Brookline Theater
34 Brookline Boulevard,
Havertown,
PA
19083
34 Brookline Boulevard,
Havertown,
PA
19083
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The Boulevard Theatre opened in 1928. It was later renamed Brookline Theatre. I went to this theater in 1976, when my job was as a “movie inspector” – what you’d now call a mystery shopper. I saw “Murder by Death” so many times that I could recite the dialogue, and I knew when Maggie Smith’s line to David Niven was coming up that would always cause the kids to howl. Good family-style theater.
It was closed in 1982, and it’s now a gym.
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Seating listed at 725, the building now houses Havertown Health & Fitness.
my friend owns the gym, he allowed me to look around a few years back, the remnants of the projection room was stillthere the bathroom, the fire proof doors the stairway that led to the lobby i found a marquee letter B, a movie poster, season passes an old night light with a yellow lightbulb and a sand papered exit sign . the projection room was since demolished!! all that remains is the STAIRWAY that once proud moviegowers and workers went from the lobby to the bathroom to the projection room!!!
i made my basement into the brookline theatre, along the stairway i have memoralbilia from there. i used to see in the front row and there was a whole row of seats leaning against the stage
hi, i would love to get a photo of the 1983 brookline theatre can someone please help me please thanks
the BROOKLINE theatre was built in 1928 known then as the boulivard owned by 20th century fox, it was the only theatre in havertown 20th century fox sold to the milligram family in the 1940s showing stage shows besides movies, the milligram family then sold to the reece family in the 1950s, in 1973 the colonial theatre donated the kimball organ to the brookline when a flood nearly ruined the beautiful wood piece hence its removal. in 1974 bill reece former projectionist sold to tom thorton richard daily, continuing to showing $1.00 movies and double features on saturday sunday. in 1982 with floods puddles in front stage side with a row of seats leaning against stage the brookline played its last two movies ever_ NINE TO FIVE and ORDIARY PEOPLE. the two posters stayed outdoors for about a year til may 1983 when the theatre was gutted and made into a mini mall. in 1996 i was allowed to investigate the remnants of the projection room i took souvinieres such as boxees of season passes, a movie poster , night light, marquee letter B in 1998 all that remained was the projection room and bathroom they were demolished to make way for more rooms a new bathroom, all that remains is the STAIRWAY which led to the lobby or projection room.
Saw Funny Lady here in 1976
Hi bobbycon, Contact me at
hey john is that plo before yahoo ? contact me at when i sent message it came back as wrong with mailor damen
i uploaded a few pics of brookline theatre some memoralbilia. enjoy the memories lets hear some stories bout the brookline pleaseeee
just received an awesome surprise my friend called me saying he had something else from the brookline. a 1935 movie theatre program. more cinema treasures saved from the brookline. this cherished items need to be saved!!!