111 Mason St. | map |
Opening: The date is unknown. It was running by 1905. The location was on the west side of the street between Eddy and Ellis St. It was a half block from the Tivoli Opera House at Mason & Eddy.
The Bijou Theatre, a "Rest & Music Hall," appears in this detail from Volume 1, pages 47-48 of the 1905 Sanborn Fire Insurance Atlas. It's Eddy St. on the left and Ellis on the right. The map appears on the website of the David Rumsay Historical Map Collection. Also see a discussion page on the site's blog with links to various pages of the six volume publication.
In addition to the Bijou note that the Techau Tavern, next door at 109 Mason, also had a stage.
Closing: Like everything else in the area, the Bijou didn't survive the March 1906 earthquake and fire.
More Information: We also had a Bijou Opera House, at times called the Bijou Theatre at 729 Market St. It opened in 1888 and was running until 1892.
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