Centre Theatre

The Weiland family operated this venue as one of several theatres in their portfolio. This was a converted garage / retail building that was re-imagined by architects Joseph B. Smithyman and Charles R. Geisler. It appears to have opened as the Weiland Theatre on January 3, 1934 with Fay Wray in “The Big Brain” and Ahmang in “Samarang". In April of 1941, the Weiland family sold their theatre to the Warner Circuit. Warner immediately changed its name to the Centre Theatre. After a brief refresh, the venue relaunched with Humphrey Bogart in “High Sierra” and Ann Rutherford and Frank Morgan in “Keeping Company” on May 9, 1941.

Warner closed here on December 2, 1951 with Van Heflin in “The Prowler” and Patricia Neal in “The Day the Earth Stood Still". The Centre Theatre building was offered for sale with a dozen other Warner theatres early in 1952 as it was likely divesting due to the Paramount decree. The Giant Eagle chain of grocery stores purchased the building and had it demolished for its new store that opened here on May 1, 1952. The grocer would close early in 2006 and replaced by a new CVS drug store.

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