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The Penypack Theatre is an historic, American, Art Deco-style movie house that is located on the 8000 block of Frankford Avenue of Holmesburg in the northeast section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. History and architectural features
The AMC Dine-In Fashion District 8 dine-in movie theater opened on November 4, 2019. The opening of this movie theater marked the first time since 2002 that Center City Philadelphia had a multi-screen movie theater; Philadelphia had previously been the only major city in the United States without a multi-screen movie theater in the downtown area.
The TLA during the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020. The theatre opened in 1908 as the "Crystal Palace," seating nearly 700. [4] In 1927, the venue became a concert hall. In 1941, Warner Bros. Circuit Management Corporation took over management of the venue converting it into a movie theatre. [5]
Trocadero Theater, Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia; Information at CinemaTreasures.com; Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. PA-1495, "Arch Street Opera House, 1003–1005 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA", 2 photos, 2 photo caption pages
An independent movie theater (American English) or indie cinema (British English) is a movie theater which screens independent, art house, foreign, or other non-mainstream films. [1] It can be contrasted with a mainstream theater (often a multiplex ), which is more likely to screen blockbusters and other popular films.
Designed by the Philadelphia-based architectural firm of Magaziner, Eberhard & Harris, the theatre is located on 2240 N. Broad Street. It became a major venue on the Chitlin' Circuit, from 1951–1978. In 1982, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [1] It reopened for a short time as a church.
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The Sedgwick Theater, located at 7137 Germantown Ave in Philadelphia, is designed in the 1920s style of an art deco movie palace. It was built during a movie revolution with the advent of sync sound and hosted silent films as well as talkies. This perhaps explains the theater's design including a stage for live performance, as well as its large ...