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Home » Theater Guide » Location » United States » Pennsylvania » Chester » Boyd Art

Boyd Art

Chester, PA
800 Welsh Street
, Chester, PA 19013 United States
(map)
Status: Closed
Screens: Single Screen
Style: Unknown
Function: Church
Seats: 682
Chain: Unknown
Architect: Unknown
Firm: Hoffman - Henon Co.
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The Boyd opened on Thanksgiving Day (November 28), 1935 with Will Rogers in "Judge Priest."

The Boyd Theater closed in 1979 and was sold for $37,500 on January 27, 1991.
Contributed by George Quirk

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According to Philadelphia Real Estate Record and Builders Guide, v. 49, n. 24, p. 188 (6/13/1934) Hoffman-Henon preparing plans and will take bids soon. Film Daily Year Book 1949 lists 682 seats.
Barry Goodkin 2/26/2004
posted by Barry Goodkin on Feb 26, 2004 at 2:57pm
You used to be able to get a good view of the marquee from the train (Amtrak or SEPTA) heading southbound through Chester station.
posted by veyoung on Jan 21, 2005 at 9:51pm
Yes, I imagine with the tall marquee that you could see it from quite a distance. Old photos here: (DON'T try to expand photos)

http://www.philadelphiabuildings.org/pab/app/image_gallery.cfm/102134
posted by TC on Feb 23, 2005 at 9:17pm
Same photos, only larger, at this site:

http://www.oldchesterpa.com/theatres_boyd.htm
posted by TC on Feb 26, 2005 at 8:28am
The Boyd was a church as of 1994, as was the Roxy in Chester.
posted by ken mc on Apr 21, 2006 at 3:17pm
This article from the Delaware County Daily Times dated 7/10/70 announced the closing of the Boyd:
http://tinyurl.com/3c262d
http://tinyurl.com/33t9ec
posted by ken mc on Jul 29, 2007 at 9:28pm
The 1963 motion picture almanac lists A.R. Boyd Theaters, 1530 Chestnut Street Philadelphia, as operators of the Boyd in Chester. A.R. Boyd, president, also operated the Boyd in Allentown, the Boyd and College in Bethlehem, the Boyd in Easton and the Boyd in Lancaster. His apparent megalomania brings to mind the words of Ozymandias, "Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair".
posted by ken mc on Aug 27, 2007 at 9:13pm
Here is a photo of the church and their address is:

800 Welsh Street
Chester, PA 19013

posted by Lost Memory on Jan 7, 2008 at 6:59pm
Here is a November 1928 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/mver9b
posted by ken mc on Jun 14, 2009 at 9:01am
What would the source be for that photo?

posted by Lost Memory on Jun 14, 2009 at 9:06am
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