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Home » Theater Guide » Location » United States » Pennsylvania » Butler » Butler Theatre

Butler Theatre

Butler, PA
129 E. Jefferson Street
, Butler, PA, United States
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Status: Closed/Demolished
Screens: Single Screen
Style: Art Deco
Function: Unknown
Seats: 1505
Chain: Unknown
Architect: John Eberson
Firm: Unknown
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The Butler Theatre was built for the Harris Amusement Company and opened in 1930. By 1941 it had been taken over by Warner Brothers Circuit Management Co.

Any further information on this theatre would be appreciated.
Contributed by KenRoe

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I decided to look under the Eberson name as I'll be checking out some of the theatres built by this famous name and came upon one that truly surprised me....Butler PA. This is a small PA town south of Erie PA. Can anyone contribute to this link?
posted by Patsy on Mar 6, 2005 at 10:45am
Would love to see a photo(s) of this theatre!
posted by Patsy on Mar 31, 2005 at 10:15am
Yes, any further information on this theatre would be greatly appreciated!
posted by Patsy on Apr 5, 2005 at 6:33pm
This theatre has been demolished and a PNC Bank stands on that property! This information was sent to me via email from the Butler County Chamber of Commerce.
posted by Patsy on Apr 6, 2005 at 12:41pm
Can anyone contribute a photo of this theatre?
posted by Patsy on Aug 27, 2005 at 11:50am
Don't think this theatre was atmospheric, but it was Eberson and art deco and the Town of Butler chose to demolish it for a bank!
posted by Patsy on Aug 27, 2005 at 11:51am
I wonder how many Eberson theatres were art deco as many of them were atmospheric in style?
posted by Patsy on Oct 17, 2005 at 11:02am
the PNC bank proper does not sit on the site of this theatre... the PNC bank is housed in a building that has been there since the 1930's

although there is a drivethru teller area behind that bank that very well could sit on the site of the old theatre- although i highly doubt it was torn down to fulfill that particular function
posted by Architorture on Feb 3, 2007 at 10:53am
Architorture: I would to have it confirmed whether this theatre is gone as the answer will result in a possible trip to Butler PA.
posted by Patsy on Feb 3, 2007 at 11:36am
it is definitely gone- i just don't know that the bank sits on the former site
posted by Architorture on Feb 5, 2007 at 2:01pm
Thanks for the "definitely gone" confirmation though I wish the Butler were still standing for future generations.
posted by Patsy on Feb 5, 2007 at 4:00pm
I still would love to see a photo of this theatre as it looked before demolition.
posted by Patsy on Feb 5, 2007 at 4:02pm
Patsy, here is a photo/painting of the exterior of the Butler Theatre, or at least part of the marquee and vertical sign. It doesn't show much but at least it's a start.
posted by Bryan Krefft on Feb 5, 2007 at 4:46pm
Bryan: Thanks so very much for this photo as I've been wanting to see something ever since I found this theatre on CT and posted my initial request in August of 2005. If you find others, please post. Thanks again and yes, "at least it's a start".
posted by Patsy on Feb 5, 2007 at 5:01pm
And since it was an Eberson theatre, an art deco interior photo would be most interesting!
posted by Patsy on Feb 5, 2007 at 5:03pm
The Eberson archives at the Wolfsonian in Florida have this listed as the Harris Theatre with an album containing 31 photos.
posted by atmos on Jul 31, 2007 at 7:13am
atmos: Can one access this Eberson archives, online?
posted by Patsy on Jul 31, 2007 at 12:56pm
atmos: I would like to see some of the 31 photos. I have never read or heard that the Butler Theatre was the Harris Theatre though it could very well be true. Where the Harris Theatre is listed does it also give the name Butler Theatre?
posted by Patsy on Jul 31, 2007 at 1:04pm
Patsy:it would seem that as it was built for the Harris Amusement Co it was given the tentative title of Harris Theatre but was eventually named the Butler.The Wolfsonian does have a website but no access to photos.They have photos of most of his atmospherics.They are located in Miami but you would need to visit them in person to see any photos and make an appointment.I am hoping to pay them a visit next year.
posted by atmos on Aug 1, 2007 at 6:21am
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