Movies
1154 Main Street,
Hellertown,
PA
18055
1154 Main Street,
Hellertown,
PA
18055
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Sued them over a leaky roof? What an evil old lady.She must have the owner of the Highway 21 Drive-in in Beaufort,S.C.also.
Now that is streamline for sure,thanks for the photo.
From Hellertown an undated postcard view of the Sauconia Theatre.
a film clip of the theater here http://www.vimeo.com/15182257
<iframe src=“http://player.vimeo.com/video/15182257” width=“400” height=“300” frameborder=“0”></iframe><p>“The Movies” theater Hellerttown PA from Winfield Heckert on Vimeo.</p>
Don’t know how old the Google Street View is but the theatre is still standing and really don’t look like it is in bad shape from the outside.
Was the creepy Basement full of old one sheets? I hit a Gold mine in an “OLD CREEPY BASEMENT” in the MILLER THEATRE.
I worked at this theater sometime in I think 1997 or 98. First of all, though I liked the theater, the owner (an old woman named Ellie or something) had let the place fall into serious disrepair. She had even rejected offers by the local Vo-Tech kids who had volunteered to fix the ceiling for free. It seems she harbored some disillusions about how the theater was going to be saved, or maybe she just didn’t care. She seemed to love the Theater, but she paid us all less than minimum wage and everyone hated her. The last movie I worked during was “Rugrats: The Movie.” Creepy basement, horrible rest rooms.
This theater is clearly seen in the motion picture “The Florentine.” I believe it is Chris Penn who is seen walking in front of it.
The seats and equipment were removed and sold several years ago. I think that the owners had planned on making it a banquet hall. It is art deco on the outside and rather plain on the inside. It seems to me that 35mm film reels were used as wall sconces in the auditorium.
A photo of the theatre as the Sauconia:
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Does anyone have info for the current owner. Im interested in this building.
Thanks
1988 photo of The Movies.
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The Movies photo
Nice little theatre, I attended an auction there a few years ago. At the auction a fellow who owned a Pizza Hut put a bid in and then another guy bid and bought the theatre and it turned out to be the existing owner of the theatre? I was in town awhile ago and in the store front on the right appeared to be new projection/platter equipment? does anyone know the status of the theatre?
Here are some recent photos of The Movies. Click on each photo to expand it.
A 2007 close-up view of The Movies can be seen here.
This is a recent 2006 photo of The Movies and here is another.
I had the opportunity to tour this theater during spring of 2003. Repairs had recently been completed to the roof area of both the auditorium and lobby. The current owners had completed some interior work in the lobby area to repair damage done due to the leaking roof.
The theater restrooms are located on opposite sides of the auditorium, in the basement. Both were in total disrepair. The art deco auditorium had dark red seats that appear to have been installed during the 1950 era, many were in good condition. Much of the auditorium was in pretty bad shape, many ceiling tiles were missing and water stains along both walls, although the owners were beginning to repaint the walls white. The screen and sound system were gone. The HVAC system did not appear to work. There was still an old projector in the booth but it appeared to be in pieces.
The building also has two small storefronts on the left and right side of the lobby. These were in very poor shape, mostly from the previous roof leak. The storefronts would probably work as new restrooms for the auditorium.
Unsure what the owners have planned although they were considering some type of community center.
Another small image can be seen View link
Here is a small photo of the closed The Movies, the former Sauconia Theatre.