Sewickley Theater
344 Beaver Street,
Sewickley,
PA
15143
344 Beaver Street,
Sewickley,
PA
15143
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The Sewickley Theater opened around 1916. It was owned by William Wheat Jr. In the 1940’s his son William R. Wheat III took over the Sewickley Theater until it closed in the 1970’s.
It is now the Nikelodeon Mall.
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The Film Daily Yearbook;1950 edition gives an address of 344 Beaver Avenue, Sewickley, PA. Seating capacity is given as 627.
344 should work. The Mall probably occupies alot of numbers. Only thing is, its Beaver Street now. Maybe it was Avenue at one time and it was changed.
This website has a 2003 obituary for William R. Wheat III. It gives some background on the Sewickley Theater.
This is funny. I just inquired about this in another thread! I would love to see a picture.
Here is a 1982 photo.
Chuck….I gon’t know what the name “Balcony” means on the windows in the 1985 photo. Maybe it was used as some sort of club at that time. The Sewickley Theater was still listed in 1955 with 627 seats.
Here is some information from The Moving Picture World July 1915:
“The Sewickley Amusement Company Is erecting a new $30,000 motion picture house at Sewickley, Pa., located on Beaver Street. William R. Wheat, Jr., manager of the company, announces that this house will be 43x119 feet, and will have a seating capacity of 500. It Is expected to be completed and ready for opening about the 1st of September.
Lost: read that sign closer. It says “Balcony Hair Design Studio.”
The Sewickley Theatre was open in the early to mid 70’s. I know this since my dad sent me down to get a couple of bags of popcorn when at Ambridge we were low on popcorn during a kiddie show. The building is still there just converted into a Mini mall thing. The Marquee is not on the building anymore, but nice with the renovation.
It was open until at least 1978, because my dad took me to see “Death on the Nile” there — the only movie I saw at The Sewickley Theater.
I remember as a kid going there with my Mom, Dad, and brother to see “My Fair Lady”. We did see other movies there. Dad was good friends with Bill Wheat. You’re correct the theatre was there until around 1978 open. I used to work at the Holiday Inn Sewickley and remember going past or when I went to Jenny Lee to pick up the sweet rolls. The picture they have is wrong. It’s too far up the street. The building is still there just converted into a mini mall.