Warner Theatre

210 W. 10th Street,
Wilmington, DE 19801

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Previously operated by: Warner Bros. Circuit Management Corp.

Architects: Wallace E. Hance, David Supowitz

Styles: Streamline Moderne

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Warner Theatre

The Warner Theatre was the largest and most lavish in the State of Delaware. It opened on February 8, 1939.

It closed in December 1976 and in the summer of 1977 it was announced that the auditorium section of the building would be demolished and turned into a parking lot.

Contributed by KenRoe

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barrygoodkin
barrygoodkin on November 20, 2005 at 6:12 am

According to researh by Craig Morrison and Irv Glazer the architect was Wallace E. Hance

rave323
rave323 on December 28, 2009 at 9:27 am

Can anyone give me info on the Cinemart on Gov Prinz? I can’t find any info anywhere, but, I stop to look at it every time I’m in the area. What a mystery. The only thing I can tell is that I was built in the 60’s due to the chandelier and font on the front sign.

TLSLOEWS
TLSLOEWS on December 28, 2009 at 10:50 am

Nice picture Chuck1231

cinemascope
cinemascope on November 10, 2010 at 12:39 pm

In the summer of 1973, Blue Oyster Cult and Peter Frampton played a live concert here because all the venues in Philly were booked. I was sitting in for the manager that week, and Frampton used my office for a dressing room. Two weeks later we held Wilmington’s first All Night Movie Horrorthon, including Night of the Living Dead and 3 other horror films. Started at midnight and lasted all night. But the biggest hit we had was when Tom Laughlin rented the theatre for his four-wall reissue of BILLY JACK which sold out almost every show. What a summer that was!

ronnie21
ronnie21 on November 17, 2012 at 8:47 pm

according to this ad iam posting. of suspiria is from Aug 26th 1977.. so it didnt close in decmeber of 76…look in photo section..

Mike Richardson
Mike Richardson on December 2, 2014 at 3:28 am

From a Wilmington Fire Department photo page, Engine Company No. 8 @ Warner Theatre. No other info.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/timothywildey/14457319200/

Joe Vogel
Joe Vogel on March 18, 2016 at 1:49 am

The September 17, 1938, issue of Motion Picture Herald said that David Supowitz had acted as consulting architect for the Warner Theatre, then under construction in Wilmington.

ebdunn
ebdunn on July 29, 2018 at 4:46 pm

Ronnie21, the Warner theater closed November 29, 1977.

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