Hanover Theater
39 Frederick Street,
Hanover,
PA
17331
39 Frederick Street,
Hanover,
PA
17331
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Originally known as the State Theater, this theater opened September 21, 1928, with almost 950 seats and a Wurlitzer 2 manual 8 rank pipe organ. Philadelphia theater architect William H. Lee designed the theater. Other theaters Lee designed which are still open include the Majestic in Gettysburg and the State in Easton, PA.
In the 1940’s the State was operated by Warner Bros. Circuit Management Corp. In 1961, the ticket booth from the Park (aka Hanover Opera Theater) was installed, the original seats were replaced with new seats, the auditorium’s walls were covered with sound proofing fabric, and the theater was renamed Hanover Theater.
In December 1986, the theater closed and was sold to antique dealers. Purchased in October 2007 by a private group of individuals who are planning to restore and reopen the theater as a performing arts center.
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Lost Memory, Ken Roe
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Anything further on the renovations and a projected opening date. Their web site has posting with the progress as late as Aug. 2008 but nothing since or an opening date.
Photo of the Hanover Theatre courtesy Nic’s Classic American Theatres.
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Here are some additional photos:
http://tinyurl.com/y8j4k8r
http://tinyurl.com/y8bvhsn
thanhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/outpastcondorave/sets/72157622984581545/
ks ken mc for posting links to my photos!! above is a link to the whole set. my mom is from hanover..she remembers when this was the old state which is now at a different location nearby.
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correct link.
Here is a shot of the theater from July 2010. It does not look like much is going on in the way of renovations. There was a notice on the door that the building had been broken into and vandalized. Ugh!!
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On August 4, 2010 the company that is holding the theater pending restoration announced that they intend to sell the Hanover Theater. They did not anticipate starting the restoration for a number of years and they decided that it would be better for the revitalization of downtown Hanover to sell the theater to an organization or individual who was in a position to restore the theater as a public space. More info is available at the website,
http://www.HanoverTheater.info
The projectors and remaining sound equipment will NOT be sold to collectors, please don’t contact us about it.
Arthur Brounet was the decorator on this theater. We hope his great grandson Bob Marshall will see this and comment or contact us. We are doing a lot of research on this theater.
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