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Home » Theater Guide » Location » United States » Delaware » Wilmington » Loew's Aldine Theatre
Also known as Aldine Theatre

Loew's Aldine Theatre

Wilmington, DE
808 N. Market Street
, Wilmington, DE 19801 United States
(map)
Status: Closed/Demolished
Screens: Single Screen
Style: Unknown
Function: Unknown
Seats: 1819
Chain: Unknown
Architect: Thomas W. Lamb
Firm: Unknown
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The site of the Aldine theater is now part of the Market Street entertainment complex centered on the old Grand Opera House. The address is:
818 N Market St
Wilmington, DE 19801
posted by Lost Memory on Apr 30, 2005 at 2:52pm
The Film Daily Yearbook.1950 gives the address of the Loew's Aldine as 808 Market Street, the Grand Opera House is listed as at 818 Market Street.

The Aldine is listed in the 1941 edition of F.D.Y as having 1,819 seats.
posted by KenRoe on Apr 30, 2005 at 3:04pm
Thanks for finding the exact address of the Aldine theater Ken. The site where I found the info on the Aldine listed the whole entertainment complex as 818 N Market St.
posted by Lost Memory on Apr 30, 2005 at 3:51pm
According to research by Craig Morrison and Irv Glazer the Aldine Theatre was built by Warner and designed by Thomas W. Lamb. It was built around 1921 and traded to Loew's and reopened as Loew's Aldine on October 2, 1941. It closed late 1970.
posted by Barry Goodkin on Nov 20, 2005 at 6:22am
Added to the National Register of Historical Places in 1985

Aldine Theater (added 1985 - Building - #85003571)
806--810 N. Market St., Wilmington
Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer: Unknown
Architectural Style: Beaux Arts, Other
Area of Significance: Architecture
Period of Significance: 1900-1924
Owner: Private
Historic Function: Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function: Theater
Current Function: Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function: Specialty Store

posted by Lost Memory on Jan 8, 2007 at 10:17am
My family has it that my aunt, Emily Allegretto, was Miss Loew's Aldine of Wilmington De. The year would have been approx. 1943. (the year before I was born.) The theater has since been demolished. As the story goes, my aunt could have had a lucrative Hollywood contract based on this pagent win--but she declined.
Perhaps someone out there has some information on this particular Loew's beauty pagent. Thanks, Buzz
posted by Buzz on Mar 19, 2008 at 11:03pm
The Loew's marquee can be seen in this photo, circa 1950s:
http://tinyurl.com/5l9qmt
posted by ken mc on May 2, 2008 at 5:06pm
1985 photo of the Loew's Aldine Theatre Entrance.
http://americanclassicimages.com/Default.aspx?tabid=141&txtSearch=CATAdvancedSearch1%2c8%2c3%2c-1&ProductID=25484
posted by Chuck1231 on Apr 11, 2009 at 10:36pm
More photos of the Aldine are on this site:
http://tinyurl.com/n5hdjh
posted by ken mc on Aug 29, 2009 at 5:30pm
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