Century Theater

West Erie Avenue,
Philadelphia, PA 19140

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wralston
wralston on February 14, 2013 at 4:22 am

When i was yong after the show was over we would clean the theater and the manager would give us a free pass for next week and they sold fresh soft pretzels

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on April 3, 2011 at 7:51 pm

So it should be laundromat instead of drug store.

Chuck1231
Chuck1231 on February 6, 2010 at 6:56 pm

The Erie Laundromat is in the former Century Theatre Building. It is at the corner of W. Erie & N. Marshall. The address given for the laundromat is 617 W. Erie Ave.

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on February 6, 2010 at 6:23 pm

If the theater is at Erie & Marshall it would be in the 600 block of E. Erie. The map view looks right at that address:
http://tinyurl.com/yfmygb7

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on February 6, 2010 at 6:18 pm

Here is a 1968 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/ydkjom6

Chuck1231
Chuck1231 on April 16, 2009 at 8:31 pm

1983 photo of the Century Theatre.
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lostmemory
lostmemory on September 19, 2007 at 7:30 am

A Moller theater organ opus 5150 size 3/10 was installed in the Century Theater in 1928.

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on September 14, 2007 at 6:01 pm

The 1981 motion picture almanac lists the Hirsh Amusement Co. as operators of the Century, Spruce and Art theaters in Philadelphia. Hirsh’s main office was in the Century Theater building, 6th & Erie, Philadelphia.

Warren G. Harris
Warren G. Harris on May 2, 2007 at 11:06 am

Film Daily Year Books give no specific building number on Erie Avenue, but say that the theatre was at the intersection with Marshall Street.

atmos
atmos on May 2, 2007 at 4:29 am

Opened in 1914 and closed 1983.