24 Eerie Abandoned Places with Dark Pasts and Even Darker Secrets
24. Orpheum Theatre: New Bedford’s Forgotten Stage
Built in 1912, the Orpheum Theatre in New Bedford, Massachusetts was once a stunning entertainment venue, featuring vaudeville performances, films, and live music. However, as the movie industry changed, the theater closed in the 1950s, and despite attempts to revive it, it has remained abandoned for decades. Inside, ornate ceilings, peeling gold-leaf decorations, and empty balconies create an eerie, frozen-in-time atmosphere. Dust-covered chairs still face the stage, as if waiting for a performance that will never come. Though efforts to restore it continue, the Orpheum remains one of America’s most haunting abandoned theaters.
