Leona Theater
232 E. 8th Avenue,
Homestead,
PA
15210
232 E. 8th Avenue,
Homestead,
PA
15210
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Originally opened in 1927 as Stahl’s Million Dollar Theater, the theater was a movie house/concert hall which possibly closed in the late-1970’s or early-1980’s.
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Rick Aubrey
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The Philadelphia Architects and Buildings website gives a build date of 1913 for the Leona Theater.
If you look closely at the picture I had posted earlier the marquee is for a concert by Journey. I’m guessing it was taken in the late 70s.
There was a Journey Infinity Tour which included the Leona Theater on Mar. 12, 1978. That could be the year that the photo was taken.
Does anybody know a theatre that used to be located further down from the Leona at 406 E 8th Avenue? My dad told me his dad remembered a theatre that used to be there that would show silent movies.
We believe that there are two possibilities, The Stahl and The Elite. These theatres were connected to each other. They shared one ticket office and then one went to the right and one went to the left.
Here is an item about the theater re-opening on 12/25/53 with a a Cinemascope screen
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1972 photo of the Leona Theater.
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1982 photo of the Leona Theatre.
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the Elite was on 9th ave, and Stahl was the original name of the leona theater…
On 12/28/77 The Leona was to be the first venue in the USA to welcome the Sex Pistols on their first, and last, US tour.
Architect of the Stahl Theatre was Victor A. Rigaumont, who used a plain, contemporary style that would not detract from the screen or stage offerings.