Grand Theatre
63 E. Main Street,
Norristown,
PA
19401
63 E. Main Street,
Norristown,
PA
19401
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The Grand Theatre was built by the Sablosky brothers while they were part of the Stanley Company of America. The Grand was operated as part of the Stanley Company chain until Warner Bros. acquired the Stanley Company in 1928.
The Grand Theatre was the principal theatre in Norristown until the Sablosky Brothers built and opened the 2,360 seat Norris Theatre in 1930.
The Sablosky brothers resigned from Warner Bros. and then operated theaters in Norristown, Philadelphia and Bristol, Pennsylavania under the name of A. & L. Sablosky Enterprises, Norris Amusement Company and Grand Amusement Company.
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This website has some thumbnail photos of the former Grand Theater. Don’t click the photos because they won’t expand.
The Sablosky (Norris Amusement Co.) also operated the Ridge Pike D-I and the Valley Forge D-I theatres. In the late 50’s and early 60’s The two D-I’s and the Norris theatre were operated By Budco Theatres but still owned by N. A. Co. rs
I have the relay from the original 3 manual 12 rank Kimball organ from the Grand Theatre playing the organ in my home. The console is in Wisconsin; I have no idea where the remainder of the organ is.
Gary Rickert
Here is a larger version of one of the photos posted on 2/6/07. Photo is from the Irvin Glazer theater collection:
http://tinyurl.com/knbtuc
organ info, I had the kimball toy counter and I have alot of artifacts from that theatre, sush as stained glass exit signs, the organ went to a church, and i just found out the church just had a fire and the organ is gone. there was a welte reproducing piano in the pit , long gone but i have some of the rolls, Bob