Whitehall Center Theater
4150 Brownsville Road,
Brentwood,
PA
15227
4150 Brownsville Road,
Brentwood,
PA
15227
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Previously operated by: Stanley-Warner Theatres, Warner Bros. Circuit Management Corp.
Architects: Victor A. Rigaumont
Styles: Streamline Moderne
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The Whitehall Center Theater opened November 1, 1940 as part of the Whitehall Shopping Center. The theater sat in the middle of the small Whitehall Shopping Center and resembled a cream colored castle, with a terra cotta facade and two huge towers on each side which had illuminated lanterns on top.
The Whitehall Center Theater basically showed second run movies as well as re-issued Disney classics.
Originally a single screen theater, the Whitehall Center Theater opened a second screen theater before closing in 1999.
The theater was closed along with the shopping center to make way for a new shopping plaza (Brentwood Towne Centre).
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Tinseltoes: Nice article on the old Whitehall Theatre. I lived in the area from 1967 to 1991, but I don’t remember the bowling alley. Where was it located?
When I first moved to Brentwood, The name of this place confused me. Doing research I found out that Whitehall Borough (next town over) was formed in 1948 (almost a decade after this center opened!) The just “stole” then name! “White Hall” was the name of a coachstop/tavern/hotel that is at the site of Slater’s Funeral home (Also in Brentwood!) Whiehall Center, The Davis farmhouse and The Point Veiw Hotel were three landmarks on Brownsville RD that were destroyed in the 2000s (Sad, I loved all 3!)
As a kid I went many times to the Saturday afternoon matinee.$.35 admission and $.15 for a box of popcorn.The line to get in went around the block.In 1961 went to see “Gorgo” Monster movies always drew the biggest crowds.
The Theater was named Whitehall In Brentwood and the borough next door was also Whitehall both named for the Old Whitehall Tavern That is now Slaters Funeral Home
Slater’s is across the street form the Theater, Now Towne Center Giant Eagle
Grew up in Brentwood, we used to go almost every Saturday Morning.
THe only time I was here was when I saw “Silence of the Lambs”.
Opened with James Stewart in “No Time For Comedy” (unknown if extras added). Its actual closing date is July 1, 1999.
Once operated by Stanley-Warner.
Once operated by Warner Bros Circuit Management.