed when…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Movies Come To The Island

"… rustic, informal, and unpretentious.” Star Theatre AdvertisementNortheast Harbor Library The theatre featured silent-film movies with live…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - A Short History Of Performing Arts On Mount Desert Island

"… the Arts Era when concerts, festivals, dance and theatre were abundant. We also explore the cultural shift in popular entertainment when Movies…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Building Of The Arts Era

"… intended to revive the building as a community theatre, but it wasn’t meant to be. In October of that same year, the entire structure was destroyed…"