Novelty Theatre
1715 E. Carson Street,
Pittsburgh,
PA
15203
1715 E. Carson Street,
Pittsburgh,
PA
15203
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The Royal Theatre opened in 1914. The name was changed to the Novelty Theatre in 1918. In 1922 it reverted back to its Royal Theatre name and it closed in 1925 to be converted into retail use.
By 2021 it was a bar named Cosmo.
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William F. Hammel constructed the new-build Royal Theater for just $4,500 in 1913 with the Royal launching there in 1914. The venue was changed to the Novelty Theater in 1918 and workers had to speak Polish and English. The novelty had apparently worn off as fun 1922 it was rechristened as the Royal Theater and in 1925 as the theatre was closed and sold off. In 1926, it became a retail store. Still standing in the 2020s, the building’s original Royal name is still atop the building.