It is either Erie or Venango County. Greenville is south of Erie PA about an hour. The round circles in the front doors were so art deco, too. Such a shame that Greenville has now lost that theatre to the ages.
JBaker: Interesting post and nice to read that you married a candy girl and are still married to this day. Wish the Jordan had done as well as the community lost a unique art deco theatre. Have enjoyed seeing the posted photos of this theatre on Cinema Tour.
Very sad to read and see that this theatre has been destroyed and that it had a fire. And yes, such a shame for the people of Yeadon to have lost this special art deco theatre! So nice to read that several chunks of ceramic facade material will make their way to the THS archive in Elmhurst, IL.
WSL: Nice to read a post from you!! Please email me @ as I would love to see your “grand” photos! And yes, “the Grand Theatre was most certainly a key part of life during the 40s, 50s and 60s.” Such a shame that it was razed! Rather than raising $ to raze it the village should have been raising $ to save it! I didn’t live in the area in the early 90s, but if I had been there I would have launched a campaign to Save the Grand!
Just returned from Tampa FL and rec’d a wonderful tour prior to the Buster Keaton silent film concert with organist Rosa Rio who, by the way, is 105 years young! The theatre is truly an Eberson “gem” in downtown Tampa!
The TENNESSEE marquee is nice to see in photos, but the full impact occurs when seeing it IN PERSON as I did this past December. And a tour by Dr. Snyder, resident organist was “the icing on the cake”!
Lost Memory: Thanks for this photo as I went through Chambersburg Pa 2 years ago enroute to Gettysburg and since I wasn’t driving we didn’t go down main street past this theatre…will the next time though!
After looking at the photos on this link and comparing them to how the theatre looked in 1949 other than the beautiful marquee which is still intact, the front entrance has been changed to enter on the side?
Since I couldn’t access the above George Rothacker site posted on Feb. 10, 2005 go to www.georgerothacker.com and click on theatre paintings to find the one of the Roxy and its art deco marquee.
Just picked up the book, Cinema Treasures after a long absence and found myself reading about this theatre in PA. Very nice and it seems to have been kept original which makes it all the more sweet.
Lost Memory: Would also like to see some vintage interior photos. As you know, I have sent the Carlisle Theatre box office an email in regards to website interior photos and the “front doors” inquiry.
Lost Memory: Thanks for this photo which shows more of entire building. BTW, if you find any photos of this theatre in the 40’s that would be great as I have a sneaky feeling that the present doors are NOT original.
In the current issue of Reminisce there is a letter on the Reminisent page that talks about this theatre. It reads as follows: “Clayton Durbin, a Los Angeles native now living in Wichita Kansas, added that the Loew’s State Theatre on the left of the photo (photo in the Aug/Sept issue) and the KRKD radio tower on the right are still on Broadway. He noted that many dignitaries were honored in parades through that intersection.”
And I wonder what is on that piece of land now?
It is either Erie or Venango County. Greenville is south of Erie PA about an hour. The round circles in the front doors were so art deco, too. Such a shame that Greenville has now lost that theatre to the ages.
The photo of the interior glass block wall was very unique and so art deco.
JBaker: Interesting post and nice to read that you married a candy girl and are still married to this day. Wish the Jordan had done as well as the community lost a unique art deco theatre. Have enjoyed seeing the posted photos of this theatre on Cinema Tour.
My husband saw NT, but not in an historic theatre which would really make viewing that Nicholas Cage movie special.
Very sad to read and see that this theatre has been destroyed and that it had a fire. And yes, such a shame for the people of Yeadon to have lost this special art deco theatre! So nice to read that several chunks of ceramic facade material will make their way to the THS archive in Elmhurst, IL.
WSL: Nice to read a post from you!! Please email me @ as I would love to see your “grand” photos! And yes, “the Grand Theatre was most certainly a key part of life during the 40s, 50s and 60s.” Such a shame that it was razed! Rather than raising $ to raze it the village should have been raising $ to save it! I didn’t live in the area in the early 90s, but if I had been there I would have launched a campaign to Save the Grand!
Just returned from Tampa FL and rec’d a wonderful tour prior to the Buster Keaton silent film concert with organist Rosa Rio who, by the way, is 105 years young! The theatre is truly an Eberson “gem” in downtown Tampa!
Is there an old theatre operating today in downtown Jackson?
I will find myself in Savannah in the near future so will check out this historic theatre at 222 Bull Street and report back here!
The TENNESSEE marquee is nice to see in photos, but the full impact occurs when seeing it IN PERSON as I did this past December. And a tour by Dr. Snyder, resident organist was “the icing on the cake”!
Lost Memory: Thanks for this photo as I went through Chambersburg Pa 2 years ago enroute to Gettysburg and since I wasn’t driving we didn’t go down main street past this theatre…will the next time though!
Bob Jensen: Where is this Opus 1616 in ERIE PA?
I’ve been to this “gem” in Kannapolis NC…very nice and very art deco!
I had trouble with the Webshots link, too. Does the photo show the former entrance with the ticket kios?
Didn’t notice the price so will settle for the free photo, too!
Tried to bring up the “ken mc” link posted on March 19, 2006, but no luck……thought it might show that entrance!
After looking at the photos on this link and comparing them to how the theatre looked in 1949 other than the beautiful marquee which is still intact, the front entrance has been changed to enter on the side?
Since I couldn’t access the above George Rothacker site posted on Feb. 10, 2005 go to www.georgerothacker.com and click on theatre paintings to find the one of the Roxy and its art deco marquee.
Just picked up the book, Cinema Treasures after a long absence and found myself reading about this theatre in PA. Very nice and it seems to have been kept original which makes it all the more sweet.
Lost Memory: Would also like to see some vintage interior photos. As you know, I have sent the Carlisle Theatre box office an email in regards to website interior photos and the “front doors” inquiry.
Lost Memory: Thanks for this photo which shows more of entire building. BTW, if you find any photos of this theatre in the 40’s that would be great as I have a sneaky feeling that the present doors are NOT original.
In the current issue of Reminisce there is a letter on the Reminisent page that talks about this theatre. It reads as follows: “Clayton Durbin, a Los Angeles native now living in Wichita Kansas, added that the Loew’s State Theatre on the left of the photo (photo in the Aug/Sept issue) and the KRKD radio tower on the right are still on Broadway. He noted that many dignitaries were honored in parades through that intersection.”
Thanks. The interior photos are fabulous, but too bad the marquee was taken down along with removing the ticket kios as seen in the 40’s photos.
Very interesting photo with lots of “when in Rome” information!