Strand Theatre
315 Main Street,
Ridgway,
PA
15853
315 Main Street,
Ridgway,
PA
15853
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Previously operated by: Rowland and Clark Theaters, Warner Bros. Circuit Management Corp.
Architects: Victor A. Rigaumont
Previous Names: Ridgway Opera House
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Originally the Ridgway Opera House, by 1923 it had been renamed Strand Theatre and was operated by the McCartney-Johnson Circuit. In 1925 they sold it to the Rowland-Clark Circuit and was later taken over by Warner Bros. Circuit Management Corp. It was still operating as a movie theatre in 1982. After closing it became a Service Star Store (Feed Store) and after being demolished there is a convenience store where the theatre once stood. It was located on the corner of Main Street and N. Broad Street.
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I have some adverts from 1923. It appears to have been a movie house along with vaudeville. I was doing my research starting in ‘23, so I’m not sure when it was opened. Also looks like a lot more vaudeville than movies.
I recently met a gal who travels through Ridgeway PA from NJ on a monthly basis and she told me there is a commemorative plaque where the Strand once stood on the corner of Main and N. Broad. Very nice.
I called the Ridgway Chamber of Commerce and have learned that the town spells its name as Ridgway without the letter E.
This theatre is marked as closed and it should be marked as demolished.
Architect Victor A. Rigaumont applied for a copyright of his design for a remodeling of the Strand Theatre in Ridgway in 1944. The project included a new roof and ceiling.
In 1925, the McCartney-Johnson Circuit sold the venue to the Rowland-Clark Circuit as it made its journey to a Warner Bros. owned and operated property.