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Theater | Location | Seats | Lifespan | Status | Architect | Use |
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1812 Theater | 1812 Chestnut St. | 494 seats | Closed | [M] | ||
24th St. | 24th & Brown Sts. | 494 seats | Demolished, was the Washington Palace | [M] | ||
29th Street Palace Theater | 2351 N 29th St. | 494 seats | Demolished | a/k/a:North Penn, North | [M] | |
333 Theater | 333 Market St. | 956 seats | Closed | [M] | ||
(Wm.H. Hoffman, Wm. Steel, builder) | ||||||
42nd Street Theater | 42nd St. | Closed | [S] | |||
48th Street Theater | 48th St. | Closed | [M] | |||
56th Street Theater | 56th & Delancey Sts. | 983 seats | Closed | Van Artsdalen | [M] | |
58th Street Theater | 58th St. and Woodland Av. | 480 seats | [ ] | |||
60th Street Theater | 456 N 60th St. | 475 seats | Demolished (opened as Haverford) | H Housekeeper | [M] | |
61st Street Drive-in | 3201 S. 61st St. | Drive-In | [ ] | |||
941 Theater | 941 N. Front St. | 150 seats | Demolished | [ ] | ||
Aarde Cinema | see Roxy Theater (2023 Sansom St.) | open | [A] | |||
Abbe Art Cinema | see Cedar (60th & Cedar) | |||||
ABC Theater | 3321 Chestnut St. | 300 seats | Closed, nickelodeon | J. Anderson | [N] | |
Academy of Music | Broad & Locust Sts. | 2,938 seats | open | LaBrun & Runge | [C] | |
Ace (see Holiday Art) | 4204 Kensington Av. | 920 seats | closed | Wm. H. Lee, 1940 | [M] | |
Adelphi | 1453 N. 52nd St. | 483 seats | Closed | a/k/a:Adelphia | [M] | |
Adelphia | Broad & Cherry Sts. | 300 seats | [L] | |||
Adelphi | Broad & Cherry Sts. | 1,341 seats | twin to the Lyric, demolished | James Windrim | [L] | |
Adrienne Theater | 2030 Sanson St. | [A] | ||||
Admiral Theater | 2806 N Fifth St. | 1,340 seats | Hodgens & Hill | [M] | ||
Adonis Cinema | 2026 Sansom St. | Adult Theater | [A] | |||
Adult Art Cinema | 1903 Market St. | Demolished, Adult Theater | Adult Theater | [A] | ||
Airport Drive-In | Airport Circle & Essington Av. | 1,200 spaces | Demolished | Outdoor Theater | [D] | |
Airport Theater | 7032 Elmwood Av. | 565 seats | Closed | opened as Elm, later Embassy | [M] | |
Alcazar Theater | 58th St & Woodland Av. | 480 seats | Closed, Demolished | [M] | ||
Alden Theater | 3641 Midvale Av. | 750 seats | Closed | [M] | ||
Aldine Theater | 1836 Chestnut (at 19th) St. | 1,303 seats | William Steele | [M] | ||
Had various names including Viking, Cinema 19, Sameric (see Sam's Place 1 & 2) | ||||||
Alexanders Theater | 27th & Cumberland Sts. | Closed, Nickelodeon | [S] | |||
Alhambra Theater | 1628 W Passyunk Av. | 1,449 seats | Closed | JJ Anderson | [M] | |
Allegheny Theater | 25th & Allegheny Av. - 850 seats | Closed, demolished | General Construction Co | [M] | ||
Allegheny Theater | 3141 Frankford Av. | 2,885 seats | Closed | Magaziner & Potter, Hoffman & Henon | [S] | |
Allen Theater (opened as Chelten Auditorium) | 1209 E Chelten Av. | 400 seats | Closed | HC Hodgens | [M] | |
Alma Theater | Kensington Av. & Ontario St. | 480 seats | HK Kline | [M] | ||
Amateur Drawing Room | 17th & Chestnut Sts. | 700 seats | Closed | [C] | ||
Ambassador Theater | 5542 Baltimore Av. | 1,000 seats | Closed | [M] | ||
American | see Astor (722 W. Girard Av.) | [S] | ||||
American Museum | see Dumont’s | |||||
American Opera House | see Southwark | |||||
AmphiTheater | 12th & Market Sts. | Demolished 2003 | (Cardner & Hemmings) | |||
Andorra Theaters | 9100 Ridge (at Henry) Av. | (8-plex) | Closed, demolished, now a gym | Supowitz & Demchick | [T] | |
Annenberg Center | University of Pennsylvania | |||||
Apex | see Joy (51st & Haverford) | Closed | [M] | |||
Apollo Theater- see Capital (1237-1241 N. 52nd St.) | ||||||
Apollo | Apollo & South Sts. | Closed | [M] | |||
Apollo | see Family (1311 Market St.) | demolished to build PA Convention Center | ||||
Arcade Theater | 232 N Eighth St. | Closed, Nickelodeon | [N] | |||
Arcade Theater | 5226 Market St. | 199 seats | Closed, Nickelodeon | [N] | ||
Arcadia Theater | 1529 Chestnut St | 630 seats | Closed | Henon & Boyle | [M] | |
Arch Street Opera House | 609 Arch St. | 1,911 seats | Wm. Strickland) | [L] | ||
burned, razed & rebuild twice, has had various names. | See the Trocadero | |||||
Arch Street Theater | see Chestnut Street Theater | |||||
Art Holiday | 4204 Frankford Av (at Briggs St). | 920 seats | Closed | |||
opened as the Ace in 1922, became the Windsor in 1930 | ||||||
Art Pantheon | 6th & Chestnut St. | 600 to 700 seats | burned (see Rickett’s AmphiTheater) | [L] | ||
Astor Theater | 722 W. Girard Av. | 1,464 seats | Demolished in 1989 | [M] | John Eberson (opened as the American) | a/k/a:American, Astor, Lyric, GermanCarl P Berger, Harvey C Hodgens |
Auditorium | 2618 Germantown Av. | Closed, Nickelodeon | [N] | |||
Auditorium | see Crystal Palace (2618 Germantown) | |||||
Auditorium Theater | 1097 Germantown Av. | Closed, Nickelodeon | a/k/a Aurora | [N] | ||
Auditorium Theater | 1627 Federal St | Closed, Nickelodeon | [N] | |||
Auditorium Theater | 215 N Eighth St. | 416 seats | Closed, Nickelodeon | [N] | ||
Aurora Theater | 624 Moore St. | Closed | [L] | |||
Aurora Theater | 1097 Germantown Av. | 600 seats | Closed | opened as the Auditorium | [M] | |
Aurora Theater | 2132 Germantown Av. | 500 seats | Closed | [S] | ||
Avenue Theater | 2713 Germantown Av. | 500 seats | Demolished 1984 | Albert E Westover | [M] | |
a/k/a:Amusement Parlor, Temple, Elmer | ||||||
Avenue Theater | 7282 Woodland Av. | Closed, Nickelodeon | [N] | |||
Avoca Theater | 20th & McKean Sts. | Closed, Nickelodeon | [N] | |||
Avon Theater | 2217 South St. | 617 seats | Closed | Tunis & Genther | [M] | |
Baltimore Theater | 5026 Baltimore Av. | 460 seats | Closed | N. Raidman | [M] | |
Bandbox Theater | 20-30 E Armat St. | 499 seats | Closed | Charles S Parker | [M] | |
Bandbox | Broad & 71st Sts. | |||||
Bartram Theater | 1909 S 55th St. | 494 seats | Closed, Nickelodeon | Leroy B Rothschild | [S] | |
Becker Theater | 20th & Mifflin Sts. | 250 seats | Closed, Nickelodeon | [N] | ||
Becker Theater | 21st & Dickinson Sts. | 300 seats | Demolished, Nickelodeon | [N] | ||
Becker Theater | 628 Moore St. | 300 seats | Closed, Nickelodeon | Louis Fein | [S] | |
Becker | 1729 Snyder (at Bouvier). | 499 seats | Closed, Nickelodeon | [N] | ||
Belgrade Theater | 2848 Belgrade St. | 500 seats | Closed | David Supowitz | [M] | |
Bell Theater (a/k/a:Star) | 1310 S 31st St. | 499 seats | Demolished | [M] | ||
Bell Theater | 2907 N Fifth St. | 400 seats | Closed, Nickelodeon | Fred Greisler | [N] | |
Bellevue Theater | 61st & Vine Sts. | Closed, Nickelodeon | [N] | |||
Bellevue Theater | 2212 N Front St. | 830 seats | Closed | [M] | ||
Belmont Theater | 25 N 52nd St. | 1,000 seats | Demolished | J Bright | [M] | |
Belvedere Theater (see Hill) | 8320 Germantown Av. | 550 seats | Closed | Wm. H. Lee | [M] | |
Benn Theater | 6316 Woodland Av. | 1,345 seats | Closed | Philip Haibach Co. | [M] | |
Benner Theater | 6054-56 Castor Av. | 600 seats | Closed | David Supowitz | [M] | |
Benson Theater | 6338 Woodland Av. | 499 seats | Closed | JJ Anderson | [M] | |
Berks Theater | 22nd St & Berks St. | Closed, Nickelodeon | [N] | |||
Bijou Dream Theater | 1205 Market St. | Closed | [S] | |||
Bijou Dream Theater | 8th St & Market Sts. | Closed, Nickelodeon | [N] | |||
Bijou Dream Theater | 1311 Market St. | Closed, Nickelodeon | [N] | |||
Bijou Dream Theater | 901 Market St. | Closed, Nickelodeon | [N] | |||
Bijou Dream Theater | 1233 Market St. | Closed, Nickelodeon | [N] | |||
Bijou Theater | 49th St & Woodland Av. | Closed, Nickelodeon | [N] | |||
Bijou Theater | 31st St & Wilt Sts. | Closed, Nickelodeon | [N] | |||
Bijou Theater | 1931 S Third St. | Closed, Nickelodeon | [N] | |||
Bijou | 253 N. 8th (at Race) St. | 1200 seats | Closed | [E] | ||
became Forepaugh’s in 1884, demolished 1960 | ||||||
Bijou | 8th & Race Sts. | 1,200 seats | Closed | J. McElfatrick | [E] | |
Bluebird Theater | 2209 N Broad St. | 499 seats | Closed | M Dickinson | [M] | |
Booker Theater | 1026-30 Fairmount Av. | 500 seats | Demolished | [M] | ||
Booker | 1026 Fairmount Av. | 426 seats | Closed | [M] | ||
Boro Theater | 6184 Ridge Av. | 480 seats | Closed | [M] | ||
Boyd Theater (Art Deco) | 1908 Chestnut St. | 2,350 seats | Closed, a/k/a:Sam Eric, Cinerama | Hoffman & Henon | [M] | |
Breeze Theater | 1638 Point Breeze Av. | 1,200 seats | Demolished | Charles F Schaef | [S] | |
Bridesburg | 2747 Bridge St. | 498 seats | Closed | was the Elm from 1929 to 1932 | [M] | |
Bridge U Penn/Rave Motion Pictures 6 | 230 S 40th St. | a/k/a:Bridge Cinema De Lux | SPG3 Architects | [M] | ||
see Rave University City 6 Theater (230 S. 40th St.) | ||||||
Bristol Palace Theater | 4221 Germantown Av. | Closed | [] | |||
Broad Street Palace Theater | 525 S Broad St. | Closed | [L] | |||
Broad Street Theater | 3625 N Broad St | 904 seats | Closed | [M] | ||
Broad Theater | 4813 N Broad St. | 499 seats | Closed | Anderson & Haupt, David Supowitz | [M] | |
Broad | Broad & Cherry Sts. | 677 seats | Closed | [L] | ||
Broad Street (see Kiralfy's) | Broad & Locust Sts. | 1,406 seats | Closed | F. Loenholdt | [L] | |
Broadway Theater | 2506 Kensington Av. | Closed , Nickelodeon | [L] | |||
Broadway Theater | 121 W York St. | 1,000 | Demolished | (a/k/a:New Broadway, Ruby) | [S] | |
Broadway | Front/Hope & York Sts. | 765-1,000 seats | Closed | [M] | ||
Broadway | York & Broad (2400 N. Broad). | Closed | [M] | |||
Broadway Theater | Broad & Race Sts. | Closed | [M] | |||
Broadway Theater | 2014-42 S Broad St. | 2,183 seats | Demolished | Albert E Westover | [M] | |
Broadway Theater | 716 S Broad St. | Closed, Nickelodeon (a/k/a Idle Hour?) | [S] | |||
Bromley Theater | 5810 Old York Rd. | 952 seats | Closed | Thalheimer & Weitz | [M] | |
Bronson | see Byrd | |||||
Brunswick | see Rio Theater | |||||
Budco Regency Twin | see Regency I & II | atmospheric style closed & demolished | ||||
Bushfire Theater | 224 S 52nd St. | 428 seats | Closed (see Locust Theater) | Stuckert & Sloan | [L] | |
Byrd Theater (a/k/a Bronson) | 4716 Baltimore (at 47th) Av. | 1,800 seats | I. Levin | [M] | ||
Cadet Theater | 3401 N Second St. | 679 seats | Closed | S Morrison | [M] | |
Cambria Theater | 2468 W Cambria St. (at 25th St). | 850 seats | Closed | [M] | ||
Cameo Theater | 2940-46 Frankford Av. | 500 seats | Closed | David Supowitz | [M] | |
Capital Theater (later the Apollo) | 1237 N 52nd St. | 1,185 seats | Closed | Thalheimer & Weitz | [M] | |
Capitol Theater | 722-724 Market St. | 562 seats | Closed | Paul Henon | [M] | |
Cariola Hall | 7th & Christian | 750 seats | Closed | [M] | ||
Carman | Germantown & Allegheny Av. | 2,200 seats | Closed | W.E. Groben | [S] | |
8 years later the 2,200-seat theater opened | across street – the first operated as Galard Theater | |||||
Casino Theater | 926 Market St. | Closed, Nickelodeon | opened as Lubin’s Cineograph | [N] | ||
Casino Theater | 1209 N 13th St. | Closed, Nickelodeon | [N] | |||
Casino Theater | 2603 Germantown Av. | Closed, Nickelodeon | [N] | |||
Casino Theater | 4236 Main St. | Closed, Nickelodeon | [N] | |||
Casino Theater | 4435 Frankford Av. | Closed, Nickelodeon | [N] | |||
Casino Theater | 3013 Frankford Av. | Closed, Nickelodeon | [N] | |||
Casino Theater | 3951 Haverford Av. | 419 seats | Closed | [M] | ||
Castel Theater | 2211 W Toronto St. | Closed | [M] | |||
Castle | see Segal's Castle | |||||
Castor Theater | 6631 Castor Av. | 446 seats | Closed | [M] | ||
Cayuga Theater | 4731 Germantown Av. | 460 seats | Closed | [M] | ||
Cedar Theater | 60th St & Cedar Av. | 868 seats | Closed | a/k/a:Abbe Art Cinema | [M] | |
Center Theater | 1638 Market St. | 439 seats | Closed | [M] | ||
Central Theater | 412 Market St. | 500 seats | Closed, Nickelodeon, burlesque | [M] | ||
Century | Erie & Marshall (at 6th St.). | 980 seats | Closed | FC Koenig | [M] | |
Chapman Theater | 3943 Kensington Av. | Closed | [M] | |||
Chelten Theater | 1159 E Chelten Av. | 800 seats | Closed | Thalheimer & Weitz | [M] | |
Chelten | 1209 Chelten Av. | Closed | Now storage facility for Chestnut Church | [ ] | ||
Cheltenham Theater | Atmospheric style | closed & demolished | ||||
Cheltenham Square (8 plex) | 2385 Cheltenham Av (at Washington Lane). | demolished, now a Target store | [M] | |||
Chestnut Hill Twin (Eric I & II) | 7700 Crittenden (Market Square of Chestnut Hill) | Closed | [M] | |||
Chestnut Street Keith’s – see Keith ’s or Randolph | ||||||
Chestnut Street Opera House | 1021 Chestnut St. | 1,656 seats | demolished | Bissell & Sinkler | [L] | |
Chestnut Street Theater (1st) | 6th & Chestnut Sts. | 2000 seats | burned | [L] | ||
Chestnut Street Theater (2nd) | 6th & Chestnut Sts. | 1,100 seats | Closed, demolished | Wm. Strickland | [L] | |
burned in 1856 rebuilt in 1863, demolished 1917; | ||||||
Chestnut Street Theater (3rd) | 1211 Chestnut St. | 1,189 seats | John Crump | [L] | ||
Chinese Museum | 1211-15 Chestnut (between 12th & 13th). | 8,000 seats | Closed | [L] | ||
had 3,000 seats on lower floor and 5,000 on the upper floor | ||||||
Cinema 19 | see Aldine or Sam's Place 1 & 2 Closed | |||||
Cinema Arts | 6th & Poplar Sts. | 700 seats | (f/k/a Poplar?) | [M] | ||
Cinema I & II | see Northeast (a/k/a GCC Northeast 4) | |||||
Cinema South | see Stadium | |||||
Cinemagic 3 at Penn | 3925 Walnut St. | Closed | a/k/a:Walnut Mall I, II & III | [T] | ||
Circle Theater | 4650-52 Frankford Av. | 2,991 seats | Closed | Hoffman & Henon | [T] | |
City Line Center Theater | 7600 City Av. | 1,530 seats | Closed | (twinned in 1974) Wm. H Lee | [T] | |
Clear Picture Parlor | 3614 Longshore Av. | Closed, Nickelodeon | [N] | |||
City Museum | 415 Callowhill St. | Closed | [L] | |||
Clearfield Theater | 2512 E Clearfield St. | 735 seats | Closed | [M] | ||
Cohooksink | 2119 Germantown Ave. | 927 seats | Closed | became the Diamond | [M] | |
Coliseum Theater | 5915 Market St. | 1,000 seats | [1914-1964] | Closed | Hoffman & Henon | [M] |
became the Mayfair in 1937 and later became the New Mayfair in 1950 | ||||||
Colney Theater | 5621 N 5th St. | 1,985 seats | Closed | Hodgens & Hill | [M] | |
Colonial Theater (2nd) | 5526 Germantown Av. | 2,552 seats | Thomas Lamb | [S] | ||
Colonial Theater | 4124 Aspen St (at Lancaster). | 496 seats | Closed | Hodgens & Hill | [M] | |
Colonial Theater | 1025 W. Moyamensing Av. | 954 seats | Closed | a/k/a:New Colonial | [L] | |
Colonial Theater | 15th & Chestnut Sts. | 600 seats | Closed | [S] | ||
Colosseum Cyclorama | Broad & Locust Sts. | Closed | [N] | |||
Colossal Theater | 410 W Girard Av. | Closed, Nickelodeon | [N] | |||
Columbia | 520 N 3rd St. | Closed | [N] | |||
Columbia Theater | 1328 Columbia Av. | Closed, Nickelodeon | [N] | |||
Columbia Theater | 2709 Columbia Av. | 884 seats | Closed | [M] | ||
Comique Theater | 2408 S Broad St. | Closed, Nickelodeon | HD Prettyman | [N] | ||
Commodore Theater | 4228 Walnut St. | 1,105 seats | Closed | Ballinger Company | [M] | |
Concert Hall | 1217 Chestnut St. | Closed | [N] | |||
Coulter Theater | 312 W Coulter St. | 500 seats | Closed | [M] | ||
Crescent Theater | 84th & Eastwick Av. | 800 seats | Closed | [M] | ||
Crescent Theater | 5107 Butler St. | Closed, Nickelodeon | [N] | |||
Crest Theater | 5800 Rising Sun Av. | 900 seats | Closed, demolished | David Supowitz | [M] | |
(a 7-11 is there now; across from the school) | ||||||
Crosskeys Theater | 5931 Market St. | 1,995 seats | Closed | Hoffman & Henon | [S] | |
on the former site of the tavern & hotel of the same name | ||||||
Crown Theater | 2726 Penn St. | Closed, Nickelodeon | [N] | |||
Crystal Palace Theater | 2336 N Front St. | Closed, Nickelodeon | [N] | |||
Crystal Palace Theater | 2618 Germantown Av. | Closed, Nickelodeon | [N] | |||
Crystal Palace Theater | 2916 N Fifth St. | Closed, Nickelodeon | [N] | |||
Crystal Palace Theater | Seventh & Morris Sts. | Closed, Nickelodeon | [N] | |||
Crystal Palace Theater | Fifth St & Olney Av. | Closed, Nickelodeon (near Starlight) | [N] | |||
Crystal Palace | see Theater of the Living Arts (334 South St.) | |||||
Crystal Tea Room in Wanamakers | 100 Penn Square East | 9th Floor Wanamaker Building | ||||
Curtis Hall | 1726 Locust St. | [L] | ||||
Curtis Institute | 1726 Locust St. | [L] | ||||
Dante Theater | 1212 S Broad (at Federal) St. | 500 seats | Closed | Armand Carrol, Art Deco | [M] | |
Dazzleland | 2950 Frankford Av. | 500 seats | Closed | [S] | ||
Dell | 4024 Girard Av. | 900 seats | Closed, had opened as the Grant | Hoffman & Henon | [M] | |
Desmond | see Kent or People's Theater (2449 Kensington) | |||||
Devon Theater | 6333 Frankford Av. | 787 seats | Closed | Thalheimer & Weitz | [L] | |
was a movie theater from 1946 to 2000 | a peforming arts center from 2009 to Jan. 2011 | |||||
Dewey Theater | 10th St. & Snyder Av. | 950 seats | Closed | [M] | ||
Diamond Theater | 2119-23 Germantown Av. | 927 seats | Closed | [M] | ||
opened in 1920 as Cohooksink, renamed Diamond in 1923, renamed Puerto Rico in 1950s | ||||||
Diamond Theater | 2442 Frankford Av. | Closed, Nickelodeon | [S] | |||
Dixie Rose Theater | 151 Levering St. | 950 seats | Closed | [S] | ||
Dixie Theater | 6131 Ridge Av. | Closed, Nickelodeon | [N] | |||
Dixie Theater | 1224 Point Breeze Av. | 450 seats | Closed | [M] | ||
Doak’s Hall | 1216 Moore Av. | Closed | [M] | |||
Doris Theater | 49th St & Woodland Av. | 775 seats | Closed | [M] | ||
Douglas Theater | 4410 Fairmount Av. | 490 seats | Closed | [M] | ||
Dreamland Theater | 835 Market St. | Closed, Nickelodeon | [M] | |||
Dreamland Theater | 1217 Market St. | Closed, Nickelodeon | [M] | |||
Drumpy Theater | Broad St & Montgomery Av. | Closed (see Grand Opera House/Nixon's Grand) | [M] | |||
Drury Theater | 3440 N 13th St. | 800 seats | Closed | [M] | ||
Duchess Theater | 1605 Chestnut St | 460 seats | Closed | Thalheimer & Weitz | [M] | |
Duke Theater | 1605 Chestnut Theater | 460 seats | Closed | Thalheimer & Weitz | [M] | |
Dumont's | 9th & Arch Sts. | 900 seats | burned down in 1929 | [M] | ||
Dunbar Theater | Broad & Lombard Sts. (NEC). | 1400 seats | demolished in 1950s | [M] | ||
Dunlap Theater | 1032 N Fourth St. | 465 seats | Closed | LM Shestack | [M] | |
Duse Art Theater | Ranstead St. | R. Sabatini | [L] | |||
Eagle Theater | 2420 Kensington Av. | 450 seats | Closed | [M] | ||
Earl Theater | 1343 S 28th St. | 1,014 seats | Closed | Burton Simon | [M] | |
Earle Theater | 1046 Market St. | 2,768 seats | Demolished 1953 | Hoffman & Henon. Opened as Elrae | [M] | |
Eastwick Theater | 84th St & Eastwick Av. | 350 seats | Closed | [M] | ||
Edgemont Theater | 4411-13 Edgemont St. | 400 seats | Closed | [M] | ||
Edisonia Theater | 210 N Eighth St. | Closed, Nickelodeon | [M] | |||
Egyptian | ||||||
Eighteen-Twelve (see 1812) | 1812 Chestnut St. | 400-494 seats | Closed (later was AMC Palace) | [M] | ||
Electric Theater | 2709 Kensington Av. | Closed, Nickelodeon | [N] | |||
Electric Theater | 2835 Germantown Av. | Closed, Nickelodeon | [N] | |||
Electric Theater (a/k/a Italia) | 8th St & Washington Av. | Closed, Nickelodeon | [N] | |||
Electric Theater | N Sixth St & Germantown Av. | Closed, Nickelodeon | [N] | |||
Electric Theater | 10th & South Sts. | Closed, Nickelodeon | [N] | |||
Electric Theater | 1038 S Eighth St. | Closed | [N] | |||
Eleventh Street Opera | 11th & Ranstead | 850 seats | Closed | [N] | ||
Home of Dumont’s Minstrels | demolished in 1911 * | |||||
Elite Theater | 5917 Torresdale Av. | 247 seats | Closed | |||
Elite Theater | 1630 W Susquehanna Av. | Closed, Nickelodeon | [N] | |||
Elite Theater | 2716 W Girard Av. | 611 seats | Closed | Leroy Rothschild | [M] | |
Elk Theater | 2501 Ridge Av. | 500 seats | Closed | [M] | ||
Ellis | 5231 Frankford Av. | 1,729 seats | Demolished | (was the Forum then the Xtasy) | ||
Elm Theater | 2949 Kensington Ave | Closed, Nickelodeon | [N] | |||
Elm | see Airport (7032 Elmwood Av) | |||||
Elm | see Bridesburg (2747 Bridge St.) | |||||
Elrae see Ritz (2235 Orthodox) | ||||||
Elrae | see also Earle | |||||
Embassy | see Airport (7032 Elmwood Av) | |||||
Empire Palace Theater | 2846 Frankford Av. | Closed | [S] | |||
Empire Theater | 1111 Market St. | Closed, Nickelodeon | [S] | |||
Empire | Broad & Locust St. | 1,590 seats | closed | Willis Hale | [L] | |
replaced by Walton Hotel 1898 | ||||||
Empire (2nd) | 4650 Frankford Av. | Closed | Nasehold & Knutzen (1909) | [D] | ||
Empress Theater | 1811 N 17th St. | 490 seats | Closed | Hoffman & Henon (1914) | [M] | |
Empress | see Riviera (4441 Main st.) | |||||
Eric I & II Chestnut Hill | ||||||
Eric I & II Fern Rock | see Fern Rock (6017 N 5th) | |||||
Eric I & II Ivy Ridge | ||||||
Eric I & II Rittenhouse Square | see Rittenhouse Square (1907-11 Walnut St) | |||||
Eric Mark I | see Mark I (18th & Market) | |||||
Eric on the Campus I, II & III, University City | see The Bridge/Rave University City 6 Theater | |||||
Eric Fern Rock I & II | see Fern Rock | |||||
Eric's Place | see Trans-Lux | |||||
Erlanger Theater | 20th & Market Sts. | 1,890 seats | Demolished | Hoffman & Henon | [L] | |
Erlen Theater | 1814 W Cheltenham Av. | 1,700 seats | Closed | Wm. H Lee, Armand Carroll | [M] | |
Erien Theater – Atmospheric style – closed & demolished | ||||||
Esquire | see Grange | Eureka Theater | 40th & Market Sts. | 450 seats | Demolished | Stearns & Castor | [M] |
Europa | see Regent (1632 Market St) | |||||
Fairhill Church Theater | 6th St & Lehigh Ave. | Closed, Nickelodeon | [N] | |||
Fairmount Theater | 2601 Girard Av. | 1,243 seats | Closed | Smith & Ericsson | [S] | |
Fairyland Theater | 12th St & Market St. | Closed, Nickelodeon | [N] | |||
Fairyland Theater | 1319 Market St. | Closed, Nickelodeon | [N] | |||
Falls Theater | 120 Midvale Av. | 480 seats | Closed | [M] | ||
Family Theater | 9th & Columbia Av. | Closed, Nickelodeon | [N] | |||
Family Theater | 1651 N Eighth St. | Closed, Nickelodeon | [N] | |||
Family Theater | 1236 Ridge Av. | Closed, Nickelodeon | [N] | |||
Family Theater (had been Bijou Dream, later the Apollo) | 1311 Market St. | 547 seats | Demolished | [S] | ||
Fays Theater | 4032 Market St. | 1,820 seats | Closed, demolished 1964 | [S] | ||
(opened 1914 as Knickerbocker; Fay's 1919-1948; Fans 1948-1963, demolished 1964) | ||||||
Federal Hall | 17th & Federal Sts. | Closed | [L] | |||
Felton Theater | 4800 Rising Sun Av (at Loudon). | 1,362 seats | Closed | Magaziner Eberhard & Harris | [M] | |
Fern Rock Theater | 6017 N Fifth St. | 1,289 seats | Closed | Hodgens & Hill | [S] | |
later known as Eric Fern Rock I & II | ||||||
Fifty-Sixth Street (see 56th Street Theater) | 56th & Delancey Sts. | 983 seats | Closed | Van Artsdalen | [M] | |
Fifty-Eighth Street (58th) | 58th St. & Woodland Av. | 480 seats | Closed | [M] | ||
Filbert Theater | 32 N Eighth St. | Closed, Nickelodeon | [n] | |||
Florentine Hall | 1923 W Susquehanna Av. | Closed | [S] | |||
Forepaugh's (f/k/a Bijou) | 253 N. 8th St. | 1,300 seats | [M] | |||
Forest (first) | Broad & Sansom Sts. | 1,820 seats | Closed | Marshall & Fox | [L] | |
replaced by Fidelity Trust | ||||||
Forest (2nd) | 11th & Walnut Sts. | 1,889 seats | replaced earlier Forest on Broad St. | [L] | ||
Forest Theater | 913 Girard Av. | 493 seats | Closed | [M] | ||
Forty-Second Street | [M] | |||||
Forty-Eighth Street | Closed | [M] | ||||
Forum Theater | 2208 Market St. | 250 seats | Closed | Adult Theater | [M] | |
Forum Theater | 5231 Frankford Ave | 1,729 seats | Closed, demolished | Wm. H Lee | [SA] | |
later became Xtasy(see Ellis, Xtasy) | ||||||
Fox Theater | 16th & Market Sts. | 2,423 seats | Demolished 1980, was Live Theater | [M] | ||
Fox (2nd Fox) | Broad & Locust Sts. | Closed, Nickelodeon | [N] | |||
Frankford Hippodrome Theater | 3054 Frankford Av. | Closed, Nickelodeon | [N] | |||
Frankford Opera | Paul & Unity Sts. | Closed | [L] | |||
Frankford Theater | 4711 Frankford Av. | 1,595 seats | Closed | John D Allen | [S] | |
Franklin Mills 14 | 149 Franklin Mills Cir. | 3.636 seats | AMC Theaters | [M] | ||
(Knights & Woodhaven Rds.) | ||||||
Franklin Mills Mall 10 | 903 Franklin Mills Cir. (Knights & Mechanicsville Rds. | Closed | [M] | |||
(north of the mall) now a church | ||||||
Franklin Theater | 753 S Third St. | 684 seats | Closed, Nickelodeon | [M] | ||
Franklin Theater | 1205 N 52nd St. | Closed, Nickelodeon | [N] | |||
Franklin Theater | 3551 N Fifth St. | Closed, Nickelodeon | [N] | |||
Franklin Theater, Franklin Institute | 222 N 20th St. | 350 seats | open | a/k/a Stearns or Tuttleman | [I] | |
Frolic Theater | 52nd & Wyalusing Av. | 560 seats | Closed | [M] | ||
Galard Theater (see Carman) | 3226 Germantown Av. | 600 seats | Closed | [M] | ||
Garbo | Darby St. | Closed | [?] | |||
Garden Theater | 4th & Spring Garden Sts. | 1,000 seats | Closed | [S] | ||
Garden Theater | 5300 Lansdowne Av. | 500 seats | [M] | |||
Garrick | 1330 Chestnut St. | 1,561 seats | (lobbies: W. Hale; auditorium: J.McElfatrick) | [L] | ||
Gayety | 237 N. 8th St. | 1,425 seats | demolished 1953 | Geo. Plowman | [E] | |
GCC Northeast 4 | (see Northeast) Closed, burned | |||||
Gem Theater | 1632 Germantown Av. | 411 seats | Closed | [M] | ||
Gem Theater | 1709 N. Croskey | 400 seats | Closed, Nickelodeon | Hodgens & Hill | [S] | |
Gem Theater | 1532 W. Passyunk Av. | Closed, Nickelodeon | Carl Berger | [D] | ||
Gem | 1619 South St. | (later named Olympia) | Carl Berger | [D] | ||
German | Marshall & Girard Av. | 1,000 seats | Demolished | Carl Berger | [D] | |
Germantown Theater | 5508 Germantown Av. | 1,168 seats | Closed | a/k/a:Vernon Druckenmiller & Stackhouse | [M] | |
Germantown Opera House | 4900 Germantown Av. | Closed | [L] | |||
Gilmore’s Auditorium | 809 Walnut St. | 2,346 seats | Closed, Nickelodeon | (J.D. Allen, A. Sauer, 1905) – | [L] | |
Girard Amusements | 2525 Girard Av. | Closed | ||||
Girard Avenue Theater (a/k/a:Girard) | 621-25 W. Girard Av. | 900 seats | Closed | J McElfatrick | [M] | |
Gladstone | Annin & 17th Sts. | 480 seats | Closed | [M] | ||
Glen Theater | 463 W Glenwood Av. | Closed | [?] | |||
Globe | Annin & 17th Sts. | 480 seats | Closed | (had opened as Gladstone) | [M] | |
Globe Theater | Juniper St & Market St. | 1,710 seats | Closed | Hoffman Co. | [S] | |
Globe Theater | 5910 Market St. | 720 seats | Closed | Hoffman & Henon (1919) | [M] | |
Globe Theater | 1136 S 17th St. | 455 seats | Closed | Leroy B Rothschild | [M] | |
Goldman Theater | 15th & Chestnut Sts. | 1,300 | Closed | Supowitz & Lee | [M] | |
Grand Opera House | Broad & Montgomery Av. | 3,085 seats | Closed, demolished | [CS] | ||
(a/k/a Nixon’s Grand) | (renovations: Geo. Plowman & Thomas Lamb, 1913; Hoffman & Henon, 1923) | |||||
Grand Show | 3178 Richmond St. | Closed, Nickelodeon | [S] | |||
Grand Theater | 5206 Market St. | 471 seats | Closed | [S] | ||
Grand Theater | 2026 S. 7th (at Snyder Av.).. | 950 seats | Closed | [M] | ||
Grange Theater (later the Esquire) | 5717 N Broad St. | 1,000 seats | Closed | Leroy Rothschild | [M] | |
Grant Plaza (UA Grant Plaza 9) | 1619 Grant Av. | open | United Artists | [T] | ||
Grant Theater (a/k/a the Dell) | 4024 W. Girard Av. | 900 seats | Closed | Hoffman & Henon | [M] | |
Great Northern Theater | 3639 N Broad St. | 1,058 seats | Closed | [M] | ||
Green Hill Theater | 6217 Lancaster Av (at 63rd St). | 500 seats | Closed | [M] | ||
Greenway Theater | 5130 Greenway Av. | 690 seats | Closed | [M] | ||
Hamilton | 5928 Lansdowne Av. | 900 seats | (J.J. Anderson) | [M] | ||
Hammerstein’s Metropolitan Opera House | see Metropolitan Opera House | |||||
Happy Hour Theater | 2918 Wharton St. | Closed, Nickelodeon | [N] | |||
Harold Prince (Zellerbach Center) | 37th & Walnut | 165 seats | Vincent Kling | [L] | ||
Harrowgate Theater | 3421 Kensington Av.- 1,013 seats | Closed | now skating rink? | [M] | ||
Haverford Theater | 456 N 60th St. | 630 seats | Closed | became 60th St Theater | [M] | |
Hill Theater | 8320 Germantown Av. | 497 seats | Closed | had opened as Belvedere in 1914 | [M] | |
Hippo Theater | Lehigh Av. & Salmon St. | 1,000 seats | Closed | [M] | ||
Hippodrome Theater | 610 South St. | 505 seats | Closed | [M] | ||
opened as Ripley Music Hall in 1909 | renamed Hippodrome Palace, then Hippodrome | |||||
Holiday Art Theater | 4204 Kensington Av. | 920 seats | Closed | William H Lee | [A] | |
(see Art Holiday or Ace) | a/k/a:Windsor, Ace, Holiday, Art Holiday | |||||
Hollywood Theater | 2848 N 22nd St. | 499 seats | Closed | Magaziner, Eberhard & Harris | [M] | |
Holme Theater | 7935 (or 8049) Frankford Av. | 400 (old)/1,364 (new) seats | Closed | [S] | ||
Holme | 8049 Frankford Av. | 400 seats | Closed | Wm. H. Lee | [S] | |
Holme | 8049 Frankford Av. | 1,364 seats | Closed | later the Pennypack | [M] | |
Horticultural Hall | 250 S. Broad St. | 1,050 seats | [C] | |||
destroyed by fire in 1881 then rebuilt, burned again 1893. | Replaced by the Sam S. Shubert Memorial Theater in 1918 | |||||
Howard Theater | 2614 N Front St. | 900 seats | Closed | [M] | ||
Howard Theater | 3405 N Front St. | Closed, Nickelodeon | [N] | |||
Howard | 2416 N. Front St. | 900 seats | Closed | [M] | ||
Howards | 3405 N. Front St. | Closed, Nickelodeon | [N] | |||
Ideal Theater | 2203-07 S Sixth St. | 725 seats | Closed | [M] | ||
Ideal Theater | 1829 S 20th St. | Closed, Nickelodeon | [N] | |||
Ideal Theater | 2840 Germantown Av. | Closed, Nickelodeon | [N] | |||
Idle Hour Theater | Broad & Bainbridge Sts. | Closed | [M] | |||
Ideal | 1905 Columbia Av. | 500 seats | Closed | [M] | ||
Imperial Theater | 219 S 60th St. | 1,474 seats | Closed | [M] | ||
Imperial Theater | 921 N Second St. | 800 to 1,040 seats | Closed | [M] | ||
Iris Theater | 3142-46 Kensington Av. | 1,405 seats | Closed | MJ Walsh | [M] | |
Irvine Auditorium | 34th & Spruce St. | 2,127 seats | Closed | Horace Trumbauer | [C] | |
Italia Theater | 729-33 Christian St | 680 seats | Closed, Live Theater | A. Winters | [C] | |
Italia Theater (f/k/a Electric) | 8th St. & Washington Av. | [S] | ||||
Jackson Theater | 513-527 Jackson St. | 1,083 seats | Closed | Neubauer & Supowitz | [M] | |
Jefferson Theater | 2217 N 29th St. | 1,000 seats | Closed | J Allen | [S] | |
Jeffries Photo Theater | 5032 Ridge Av. | Closed, Nickelodeon | [N] | |||
Jeffries Theater | 346 Connaroe St. | 500 seats | Closed | a/k/a:Jeffries Roxborough | [M] | |
Jerry Theater | 2029 S Third St. | 268 seats | Closed | [M] | ||
Jewell | 51st St & Haverford Av. | 499 seats | Closed | see New Jewell Joy Theater | [M] | |
Jumbo Theater | Front St & Girard Av. | 1,300 seats | Closed | Carl Berger | [M] | |
Karlton Theater | 1412 Chestnut St. | 1,060 seats | Closed | Hoffman & Henon | ||
became the Midtown and later the Prince | Music Theater (see Midtown) | |||||
Keiths Theater | 1116 Chestnut St. | 2,273 seats | Closed | Albert E Westover | [M/L] | |
Keith’s | 1116 Chestnut St. | 2,273 seats | Closed, demolished | Albert Westover | [V/M] | |
a/k/a Chestnut Street Keith’s, | and Grand Entrance Hall and the Randolph Theater | |||||
Keith’s Bijou | 8th & Race Sts. | 1200 seats | went from vaudeville to burlesque | [V,L] | ||
Kent Theater | 2449 Kensington Av. | 1,932 seats | Closed, demolished | Hoffman & Henon | [LSM] | see People’s Theater |
Keystone Market Theater | 1203 N Third St. | Closed, Nickelodeon | [N] | |||
Keystone Picture Theater | 2545 E. Dauphin St. | [1912-1914] | Closed, Nickelodeon | [N] | ||
Keystone Theater | 1024-30 W Lehigh Av. | 1,884 seats | Closed | Albert E Westover | [S] | |
Keystone Theater | 937 South St. | 400 seats | Closed | Joseph Levin | [M] | |
Keystone Theater | 4813 Woodland Av. | Closed, Nickelodeon | [N] | |||
Kimmel Center | Broad & Spruce Sts. | 3,150 seats | open | [C] | ||
includes 2,500 seat Verizon Hall and 650 seat Perelman Theater | ||||||
Kiralfy’s Alhambra Palace | Broad & Locust Sts. | 1,406 seats | Closed, demolished1937 | later became Broad St Theater | [L] | |
Knickerbocker | see Fays | |||||
Kopia Theater | 4905 Parkside Av. | |||||
Lafayette Theater | 2914 Kensington Av. | 1,364 seats | Closed | [M] | ||
Lailson’s AmphiTheater | 5th & Locust Sts. | Closed | [M] | |||
Lancaster Theater | 4545 Lancaster Av. | Closed | JE Jackson | [M] | ||
Lane Theater | 67th Av. & Broad St. | 697 seats | David Supowitz | [M] | ||
Lawndale Theater | Rising Sun Av & Fanshawe St. | 1,217 seats | Closed | Ballinger Co. | [M] | |
Leader Theater | 4102 Lancaster Av. | 988 seats | Closed | John D Allen | [S] | |
Legion Theater | 1616 Orthodox St. | 1,000 seats | Closed | [M] | ||
Lehigh Theater | 927 W Lehigh Av. | 499 seats | Closed | [M] | ||
Lehigh Theater | 2516 W Lehigh Av. | 490 seats | Closed | GJ Reich | [M] | |
Lemions Parlor | 1517 Moyamensing Av. | Closed | [M] | |||
Lenox Theater | 5410 Chester Ave. | 984 seats | Closed | David Supowitz | [M] | |
Leo Theater | 18th St & Ridge Ave. | 250 seats | Closed | [S] | ||
Leo Mall Twin | 11725 Bustleton Ave. | Closed, Demolished | [T] | |||
a/k/a Leo I & II | between Bustleton Ave & Byberry Rd. near Hendrix St. [T] | |||||
Leonhardt Theater | 2905 N Front St. | Closed, Nickelodeon | [S] | |||
Levis | see Princess (508 South St.) | |||||
Liberty Theater | 3526 Longshore Av. | Closed | [M] | |||
Liberty Theater | 6812-18 Torresdale Av. | 1,484 seats | Closed | (NEC Torresdale & Knorr) | [S] | |
Liberty Theater | 1425 Columbia Av. | 1,731 seats | Closed, demolished | Albert E Westover | [S] | |
Lincoln Theater (see Dunbar) | Broad & Lombard Sts. | 1,400 seats | Closed | [S] | ||
Lincoln Drive-in | 2707 Roosevelt Blvd. | 1,000 cars | Closed, demolished | Trevose, PA | [D] | |
Lincoln Theater | 5th & Christian Sts. | 500 seats | Closed | Fred Greisler | [S] | |
Lindley Theater | 4902 N Fifth St. | 1,151 seats | Closed | [M] | ||
Lindy Theater | 6902 Elmwood Av. | 1,430 seats | Closed | William H Lee | [M] | |
Little Grand Theater | 1719 N Broad St. | Closed, Nickelodeon | [A] | |||
Little Theater | 2222 Market St. | 219 seats | Closed | [A] | ||
Locust Theater | 224 S. 52nd (at Locust) St. | 1,400 seats | Closed | Stuckert & Sloan | ||
52nd St & Locust Sts | acquired by Bushfire Performing Arts Group in 1977, renamed Bushfire Theater, 428 seats | |||||
Locust Street | 1411 Locust (at Broad) St. | 1,580 seats | open | [L] | ||
Logan Theater | 4732 N Broad St. | 1,894 seats | Closed | Hoffman & Henon | [S] | |
Lorraine Theater | 1028 Fairmount Av. | 500 seats | Closed | EB Medoff | [M] | |
Lubins Theater | 926 Market St. | Closed, Nickelodeon (a/k/a Lubin’s Cineograph) | [ ] | |||
Luzerne Theater | Old York Rd. | Closed | [ ] | |||
Lyceum Theater | 6053 Ridge Av (at Lyceum) | Closed | [S] | |||
Lyric Amusement | 1740 N Croskey St. | Closed, Nickelodeon | [N] | |||
Lyric Theater | 816 S Tenth St. | Closed, Nickelodeon | [N] | |||
Lyric Theater | 2200 N Broad St | Closed, Nickelodeon | [N] | |||
Lyric Theater | 1231 E Columbia Av. | Closed | [S] | |||
Lyric Theater | 37 E Main St. | Closed | [S] | |||
Lyric Theater (a/k/a:New Lyric) | 5123 Germantown Av. | 1,000 seats | Closed | John Allen | [M] | |
originally named the Manheim, later the New Lyric Theater | ||||||
Lyric Theater | 201 Morris St. | 475 seats | Closed | RP Brodley | [M] | |
Lyric | Broad & Cherry Sts. | 1,629 seats | demolished | James Windrim | [L] | |
was demolished in 1937 and was the twin of Adelphi | ||||||
Magnet Theater | 2616 W. Girard | 245 seats | Closed | (opened 1910 as Casino Theater) | [S] | |
Main Street 6 (UA) | 3720 Main St. | 1,300 seats (6 plex) | open | Bart Blatstein, United Artists | [M] | |
Majestic Amusement | 265 N Eighth St - | Closed, Nickelodeon | [N] | |||
Majestic Theater | 5940 Haverford Ave - | Closed, Nickelodeon | [N] | |||
Mammoth Theater | 2500 A St. | Closed | [M] | |||
Mammoth Theater | 527 W Girard Av. | 700 seats | Closed | [M] | ||
Marconi Theater | 1218 S Eighth St. | Closed, Nickelodeon | [n] | |||
Manayunk | see UA Main St 6 Manayunk | open | [T] | |||
Mann Music Centre | 52nd & Parkside | 3,934 seats | [1976- present] | open | [C] | |
Mannheim | see Lyric | |||||
Mark I Theater (Eric Mark I) | 18th St & Market St. | 611 seats | Closed | [M] | ||
Market | see 333 Theater (333 Market St.) | |||||
Mask and Wig | 310 S Quince St. | |
Closed | now a banquet hall | >[L] | |
Mastbaum Theater | 20th & Market Sts. | 4,746 seats | Closed, demolished | Hoffman & Henon | [M] | |
originally to be called the Jules, closed in 1958 | and demolished the same year | |||||
Mayfair Theater | 7300 Frankford Av (at Cottman Av) | 1,509 seats | Closed | David Supowitz | [M] | |
Mayfair Theater (a/k/a:New Mayfair) | 5915-19 Market St. | 1,100 seats | Closed | [M] | ||
Melodeon | 6th & Chestnut Sts. | Closed | [L] | |||
Merben Theater | 7145 Frankford Av. | 2,100 seats | Demolished | Shapiro & AD Magaziner | [M] | |
Merriam Theater | see Sam S. Shubert | |||||
Messina Theater | 705 Christian St. | 248 seats | Closed | [S] | ||
Metropolitan Theater | 2042 N Front St. | 3,482 seats | Closed | Wm. McElfatrick | [S] | |
Metropolitan Opera House | Broad & Poplar | 3,482 seats | Closed | Wm. McElfatrick | [C] | |
– originally called the Philadelphia Opera House | Theater remains unused | |||||
Midget Bijou Theater | 41 S 52nd St. | Closed | [S] | |||
Midway | 1819-23 E. Allegheny Av. | 2,724 seats | closed 1977, demolished 1979 | [SM] | ||
Magaziner, Eberhard & Harris; | NEC Kensington & Allegheny Aves. | now a fast food place | ||||
Midtown Theater | 1,500 seats | Closed | [M] | |||
Midtown | 1412 Chestnut St. | 596 seats | Closed | [M] | ||
(had opened at the Karlton location in 1954; became the Midtown | and was twinned, closed and later became Prince Music Theater) | |||||
Milgram Theater | see Stanton (1620 Market) | Milgram | Mirror Theater | Fifth & Reed Sts. | Closed, Nickelodeon | [N] |
Model Theater | 425 South St. | 778 seats | Closed | Wm. H. Lee (1930s) | [S] | |
Montgomery Theater | 523 E Girard Av. | 650 seats | Closed | [M] | ||
Moore Theater | 415 Moore St. | Closed, Nickelodeon | [N] | |||
Morris Theater | 835 Morris St. | Closed | [M] | |||
Morris | 2029 E. 3rd St. | Closed | [M] | |||
Mummers Museum | 1000 S. 2nd St. | [1976- present] | open | [L] | ||
Municipal Auditorium | 3400 Civic Centre Blvd. | 13,500 seats | Closed, demolished 2005 | Philip Johnson | [W] | |
Musee Theater | 127 N Eighth St. | Closed, Nickelodeon | [N] | |||
Musee Theater Parlor | 3064 Richmond Av. | Closed, Nickelodeon | [N] | |||
Musical Fund Hall | 806 Locust | 800 seats | Closed | Wm. Strickland | [C] | |
Mystic Maze Theater | 2242 Ridge Av. | Closed, Nickelodeon | [N] | |||
Mystic Maze Theater | 2112 N Front St. | Closed, Nickelodeon | [N] | |||
National Palace Theater | 1332 S Fifth St. | Closed, Nickelodeon | [N] | |||
National (2nd National) | 9th & Chestnut Sts. | Closed | [L] | |||
National (1st National) | 10th & Callowhill Sts. | 2,415 seats | Closed | [EL] | ||
Nelson Theater | 10th St & Ritner Sts. | 380 seats | Closed | JC Manz | [M] | |
New | see Chestnut St | |||||
New Alden | see Alden (3641 Midvale) | |||||
New Broadway Theater | see Broadway (Hope/Front & York Sts.) | 1,000 seats | Closed | [M] | ||
New Circus | 825 Walnut St. in 1809 renamed Olympic, in 1820 became the Walnut St. Theater in 1822 became Olympic again and in 1827 became Philadelphia Theater | |||||
New Dixie | see Dixie (1224 Point Breeze Av.) | |||||
New Doris | see Doris (49th & Woodland) | |||||
New Drop Theater | 1034 E Columbia Av. | Closed, Nickelodeon | [N] | |||
New Empress | see Empress (1811 S. 17th St.) | |||||
New Forest | see Forest (913 Girard Av.) | |||||
New Forrest | Walnut St [1927] | |||||
New Garden Theater | Eighth St & Race St. | 700 seats | Closed | [M] | ||
New Jewell | 1828 W. Norris St. | 440 seats | Closed | [M] | ||
New Jumbo | see Jumbo | |||||
New Locust | see Locust | |||||
New Lyric | see Lyric (5123 Germantown Av.) | |||||
New Mayfair | see the Coliseum | |||||
New Palace | see Theater of the Living Arts | |||||
New Penn | see Penn | [L] | ||||
New Theater | a/k/a:Keith's New | Closed | [L] | |||
New World Films | 311 N 16th St. | Closed | [M] | |||
News Theater | 1230 Market St. | 400 seats | Closed | William H Lee | [M] | |
Nicetown Amusement Theater | 4301 N Eighth St. | Closed, Nickelodeon | [N] | |||
941 Theater | 941 N. Front St. | 150 seats | Closed | [M] | ||
Nixon Theater | 28 S 52nd St. | 1,870 seats | Closed, demolished 1984 | JD Allen | [M] | |
Nixon Grand | see Grand Opera House | |||||
Non Pariel Theater | 3361 Kensington Av. | Closed | [S] | |||
Norris Theater | 1826 W Norris St. | 465 seats | Closed | [M] | ||
North Theater Auditorium | 2805 W Dauphin St. | Closed | [S] | |||
Northeast Cinema | Roosevelt Blvd & Welsh Rd. | 2,000 seats (4) | “demolished” 2004 | [T] | ||
Northeast (GCC Northeast 4) | Welsh Rd & Roosevelt Blvd. | 2,000 seats (4) | “demolished” 2004 | General Cinema | [T] | |
Northeastern Theater | 6031 Torresdale Av. | 850 seats | Closed | [M] | ||
Northern Liberties | Front & Noble Sts. | Closed | [L] | |||
North Pole (see Penn) | 1426 South St. | Closed | [L] | |||
Ogontz Theater | 6033-37 Ogontz Av. | 1,777 seats | Closed | Magaziner, Eberhard & Harris | [S] | |
Old Academy Playhouse | 3544 Indian Queen | 125 seats | open | [D] | ||
Old Drury Theater | see Chestnut Street Theater | 125 seats | [?-1820] | burned down in 1820 | [L] | |
Olde City Cinemas | 127 Sansom St. | 800 seats | Closed | see Ritz East | [T] | |
opened in 1981 as Budco Old City Twin | closed, reopend May 21, 1999 as Ritz East | |||||
Olney Theater | 5613 N Fifth St. | 499 seats | Closed | [M] | ||
built in shell of 1856 National | Hall (destroyed by fire 1874) | |||||
Olympia Theater | 711 S Broad St. | 500 seats | Closed | [M] | ||
Olympia Theater (a/k/a Gem or Olympic) | 1619 South St. | [1911-1914] | Closed | [M] | ||
Olympic Theater | see Walnut Street Theater, New Circus | |||||
Olympic (2nd) | 1224 Market St. | 2,100 seats | Closed | [L] | ||
Olympic (3rd) | early 1900s; theater used for burlesque | |||||
Ontario | Closed | [S] | ||||
Opera House, see Southwark Theater | ||||||
Orient Theater | 6149 Woodland Av. | 628 seats | Closed | CE Futcher | [M] | |
Oriental Vaudeville Theater | 7045 Woodland Av. | Closed, Demolished 2007 | [V] | |||
Orleans 1-4 Theaters | 2247 Bleigh Av. | 900 seats | Demolished 2007 | [T] | ||
Orleans 5-8 Theaters | 2247 Bleigh Av. | 2,875 seats | Demolished 2007 | [T] | ||
Orleans 8 at Bleigh & Bustleton | had a total of 3,775 seats in 2007 | |||||
Orpheum Theater | 42 W. Chelten Av. | 1,706 seats | Closed, Nickelodeon | John D Allen, Sauer & Hahn | [S] | |
Orpheus Theater | 5159 Haverford Av. | Closed | [L] | |||
Overbrook Theater | 6242 Haverford Av. | 1,000 seats | [M] | [M] | ||
Owl Theater | 2300 Grays Ferry Av. | 499 seats | Closed, | Dickinson II | [M] | |
Oxford Theater | 7209 Rising Sun Av. | 1,964 seats | Closed | Ellis Groben | [S] | |
Palace of Amusement | 1019 Market St. | Closed, Nickelodeon | [N] | |||
Palace Theater | 1214 Market St. | 1,106 seats | Closed | [S] | ||
renovated by P. Henon, 1911 & | then Wm. H. Lee, 1945) | |||||
Palace Theater | 222 E Girard Av. | Closed | [S] | |||
Palace Theater | 2926 Richmond St. | Closed | [S] | |||
Palace Theater | 4140 Aspen St. | Closed | [S] | |||
Palace Theater | Kensington Ave & G St. | Closed, Nickelodeon | [N] | |||
Palace Theater | 4254 Main St. | Closed, Nickelodeon | [N] | |||
Palace Theater | 2809 N Fifth St | Closed, Nickelodeon | [N] | |||
Palace | see Theater of the Living Arts/TLA | |||||
Palace (AMC Palace) | 1812 Chestnut (see Eighteen-Twelve) | |||||
Palm | Frankford & Norris St. | 852 to 1,902 seats | 1887 or |
Closed | [E] | |
became a furniture store in 1954 | and was demolished in 1970 | |||||
Parisian Varieties | 11th & Wood Sts. | Closed | [L] | |||
Park | see Arch Street Opera House and Trocadero | |||||
Park Theater | Broad & Fairmount Av. | 1,694 seats | demolished | J. Elfatrick | [E] | |
(became a burlesque house in 1911, was demolished in 1968; | the 2nd Park theater was built in 1876 at 17th & Ridge) | |||||
Park Theater | 17th & Ridge Av. | [L] | ||||
Park Theater | 3235 Ridge Av. | 1,000 seats | Closed | [M] | ||
Park Theater | 3102 W Diamond St. | 500 or 1,654 seats | Closed | William H Lee | [M] | |
Parkwood Theater | Academy & Byberry Rds. | 1,000 (twin) | Closed | Parkwood Shopping Center | [M] | |
Paschall Theater | 7103 Woodland Av. | 499 seats | Closed | [M] | ||
Pastime Theater | 1420 Point Breeze Av. | 600-800 seats | Closed | E. Wilson(1923) | [M] | |
Pearl Theater | 2047-59 Ridge Av. | 1,400 seats | Closed | JK Long | [S] | |
Pearl Theater at Avenue North | 1600 N. Broad St | .1,488 seats (7 screens) | open since Dec. 5, 2006 | on Temple U. main campus | [T] | |
Pekin Theater | 2104 South St. | Closed | [S] | |||
Pelham | 1426 S. 6th St | 465 seats | Closed | [S] | ||
Penn Art Theater | 2335 Ridge Av. | Closed, Nickelodeon | [N] | |||
Penn Theater | 1426 S Sixth St. | 1,657 seats | Closed | [M] | ||
Penn Theater | 24th & Brown Sts. | 468 seats | Closed | later called New Penn | [M] | |
was Washington 1913-1920, Washington Palace 1920-1928, | 24th St. Theater 1928-1931, Penn Theater in 1931 and finally | the New Penn Theater from 1931 to 1936 | ||||
Pennsylvania | 2nd & Coates | Closed | [L] | |||
Pennsylvania Museum | 8th & Market Sts. | Closed | [L] | |||
Pennypack Theater | 8049 Frankford Av. | 750 seats | Closed | William H Lee | [M] | |
a/k/a:Holme, Penypak (see Holme) | ||||||
People’s Theater | 2449 Kensington Av. | 2,250 seats | demolished | Geo. Plowman | [E] | |
renamed Desmond in 1924, gutted in 1928 | and turned into Kent Theater | |||||
Percivals Theater | 50 N Eighth St. | Closed, Nickelodeon | [N] | |||
Perelman Theater | see Kimmel Center | |||||
Philadelphia Cabaret Theater | 507 South 8th Street | 99 seats | Closed | [L] | ||
Philadelphia Playhouse | Broad & Wood Sts | 300 seats | Closed | [L] | ||
Philadelphia Projecting Theater | 44 N Ninth St. | Closed, Nickelodeon | [N] | |||
Philadelphia Theater | see New Circus | |||||
Philmont Cinema | 11024 Rennard St. | 350 seats | Closed | [M] | ||
Photoplay Theater | 1918 N Front St. | Closed, Nickelodeon | [S] | |||
Photoplay Theater | 52nd St & Market St. | Closed, Nickelodeon | [N] | |||
Picture Theater | 17th St & McKean St. | Closed, Nickelodeon | [N] | |||
Pike Theater | 6th & Pike Sts. (551 Pike St). | 496 seats | Closed | [M] | ||
Pix | ? | ? | [?-1955] | Closed | [?] | |
Playhouse in the Park | Belmont & Chamounix (Fairmount Park) | 1,437 seats | Closed | [L] | ||
Plaza Theater | 2437 S Broad St. | 1,472 seats | Closed | C Oelschlager | [S] | |
Plaza | Porter St. | Closed | [L] | |||
Plumsted’s Playhouse | demolished mid-19th century | [L] | ||||
Poplar Theater | 902 N Sixth St. | 858 seats | Closed | Carl Berger | [M] | |
Point Breeze | 1638 Point Breeze | 1,200 seats | Closed | (see Breeze) | [M] | |
Pork | ? | ? | [?-1925] | Closed | [?] | |
Port of History Museum Concert Hall | Delaware & Walnut St. | 500 seats | open | Penn's Landing | [C] | |
Posel | (see also Leo Mall Twin) | [?] | ||||
Premier Theater | 6011 Market St. | Closed, Nickelodeon | [N] | |||
Premier Theater | 1320 Point Breeze Av. | 460 seats | Closed | C. Oelschlager | [M] | |
President Theater | 2308 Snyder Av (at 23rd). | 1,000 seats | Closed, Live Theater | [L] | ||
Prince Music Theater | 1412 Chestnut St. | 596 seats | open | Hoffman-Henon | [L] | see Midtown or Karlton (1412 Chestnut Street) | a/k/a Prince Theater |
Princess Theater | 1018 Market St. | 446 seats | Closed | Hoffman & Henon(1919) | [M] | |
Princess Theater | 508 South St. | Closed | [S] | |||
Prune Street | 518 Locust St. | Closed | [L] | |||
Public Ledger Concert | 6th & Chestnut Sts. | 400 seats | Closed | [C] | ||
Puerto Rico | see Diamond | [M] | ||||
Queen Theater | 873 N Ninth St. | Closed | J. Fieldstein | [C] | ||
Randolph | 1116 Chestnut St. | 2,273 seats | Closed | (opened as Chestnut St. Keith's) | [VM] | |
Rave University City 6 Theater | 230 S. 40th St. | (originally called The Bridge) | [M] | |||
Regal Theater | 5413 Oxford Av. | 700 seats | Closed | C Dingleman | [M] | |
Regency I & II | 1625 Chestnut St. | 1,200 seats | Closed, demolished | Thalheimer & Waltz | [T] | |
(NWC 16th & Chestnut) | ||||||
Regent Theater | 1632 Market St. | 416 seats | Closed, demolished | W Burney | [M] | |
had 5 name changes; demolished in 1980 | at one time the area housed the | Center, Studio, Milgram, Fox, | Stage Door, Regency, Duke | and Duchess Theaters | ||
Regis Theater | 1526 W Cumberland St. | 500 seats | Closed | Henon & Boyle | [M] | |
Renel Theater | 7238 Ogontz Av. | 870 seats | Closed | JA Nolan | [M] | |
Rex Theater | Ridge Av. & Oxford St. | 475 seats | Closed | Arnold H Mueller | [M] | |
Rexy Theater | 517 South St. (or 8th & South?) | 1,800-2,063 seats | Closed | Ballinger Company | [S] | |
Rialto Theater | 6153 Germantown Av. | 834 seats | Closed | Wm. H. Lee | [M] | |
Rio | 2011 Frankford Ave. | 500 seats | Closed | opened as the Brunswick Theater | [M] | |
Richmond Theater | 3137 Richmond St. | 1,026 or 3,137 seats | Closed | Allen Wilson | [M] | |
Rickett’s Amphitheater | 6th & Chestnut Sts | Closed | a/k/a Art Pantheon | [L] | ||
Ridge Avenue Theater | 1734 Ridge Av. | 930 seats | Closed | [M] | ||
Rising Sun Amusement | 3417 Germantown Av. | Closed, Nickelodeon | [N] | |||
Rittenhouse Square Theater | 1907-11 Walnut St. | 1,000 seats | Burned in 1994 | orig. 750 seats, then twinned | [T] | |
a/k/a Eric Rittenhouse Square Theaters | twinned, with 500 seats each | |||||
Rittenhouse Theater | 5232 Haverford Av. | 460 seats | Closed | [S] | ||
Ritz at the Bourse | 400 Ranstead St. | 1,000 seats | Cope Linder, Landmark Theaters | [T] | ||
Ritz East Theater, a/k/a:Olde City Twin | 111 Chestnut St. | 800 seats | open | Landmark Theaters | [T] | |
Ritz East | (see Olde City Cinemas) | |||||
Ritz Five Theater (f/k/a:Ritz Three) | 214 Walnut St. (at Dock St.) | 1,350 seats | open | Geddef Associates, Landmark Theaters | [T] | |
Ritz Theater | 2235 Orthodox (at Tacony) St. | 480 seats | Closed | [M] | ||
Ritz Theater | 1106 N 40th (at Poplar) St. | 499 seats | Closed | [M] | ||
Ritz Theater | 6th & Hunting Park Av. (at Marshall) | 499 seats | Closed | [M] | ||
Riverview Plaza Stadium 17 | 1400 S. Delaware Av (Columbus Blvd). | 3,600 seats | open | JK Roller, Regal | [T] | |
Riviera Theater | 4411 Main St. | 1,500 seats | Closed | [M] | ||
opened as the Empress, became the Riviera in 1932 | ||||||
Rivoli Theater | 52nd & Sansom Sts. | 875 seats | Closed | J Nasehold | [M] | |
Rockland Theater | 4910 N Broad St. | 670-850 seats | Closed | AF Schenck | [M] | |
Roosevelt Theater | 4739 Frankford Av. | 1,901 seats | Closed | Hodgens & Hill | [M] | |
Rose | 151 Levering St. | 950 seats | Closed | [S] | ||
Roxy Theater | 6189 Ridge Av. | 1,200-1,800 seats | Closed | Ballinger Co. | [M] | |
on Ridge where post office is now | ||||||
Roxy Theater | 2023 Sansom St. | 260 seats | open | [TA] | ||
a/k/a:Aarde Cinema, Academy Screening Room | ||||||
Roxy 2 | 2021 Sansom St. | 260 seats | open | [TA] | ||
Roxy-Mastbaum | see Mastbaum | |||||
Royal Palace Theater | Girard Av & Crease St. | Closed | [S] | |||
Royal Photoplay Theater | 1346 Ridge Av. | Closed, Nickelodeon | [N] | |||
Royal Theater | 1524-34 South St. | 1,200 seats | Closed | Frank E Hahn | [M] | |
now black movie house | ||||||
Ruby Theater | 618 Market St. | 360 seats | Closed | Hoffman Company | [M] | |
St. George’s Hall | 1300 Arch St. | 542 seats | Closed | [L] | ||
Sameric | see Boyd | |||||
Sam’s Place 1 & 2 (see Aldine) | 1836 Chestnut St. | 1,297 seats | Closed | [T] | ||
opened in 1921 as Aldine, became the Viking in 1957, | Cinema 19 in 1967, Cinema 5 in 1975, | Sam’s Place 1 & 2 in 1980 and closed in 1994 | ||||
San Carlos Theater | 811 Carpenter St - | 1,200 seats | Closed, Nickelodeon | [N] | ||
Sansom Cinema | 120 S 13th St. | Adult Theater | (gay porn) | [TA] | ||
Savoia Theater | 1705-09 S Broad St. | 965 seats | Closed | [M] | ||
1709 (1405 or 1600) S. Broad at Morris; | next to what was RJ's A Different World | |||||
Savoy Theater | 1211 Market St. | 376 seats | Closed | Wm. H. Lee (1937) | [M] | |
Scenic Theater | 439 N Second St. | Closed, Nickelodeon | [N] | |||
Sedgwick Theater | 7135-37 Germantown Ave. | 1,636 seats | Closed | William H Lee | [M] | |
now Sedgwick Cultural Center | ||||||
Segals Castle Theater | Frankford Ave & Amber St. | 900 seats | Closed | Hoffman & Henon | [M] | |
Segals Theater | 1323 South St. | Closed, Nickelodeon | [N] | |||
Senate Theater | 1710 W Susquehanna Av. | 500 seats | Later called the Susquehanna. Closed, | [M] | ||
Seventh Street Opera | 47 N Seventh St. | Closed | [L] | |||
Shubert Theater | 250 S Broad St. | 1,868 seats | [L] | |||
acquired by Academy of Music in 1972 and refurbished | ||||||
Shamrock Theater | 1200 S 20th St | Closed, Nickelodeon | [N] | |||
Sherwood Theater | 54th St & Baltimore Av. | 499 seats | Closed | [M] | ||
Shubert | 250 S. Broad St. | 1,868 seats | Herbert Krapp | [L] | ||
a/k/a Sam S. Shubert Memorial | restored circa 1987 in 1991 was renamed the Merriam | (see Horticultural Hall) | ||||
Shubin Theater | 407 Bainbridge St. | [L] | ||||
Sixtieth Street | 456 N. 60th St. | 475 seats | Demolished | H. Housekeeper. Opened 1912 as the Haverford | [M] | |
61st Street Drive-In | 3201 S. 61st St. | Demolished | Outdoor Theater | [D] | ||
69th Street | 69th & Market Sts. | 1,700 seats | [1925-1945] | Closed | [M] | |
Society Hill Playhouse | 507 S. 8th St. | 242 seats | [L] | |||
Society Hill Theater | South & Hancock Sts. | [L] | ||||
Solo Theater | Stenton Av & Wister St. | Closed | [M] | |||
Somerset Theater | 26th & Somerset St. | 495 seats | Closed | [M] | ||
Somerset Nickelodeon | 2775 Kensington Av. | Closed, Nickelodeon | [M] | |||
South City Drive-in | Broad and Wolf Sts. | Closed | outdoor | [D] | ||
South Street Theater | see Southwark Theater | |||||
Southern Theater (or Somerset) | 1412 S Broad (at Reed) St. | 495 seats | Closed | [M] | ||
Southwark Theater | South & Apollo Sts. | demolished in 1912 | [L] | |||
Spectrum | Broad & Pattison Av. | 19,000 seats | demolished | [W] | ||
Spruce Theater | 5949 Spruce St. | 485 seats | Closed | [M] | ||
Stadium Theater | 3300 S Broad St. | 750 seats | Closed (across from Spectrum) | [M] | ||
Stage Door Theater | 16th & Market Sts. | 495 seats | Demolished 1980 | [M] | ||
Standard Theater | 1124-34 South St. | 1,500 seats | Closed | JJ Hitchler | ||
Standard (the 2nd) | 4233 Frankford Av. | Closed | [L] | |||
Stanley Theater | 1902-10 Market St. | 2,916 seats | Closed | Hoffman & Henon | [L] | |
Stanton Theater | 1620 Market St. | 1,457 seats | Closed | WH Hoffman | [M] | |
opened in 1914 as Stanley Theater | renamed the Stanton in 1920 | renamed the Milgram in 1968 | ||||
Star Theater | 2023 N 17th St. | Closed, Nickelodeon | [N] | |||
Star Theater | 1628 Fountain St. | Closed, Nickelodeon | [N] | |||
Star Theater | 2640 Kensington Av. | 778 seats | Closed (now a church) | Carl Berger | [L] | |
Star Theater | 1720 E Passyunk Av. | 248 seats | Closed, Nickelodeon | [N] | ||
Starlight Theater | 5th St & Olney Ave | 400 seats | Closed | [S] | ||
State Theater | 105-07 S 52nd (at Chestnut) St. | 3,170 seats | Closed | Ralph Bencker | [M] | |
State Theater | 2715 N Fifth St. | 450 seats | Closed | [M] | ||
Steon Horst | Closed | [?] | ||||
Stenton Amusement Theater | 2148 Stenton Av. | Closed, Nickelodeon | [N] | |||
Stenton Theater | 6069 Stenton Av. | 380 seats | Closed | [S] | ||
Strand Theater | 3601 Germantown Av. | 1,679 seats | Closed | Carl Berger | [S] | |
Strand Theater | 12th St & Girard Av. | 471 seats | Closed | Stuckert & Sloan | [M] | |
Stratford Theater | 1443 S Seventh St. | 700 seats | Closed | [M] | ||
Studio Theater | 1632 Market St. | 400 seats | Closed | (see Regent) | [M] | |
Sun Theater | 2728 Federal St. | 450 seats | Closed | [M] | ||
Susquehanna | 17th & Susquehanna | 500 seats | Closed (see Senate) | [S] | ||
Suzanne Roberts | see Philadelphia Theater Company | |||||
Tacony Hippodrome Theater | 3623 Longshore Av. | 550 seats | Closed | [M] | ||
Tavern on Camac | 243 South Camac St. | cabaret venue | [L] | |||
Teatro delle Varieta | 1032 S. 8th. | Closed | [L] | |||
Teatro Puerto Rico | see Cohooksink or Diamond | |||||
Temple of Marvel Theater (1) | 3827 Fairmount Av. | Closed, Nickelodeon | [N] | |||
Temple of Marvel Theater (2) | Jefferson St & Ridge Av. | Closed, Nickelodeon | [N] | |||
Temple Theater | 13th St & Tioga St. | 500 seats | Closed | [M] | ||
Temple Theater | 713 Chestnut | 2,200 seats | [L] | |||
Terminal Theater | 69 & Market St. | 1,000 seats | [M] | |||
Theatorium | 1506 Point Breeze Av. | Closed, Nickelodeon | [N] | |||
Theater 1812 | see Eighteen Twelve] | [L] | ||||
Theater of the Living Arts (TLA) | 334 South St. | had 486 seats | opened as Crystal Palace | [C] | ||
Theater on Society Hill | South & Hancock | Closed | lasted only one season | [L] | ||
Theater of the Living Arts | 334 South St. | 486 seats | Live Theater | [C] | ||
Three on the Campus | 40th St & Walnut Sts. | Closed | [M] | |||
Tioga Theater | 3542 N 17th St. | 1,400 seats | Closed | Sauer & Hahn | [S] | |
Tioga Theater | 3524 Germantown Av. | 1,400 seats | Closed, Nickelodeon | [N] | ||
Tivoli Theater | 1121 Fairmount Av. | 382 seats | Closed | Stuckert & Sloan | [M] | |
Tower Theater | 69th & Market Sts. (19 S. 69th). | 3,119 seats | Live theater | [C] | ||
Town Hall | 150 N Broad St. | 1,972 seats | Closed 1970, demolished 1983 | H.W. Castor | [C] | |
Had 700 seat auditorium on 6th floor and | 1200 seat ballroom on 7th floor | |||||
Towne Theater (Wayne Palace?) | 4159 Germantown Av. | 500 seats | Closed | [C] | ||
Towne Playhouse | 4159 Germantown | 500 seats | Closed | Rudolph & Mellowdew | [E] | |
Trans-Lux Theater | 1519 Chestnut St. | 493 seats | Closed, Thomas Lamb | [M] | ||
renamed Eric's Place in 1970, | vacant until 2006 when it reopened as a shoe store] | |||||
Trocadero Theater | 1003-05 Arch St (at 12th St.). | 900 seats | open | Edwin F Durang | [LC] | |
opened as Arch Street Opera House | a/k/a:Arch Street Theater or the Trocadero | |||||
Tulpehocken | 6153 Germantown Av. | Closed | [MS] | |||
Tuttleman IMAX Theater, a/k/a:Tuttleman Omniverse | 222 N 20th St. | 350 seats | open | The Franklin Institute | [I] | |
Tuttleman Omniverse Franklin Institute | 20th & Benj. Franklin Parkway | 350 seats | open | [I] | ||
Tuxedo Theater | 3949 Haverford Av. | 500 seats | Closed | [M] | ||
Tuxedo | 3949 Haverford Av. | 499 seats | [M] | |||
Twentieth Century Theater | 23rd & Master Sts. | Closed, Nickelodeon | [N] | |||
Twentieth Century Theater | 4314 Frankford Av. | Closed, Nickelodeon | [N] | |||
Twentieth Century Theater | 1643 N 27th St. | Closed, Nickelodeon | [N] | |||
Twentieth Century Theater | 4258 Main St | Closed, Nickelodeon | [N] | |||
Twentyfourth Street | 24th & Brown Sts. | was the Washington Palace (see 24th Street) | [?] | |||
Twentyninth Street Palace | 2351 N. 29th St. | demolished | (see 29th Street Palace) | [S] | ||
Tyson Theater | 7043 Castor Av. | 650 seats | Closed | David Supowitz | [M] | |
Unique Theater | 36th St & Haverford Ave | 630 to 900 seats (?) | Closed | [M] | ||
University City 6 | see Rave University City 6 Theater | |||||
Upsal Theater | 6351 Germantown Av. | 470 seats | Closed | Borzner & Wood | [M] | |
Uptown Theater | 2240 N Broad St. | 2,146 seats | Closed | Magaziner Eberhard & Harris | [S] | |
Venice Theater | 1727 Snyder Av. | 500 to 700 seats | Closed | [M] | ||
Vernon | 3500 Germantown Av. | 1,010 seats | Closed | [M] | ||
Vernon Palace Theater | 5704 Germantown Av. | Demolished | John D Allen | [S] | ||
Veterans Stadium | Broad & Pattison Av. | 62,000 seats | [L] | |||
opened in April 1971, | demolished in March 2004 | |||||
Victor Theater | 3954 N Franklin St. | 475 seats | Closed | [M] | ||
Victoria Theater (a/k/a:Nicklette) | 913 Market St. | 987 seats | Demolished in 1950 | Stearns & Castor | [S] | |
Victory | see Pastime | |||||
Viking | see Aldine and Sam's Place 1 & 2 | |||||
Viola Theater | 2402 Germantown Av. | 500 seats | Demolished | [M] | ||
Vogue Theater | 1905-09 W Columbia Av. | 499 seats | Closed | [M] | ||
Walnut Mall Cinema III | 3925 Walnut St. | Closed | (a/k/a Cinemagic 3 at Penn) | |||
Walnut Street Theater | 825 Walnut St. | 1,054 seats | open - | [L] | ||
a/k/a:Olympic, New Circus<> | (renovations: John Haviland, 1828; Willis Hale, 1903; Wm. H. Lee 1920) | |||||
Walton Theater | 735 E Chelten Av. | 650 seats | Demolished | (a/k/a Walton Art Theater) | [M] | |
Warden | 1920 Spruce | 150 seats | Rbt Mills | [C] | ||
Washington Hall | 3rd & Spruce Sts. | 6,000 seats | Closed (burned down in 1823 but was restored) | [L] | ||
Washington Museum Theater | 48 Market St. | Closed | [M] | |||
Washington Palace | 24th & Brown Sts. | became 24th Street Theater | [M] | |||
Wayne Avenue Theater | 4910 Wayne Av. | 480 seats | Closed | [M] | ||
Wayne Palace | 4163 Germantown Av. | 600 seats | Closed | [S] | ||
Webster Theater | 722 S 52nd St. | Closed, Nickelodeon | [N] | |||
West Allegheny Theater | 3156 N 25th St. | 760 seats | Closed | [M] | ||
West Vine Scenario Theater | 5532 Vine St. | Closed, Nickelodeon | [N] | |||
Wharton Street Theater | 24th St & Wharton Sts. | Closed, Nickelodeon | [N] | |||
William Penn Theater | 4063 Lancaster Av. | 3,230 seats | Closed | Berger & Schmid | [S] | |
Wilma Theater | 2030 Sansom St. | [?] | [L] | |||
Windsor | 4204 Kensington Av. (at Briggs). | 920 seats | (see Holiday Art, Ace) | [M] | ||
Wishart | 102-08 E. Allegheny Av. | 774-904 seats | Demolished | Kuhn & Wm. H. Lee | [M] | |
Wissahickon Theater | 5265 Ridge Av. | 400 seats | Closed | [M] | ||
Woodland Avenue Palace Theater | 6334 Woodland Av. | Closed, Nickelodeon | [N] | |||
Woodland Theater | 1497 S. 49th St. | Closed, Nickelodeon | [N] | |||
World Theater | 19th St & Market St. | 500 seats | Closed | (a/k/a the New World Theater, now a gym) | [M] | |
World Theater | 1830 Market St. | 600 seats | Closed | [M] | ||
Wynne Theater | 2005 N. 54th St. (at Arlington). | 1,763 seats | Closed | Hoffman & Henon | [M] | |
Xtasy | see Ellis or Forum | |||||
Yeadon | 541 Church Lane, Yeadon, PA | 850 seats | demolished | [M] | ||
Yiddish | 613 Arch St. | 300 seats | Closed | Sauer & Hahn | [L] | |
York Theater | 2637 W. York St (at 26th St). | 499 to 790 seats | Closed | Hoffman & Henon (1927) | [M] | |
Zellerbach | 37th & Walnut Sts. | 914 seats | open | Vincent Kling | [L] |