Cameo Theatre

347 Fifth Avenue,
Pittsburgh, PA 15222

Unfavorite No one has favorited this theater yet

Cameo Theatre, Pittsburgh, PA in 1926

Viewing: Photo | Street View

The Cameo in downtown Pittsburgh opened as the Cameraphone (not to be confused with the Cameraphone in East Liberty) in 1908. It became the Savoy from 1918-22. On September 23, 1922, it changed identities for the final time to the Cameo. It was destroyed by fire July 4, 1927.

The Cameo was adjacent to the State Theatre, which survived three decades longer.

Contributed by Ed Blank

Recent comments (view all 3 comments)

edblank
edblank on June 3, 2008 at 6:04 pm

The theater may have has as few as 349 seats when it was the Cameraphone. If indeed it grew to 700 seats, one of the renovations may have included taking over an adjacent building.

edblank
edblank on March 26, 2009 at 1:32 pm

Renewing link.

Chuck1231
Chuck1231 on January 9, 2010 at 1:03 am

Ed Banks, there was a California Theatre operating in the early-1930’s, do you by chance have any info on the California?

You must login before making a comment.

New Comment

Subscribe Want to be emailed when a new comment is posted about this theater?
Just login to your account and subscribe to this theater