Belmar Theater

721 N. Homewood Avenue,
Pittsburgh, PA 15208

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Chuck1231
Chuck1231 on January 9, 2010 at 12:36 am

Operated by Rowland & Clark, Warner Brothers and Harris Amusement Co. during its existance.

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edblank on March 30, 2009 at 3:43 pm

Renewing link.

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edblank on May 29, 2008 at 8:12 pm

The Belmar was the largest and apparently the nicest of the theaters in the Homewood-Belmar section of Pittsburgh.

It opened in 1915 as Belmar Photoplays and soon shortened its identity to the Belmar.

Seating was reported as being in the 580-600 range.

The theater played late-run double bills, the last of which was a United Artists combo of the then-recent “Midnight Cowboy” (1969) and “Hour of the Gun” (1967).

The Belmar closed in 1970 but remained in place for many years thereafter with the titles of the final fouble feature on the marquee. Eventually it was razed.

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on September 8, 2006 at 1:40 pm

Here is a better view of the Belmar, taken in 1963:
http://tinyurl.com/gnj6r

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on September 8, 2006 at 1:28 pm

Here is a 1950 photo of the Belmar:
http://tinyurl.com/pygb6