Riant Theater

First and Fayette Streets,
Conshohocken, PA 19428

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Opened on November 11, 1921 with the movie “The Sign on the Door” starring Norma Tallmadge. It was razed in 1976. Offices are now located on the site of the theater.

(Source: Arcadia Publishing’s “Conshohocken”, page 64).

Contributed by tc

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lostmemory
lostmemory on October 29, 2005 at 1:17 pm

Demolished in 1976.

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on January 7, 2008 at 4:58 pm

Here is a February 2007 article that discusses the Riant:
http://tinyurl.com/36np28

HowardBHaas
HowardBHaas on February 16, 2009 at 10:03 am

If you type in exactly the words “Boxoffice August 21, 1937” and after issue appears, enter in search box “Philadelphia” after enough clicks you will find “Theatre Lighting Section” and on its second page, middle set of photos shows beautiful Art Moderne (remodel) of Riant.

HowardBHaas
HowardBHaas on March 3, 2009 at 12:48 pm

Box Office 27 May 1939 Box Office reported that the Riant Theatre, formerly owned by Harry Schwalbe estate, was being taken over by Harry Fried.

Fried operated other theaters in the Philadelphia region.

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