Regent Theatre
23 US-422 Bus,
New Castle,
PA
16101
23 US-422 Bus,
New Castle,
PA
16101
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The Park Theatre was opened in 1913. It was located at 21-23 E. Washington Street, around the corner from the Penn Theatre, near the center of downtown New Castle (on ‘The Diamond’.) Originally built as a nickelodeon to complete with Warner’s Cascade Picture Palace and the Dome Theatre and Nixon Theatre, it was remodeled and renamed Regent Theatre in 1916.
A simple yet comfortable theatre, The Regent Theatre was home to first-run B movies and double features from the likes of such studios as Monogram, Astor and Republic Pictures. It was certainly ‘the’ place for serials, action and western films. All in all, a very popular place.
The Regent Theatre closed in 1955
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Jack Oberleitner
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Anyone have more info or photos?
The fire in 1949 ultimately helped the Penn Theater. Not only did they lose a competitor (REGENT) They gained badly needed parking space, directly across the street.This parking lot remained for the rest of “Penn Theater’s Days”
I uploaded the picture from a collection of old pictures and the marquee reads the Rough Riders. The Rough Riders was a series of 8 film released from 1941-1942. Picture was taken sometime then. No remarks were made on the photograph when it was taken.
The theater was built as the Park in 1913, sold in 1916 and renamed the Regent. It was located at 21-23 E. Washington Street. It operated through 1955. It was not destroyed by fire and the structure is still standing.