Hanover Theater
39 Frederick Street,
Hanover,
PA
17331
39 Frederick Street,
Hanover,
PA
17331
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Hanover Theater spotlighted by Preservation PA http://www.eveningsun.com/ci_19755339?IADID=Search-www.eveningsun.com-www.eveningsun.com
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.
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.
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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correct link.
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.
Here are some additional photos:
http://tinyurl.com/y8j4k8r
http://tinyurl.com/y8bvhsn
Photo of the Hanover Theatre courtesy Nic’s Classic American Theatres.
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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.
1985 photo of the Hanover Theatre.
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The photo that I previously asked about the date of the photo appears to be the same as this photo which is from Aug 3, 2007.
Here is another photo of the Hanover Theater.
This is great news- I hope it is as much as a success as the Gettysburg Majestic and the Carlisle. Both had fantastic renovations and are terrific venues.
For comparison, this photo is dated September 6, 2007.
I don’t know the date, it wasn’t provided.
What is the date of that photo?
According to the website, the first phase of renovation is already underway, which is correcting basic structural damage. Here is another pre-renovation photo:
http://tinyurl.com/2c7437
Finally some good news about this abadoned movie palace. It has been purchased by a group of people who have the intent of restoring it to its 1928 splendor for stage productions and movies. Their web site has all the information. Good luck to them! Hanover PA is a great area. http://www.hanovertheater.info/
I’m a 26 y/o looking to buy the old Hanover Theater, mark it historic if it can be and get it fixed up… if anyone knows of someone that can help me with this process my name is AJ my number is 717-781-4960
thanks
Here is a recent photo of the Hanover Theater.
The Hanover theater sits abandoned and neglected. It’s beautiful marquee falling apart. I heard it’s all gutted out inside and was once an antique shop and or used for antiques storage. It’s got an awesome box office out front. Don’t know when it closed-maybe around ‘81/82. Such a shame-the town is really booming.