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Wagar Hall of Rivers A Historic Local Landmark
A compact tribute to Wagar Hall in Rivers recalling its early cinema days and social bustle from Carnival Queen Time to Chautauqua, noting wartime gatherings, the St James Amateur Dramatic Society, and a near tragedy from a gasoline fire that hurt a performer. The surviving building still houses living quarters above a barber shop and pool room with a stage and a drop curtain preserved.
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