Hippodrome Theater
111 E. Market Street,
Pottsville,
PA
17901
111 E. Market Street,
Pottsville,
PA
17901
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The Hippodrome Theater was opened November 24, 1913 with vaudeville. It featured many vaudeville acts and movies. I remember my older brother taking me to see a vaudeville show and a re-release of “The Invisible Man” sometime before 1949. Around that time the theater began showing only movies–second run.
The theatre closed in March of 1950 and was razed in 1956 for–guess what–a parking lot.
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C. Troutman
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The bldg was razed in 1956
Here is a photo taken some time after the theater closed:
http://tinyurl.com/2wdwv5
This opened on November 24th, 1913. Grand opening ad posted.
Hippodrome theatre opening Mon, Nov 24, 1913 – 5 · Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, Pennsylvania) · Newspapers.com
Articles:
Hippodrome White theatre article Wed, Apr 30, 1913 – 2 · Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, Pennsylvania) · Newspapers.com
and storm damage.