Bent's Hall

A restorative effort has begun to revive the historical Bent's Opera House in Medina, NY. The following features vintage images associated with Bent's Corner, Bent's Opera House, and the building as well as the Opera House today.

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Read the 1954 article "Medina's Hitching Post Days". (Will open PDF in new browser window.)

Then...

Bent's Corner 1881

View of stage from balcony, 1885

Bent's Opera, circa unknown

Historic Interior photo from stage looking toward balcony, c. 1885
Ad for Buffalo Bill Performance, 1881
Armstrong's Drug Store, Medina, NY

Bent's Opera House, 1879Don C. Bent EsqCharles Newton Hood, manager of Bent's Opera House circa 1890-1910From "Medina's Hitching Post Days" article
Bent's Hall, Then & Now
W.T. Grant Company Photos from 1936
W.T. Grant Construction, 1936 W.T. Grant Construction, 1936W.T. Grant Construction, 1936W.T. Grant Interior, 1936

Now...

Bent's Hall stage & box seats, 2009

Opera House seating area, 2009

Bent's Hall Ticket Window, 2009

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"THEN"

Bent's Corner 1881

Bent's Corner 1881
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