Forty Fort Theater
924 Wyoming Avenue,
Forty-Fort,
PA
18704
924 Wyoming Avenue,
Forty-Fort,
PA
18704
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I remember going to the Forty Fort theater back in the mid 80s, I think. I was with my new girlfriend Nancy Dolan, who was from Forty Fort. I believe that we saw Terms Of Endearment. Although I could be wrong. The only thing I do remember was Nancy. I couldn’t take my eyes off of her. Wonderful time. Still can’t get her out of my mind.
Don’t know why the google photo was locked in, but I moved the curser until I reached Dilley and the theatre showed up. It has an all new front on it with letters on the front that says Forty Fort Theatre Building.
Several posters mentioned photos but when I click on Photos there are none. Also the street view is for the wrong address completely, how can that be changed?
1979 photo of the Forty Fort Theatre.
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In the 1980s this theater was showing first-run pictures, the artsy ones that wouldn’t play at the mall. I saw Brazil, Under the Volcano, and Out of Africa here. Sometimes they had second-run, like Return of the Jedi, after it had played at the mall a few months.
Official Forty Fort Theatre site:
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To Bobs…..The old photo of the Forty Forty Theater shows “Diamond Jubilee” on the marquee. That event was celebrated in 1962.
This theater was a small “second run” theater. It showed movies after they finished their run in the larger Wilkes-Barre theaters—-the Comerford and the Paramount…I spent many Saturdays at the Forty Fort Theater in the late 50’s and 60’s. Kids' matinees were 15 cents on Saturday, and most items at the concession stand were 5 cents. If you bought a box of candy, when you finished, the box was used as a noisemaker….if you bought one of those flat boxes of pretzels, the box became a projectile. Of course, this silliness was not tolerated in the evening! I saw so many movies there….Bambi, BenHur, and The Birds. The owners were brothers, ..very nice men….they were always there and knew just about everyone by name. As time went by, kiddie matinees were forsaken for first dates as we entered our teens. I am sorry that the building was changed. Those were the days.
Here is another photo I took showing what the former Forty-Fort Theater looks like in August 2005.
Here is a small image of the Forty-Fort Theater, unsure the year this photo was taken.
Warren:
From my understanding, the town was called Forty-Fort because, during Revolutionary times, there was a fort constructed there that had forty residents. Not certain how accurate that is. The town is located just to the west of Wilkes-Barre, PA. I wasn’t certain of the seating capacity. Was only in this theater once and guessed at the number from memory. The building still stands today as a professional plaza.
Here is some background on this theater and town.
What a curious name! I’d never heard of the theatre or place before. What does “Forty Fort” mean, if anything? The 1954 FDYB gives an address for the theatre of 924 Wyoming Avenue, with a seating capacity of 892.