Magic Lantern
The Magic Lantern is a movie theater in Bridgton, Maine, United States. It was demolished due to a sinkhole located on-site. The theater reopened at its new location on February 8, 2008.- Type: Movie theater
- Description: movie theater in Bridgton, Maine, United States
- Also known as: “Brookside Theater”, “Magic Lantern Theater”, “Mayfair Theater”, and “Meserve Theater”
- Address: 9 Depot Street, Bridgton, ME 04009
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dalton Holmes Davis Memorial Library and Soldiers’ Monument.
Dalton Holmes Davis Memorial Library
Library
Photo: Doug Kerr, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Bridgton Public Library, formerly the Dalton Holmes Davis Memorial Library, is the public library of Bridgton, Maine. It is located at 1 Church Street, in an architecturally distinguished Classical Revival building designed by Harry S. Dalton Holmes Davis Memorial Library is situated 390 feet west of Magic Lantern.
Soldiers’ Monument
Work of art
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Soldiers' Monument is a war memorial located at the head of Main Hill on the west end of downtown Bridgton, Maine. The memorial stands 36 feet high and features a 13.5 foot tall bronze statue of a soldier on its pedestal. Soldiers’ Monument is situated 1,600 feet west of Magic Lantern.
Woods Pond
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Woods Pond is situated 2 miles southwest of Magic Lantern.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bridgton and Bridgton.
Bridgton
Town
Bridgton is a census-designated place in the town of Bridgton in Cumberland County, Maine, United States. The CDP comprises the villages of Bridgton and North Bridgton within the town.
Bridgton
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Bridgton is a town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States. The population was 5,418 at the 2020 census. A resort area in Maine's Lakes Region, Bridgton is home to Bridgton Academy, a private preparatory school, and the Four on the Fourth Road Race.
North Bridgton
Neighborhood
North Bridgton is a village in the town of Bridgton in Cumberland County, Maine, United States. It is located just west of Long Lake, and just south of the town of Harrison. North Bridgton is situated 3 miles north of Magic Lantern.
Magic Lantern
- Categories: building and commercial building
- Location: Town of Bridgton, Cumberland County, Lakes and Mountains, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
44.05412° or 44° 3′ 15″ northLongitude
-70.70825° or 70° 42′ 30″ westOpen location code
87PF373R+JMOpenStreetMap ID
way 621795463OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=cinemaOpenStreetMap feature
building=commercialWikidata ID
Q6730748
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Magic Lantern” goes by many names.
- French: “Magic Lantern Theater”
- German: “Magic Lantern Theater”
- Japanese: “ブルックサイド・シアター”
- Japanese: “マジック・ランターン・シアター”
- Japanese: “メイフェア・シアター”
- Japanese: “メザーブ・シアター”
- Japanese: “魔法のランタン映画館”
- Spanish: “Magic Lantern Theater”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Post Office Square and Bridgton Public Library Courtyard.
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