Douglas Theatre

50sSNIPES on August 11, 2023 at 9:42 am

The fire destroyed the former Douglas Theatre building caused by a pipe malfunction just before its live production of “Superman” on October 11, 1978, estimating a cost of $125,000 in damage according to The Record, Grove City’s newspaper.

The Kingdom Theatre became the Grove Theatre on August 1, 1947 after a two-week closure. The theater also upgraded its seating capacity from 191 to 228 at the time of reopening as the Grove.