McKean Theatre
31 Main Street,
Bradford,
PA
31 Main Street,
Bradford,
PA
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The originally 1100-seat (later reduced to 860) Grand Theatre opened in 1910 as a vaudeville house. In 1948, the Grand was renamed the McKean and continued to operate as a movie house until its closure in 1963. The theater was demolished in the late 90s and the site is now a parking lot for a bank.
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Here is an old photo of the Grand Theater.
This is an interior view of the Grand/McKean Theater.
I visited Bradford today and the McKean is now a bank parking lot with drive-through windows..such a shame as the interior was beautiful and it hasn’t been that long since it was demolished….late 90’s! Another theatre on South Street, the Shea’s is gone to make way for another PARKING LOT!
With the price of gas today, we might need those parking lots. (just kidding)
lostmemory: You have a point, but it was so sad to stand before those parking lots and realize what HAD been there!
More information about the former theatres of Bradford and other buildings can be found at www.bradfordlandmark.org
Lost Memory: Can’t bring up the photo sites that you posted on Aug. 18 and Sept. 10.
At the www.bradfordlandmark.org site I can’t seem to bring up any of the historical past time capsule buildings such as the Grand Theatre so have sent an email to the webmaster asking for help!
Here is the building in 1983.
I was in Bradford today and visited the Bradford Theatre formerly known as the Dipson Bradford. The style is art deco style during my visit I saw actor, Denzel Washington who is in the area filming a movie!