American Theater
512 W. 18th Street,
Erie,
PA
16502
512 W. 18th Street,
Erie,
PA
16502
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Previous Names: American Picture Playhouse
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The American Picture Playhouse was operating prior to 1918, and closed in 1954. It stood vacant and unused until it was demolished in 1974.
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David Stear
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This was a small neighborhood theater in the “Little Italy” section of Erie. It was one of three movie houses in a two block stretch of 18th St. Not sure when the American was built, but it closed in 1953. It sat vacant until it was demolished January 1974. Today, the site is a parking lot. At the time it was demolished, the owner Bob Lee, who bought the theater in 1947, said it closed due to the impact of television and the economics of converting to Cinemascope. The address given in the newspaper account of its demolition was 504 W 18th St.
The American Picture Playhouse, 510 w. 18th St., is on a 1918 list that can be found on this page of Old Time Erie.
The American theatre opened on August 28th, 1916. Grand opening ad posted.
Closed or stopped placing ads in 1954