Broad Theater
24 W. Broad Street,
Souderton,
PA
18964
24 W. Broad Street,
Souderton,
PA
18964
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Website: https://broadtheater.com/
This will reopen after the pandemic.
Facebook link with 127 photos of the interior in 2011. Disregard the term “demolition” in the album’s title.
https://www.facebook.com/pg/broadtheater/photos/?tab=album&album_id=292638364096743&ref=page_internal
Sold last May, intended to be two screen with seating for 125 in each. May 2019 reopening target date. Details in below article link.
http://www.montgomerynews.com/soudertonindependent/news/broad-theater-in-souderton-purchased/article_90f4d9e4-66a4-5971-b433-e70ac9a0c27c.html
Loved seeing the Broad Theatre as it was. Am glad it is being renovated, and am hoping they keep some of its “history” intact. The movie that’s showing on the marquee on the link is from the 1980’s. Remember seeing it. :) Thanks for the link! Just went to The Grand in East Greenville last weekend. Always reminds me of the Broad Theater. It had the same designer and builder – Souderton, PA architect Jerome S. Landes – and was built just 2 years after the Broad Theater. So glad some of these old single-movie theaters are still being renovated.
The link http://tinyurl.com/njnc6a shows the Broad Theatre as it appeared in the late ‘40s-early '50s. I have in my possession a video copy of a 16mm b/w movie of a Lehigh Valley Transit “Liberty Bell” interurban trolley car passing in front of the theater. This film could not date later than Sept. 1951, when the line was discontinued. Unfortunately, the quality of the print doesn’t permit me to read the movie title on the marquee, or I could more precisely date it.
Any update on the restoration? I’m from Souderton and am so happy to hear the funds were found for the Broad Theatre.
I didn’t know they wrote laws now. Are they overturning the fair use doctrine?
I don’t mean to be sarcastic, but other people besides you have raised the copyright issue without any clue as to how the law protects limited reproduction, as long as the intent is not to profit off of the likeness. There’s a lot of case law on this. Even if the likeness holder were to take some sort of action, like an injunction, they would probably lose as they would not be able to prove damages. So whether the likeness holder agrees or disagrees, legally it doesn’t make any difference.It’s very unlikely that the holder of the image would take any action unless there was a clearcut attempt to profit from the likeness.
No difference. Additionally, even if the photos are copyrighted, the fair use doctrine allows their reproduction for non-profit, educational purposes. If you have some case law that overrules this, let me know.
So all the posts with thumbnails should be removed, since none of those images were posted with permission.
Here is a larger version of the photo posted on 2/2/07:
http://tinyurl.com/njnc6a
The theater is being remolded. Theater has a new marquee and ext. of the building has been repainter with new exit doors. Unknown what’s going on inside.
According to www.montcopa.org:
Suburban Equities II bought this theater and the East Greenville PA from the foreclosing bank in May 2004. They sold the Eastgreenville one to Grand-Valley Holdings in Aug 2004 and that theater is once again open. Maybe the owner of the Grand can tell you how to contact them.
Nice c&p from Souderton-Telford Main Streets. You should really give references/credits to where they are due.
On who owns the theater, it is Suburban Equities II according to www.montcopa.org
Last I heard the NEW owner is remodeling the entire building and is trying to find someone to operate the theatre. rs
Does anybody have any information about who owns this theatre and how they can be contacted?
Either the heat is not too good or they don’t like putting it on. I thought my family and I were going to have frost bite when we saw the new Pink Panther movie last winter.
As mentioned above, it’s a landmark that needs attention – now.
Souderton is a beautiful town.
The paint marks on the side is where they were testing the different colors. Rumors have it the people the own and run the Grand Theater may have bought it. That would be great but just a rumor. rg
Theatre is closed. ‘40s marquee is gone along with all adornment on the front of the place. Some hideous paintmarks are on the side of the place. No idea of what is happening. The place was in a slow and painful decline the past 20 or so years.
Listed in Film Daily Yearbook’s in the 1940’s as having a seating capacity of 700 (650 in the 1950 edition).
Yesterday I drove by this theatre and the marquee is gone. The theatre is still open BUT it looks like some one is putting MONEY into the place. This is a great little theatre and nice to see that it is turning around. If any one knows what is going on or who is running the theatre let us know.. rg
This poor theatre needs some TLC> Its going down hill FAST> Just check out the front(it says please fix me up). It features first run attractions. Please spend some money on this theatre. rg