Roxy Theater

21 East Diamond Avenue,
Hazleton, PA 18201

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RJS
RJS on March 27, 2006 at 2:29 am

Attached is a photo I took of the former Roxy Theater after the fire had damaged the building and a number of nearby buildings. The photo is dated April 1991, so the fire must have occurred during the winter of 1990/1991 and not mid-1990’s as I indicated above.

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georgeator
georgeator on March 6, 2006 at 9:41 am

I had never attended a movie at the Roxy since it was closed long before I was born. Older relatives have told me that this was apparently the “bargain” theater in the city. Admissions and snacks were cheaper than any other theater in town. My personal comment is that I was actually the person who reported the fire that destroyed the Roxy. It was late evening and I happened to be passing by when I noticed an orange glow inside the building. This was before cell phones, so I immediately drove to city hall which was nearby to report the fire. Unfortunately it was too late to save the building. I still wonder if the fire was arson. There is still just an empty lot where the Roxy stood.