Star Theatre
2640 Kensington Avenue,
Philadelphia,
PA
19125
2640 Kensington Avenue,
Philadelphia,
PA
19125
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The Star Theatre was built in 1914, designed by architect Carl P. Berger. The theatre became a church and is now a community center.
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A tiny hole-in-the-wall theater. It had no lobby to speak of. You practically walked right into the theater which was separated from the street only by a curtain in a doorway. I remember seeing the original “The Thing” here.
I worked on the building in the early 90’s the outreach center down Kensington Avenue had bought it for taxes and we were using it as a soup kitchen. We showed Monday night football on the big screen. Some years earlier it had been flatten up word and turned into a dance hall but the old hardwood was in total disrepair by then. Sure would love to see the place again.
Here is an undated photo from the Philadelphia Architects & Buildings site. The photo is from the Irin Glazer collection:
http://tinyurl.com/2lofyc
Another shot of the Star marquee may be found here.
The marquee is now gone, as is the blue paint seen in the preceding photo.