Parkway Theater
644 Broadway,
McKees Rocks,
PA
15136
644 Broadway,
McKees Rocks,
PA
15136
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After being used as a church & youth center, the building was sold in October 2011, with proposals to reopen as a movie theatre.
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Rick Aubrey
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Touche. You twisted my words brilliantly, well done.
Oh, and thanks for cluttering up another theater listing.
Right. There were three posts, including mine, before you began your objections. Give me a break.
No breaks given.
Getting back on topic….
The Parkway Theater was purchased in 1995 by the McKees Rocks Assembly of God. The building is used primarily as a Sunday school and youth center.
I remember the 1985 version of the Parkway, but never saw the 1982 version. Great!!
The former West Park Theatre was scheduled to open soon as the Parkway Theatre, according to Boxoffice of November 16, 1935. It had been entirely remodeled inside and out. The house had been closed for about two years before the remodeling began, according to an earlier Boxoffice item. I’ve been unable to discover when the West Park opened.
The Parkway was closed for several months following a fire in late 1973, according to a February 11, 1973, Boxoffice item announcing its reopening.
In addition to the Parkway and Roxian, McKees Rocks supported at least three other theaters. These were the Orpheum (Shea’s Orpheum), open before 1935 and closed in 1959; The Regent, open before 1935, in which year it suffered a fire, and closed in the spring of 1956; and the Colony, 720 Broadway, apparently opened in 1931 and closed in April, 1952.
The second paragraph of my previous comment should read “…a February 11, 1974 Boxoffice item.”
I drove past the Parkway earlier this week and saw FOR SALE signs on the marquee. Could we see a possible comeback here?
I just closed on the Parkway October 10th,2011 Plan on reopening the theater as a 80-100 seat film center. With a Restaurant/Bar in the front. There are so many films that this theater will introduce to the public. Foreign,indies and classics. Will also have live entertainment-mainly Jazz. Lots of Garbage was left behind-been in there cleaning it out. More info to come later.