Bromley Theatre
5810 Old York Road,
Philadelphia,
PA
19141
5810 Old York Road,
Philadelphia,
PA
19141
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Additional Info
Previously operated by: Warner Bros. Circuit Management Corp.
Architects: Clarence Stern Thalheimer, David Daniel Weitz
Firms: Thalheimer & Weitz
Functions: Daycare Center
Styles: Streamline Moderne
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Designed by the firm of Thalheimer & Weitz, the 952-seat Bromley Theatre opened on April 20, 1935 and stands at Old York Road near Broad Street. The Art Moderne style Bromley Theatre featured a tall pylon-like vertical sign partly flush against and party atop of a circular, gear-like base, and a rather simple boxy marquee. The Bromley Theatre closed on March 30, 1955 with James Stewart in “The Far Country”.
It was converted into a ballroom which had closed by 1986. In recent years, the building was used by medical offices, and then by bingo. By late-2008 bingo had closed, and in 2009 Precious Baby Learning Academy had opened. After the conversion to a daycare center, marble and chrome surrounding where the facade’s poster cases used to be, was again exposed to public view.
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Bryan, Howard B. Haas
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Recent comments (view all 9 comments)
Yes, the building survives. You can see the exterior of the auditorium from outside.
I think it was a medical center for awhile. Now, it is a Bingo hall, and the marquee says bingo. I went inside, but the ceilings had been lowered, so there was very little to see of interest.
Here is an expanded view of Chuck’s thumbnail of 4/2/05, from the PAB site. The photo is from the Irvin Glazer collection:
http://tinyurl.com/36ojfw
The building is empty once again and for rent. A BINGO business was the last to operate out of the theater. rg
Here is a 5/23/52 photo from the same source as the one on 1/14/08. The photo was mistakenly placed on the Byrd Theater page.
http://tinyurl.com/65q6na
You can still see the Bingo sign on Google. Status should be closed.
Here is an item from Boxoffice magazine, February 1955:
Harold Eskin is not going to operate the Bromley after April, and the theater is scheduled for conversion to a dance hall.
The dance hall is discussed here:
http://tinyurl.com/56udk5
I went by it today. A business, retail perhaps, is going inside. Workers were on the roof doing something.
The Bromley closed at the end of a 20-year leasing period permanently on March 30, 1955 with Jimmy Stewart in “The Far Country.” It was used for live events and dancing thereafter.