Commodore Theatre
4228 Walnut Street,
Philadelphia,
PA
19104
4228 Walnut Street,
Philadelphia,
PA
19104
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If this is the right theatre it opened as the 42nd St. in 1915 and the Wurlitzer was instaalled in 1916 that LM mentioned.
Here is another Temple photo:
http://tinyurl.com/yfr85dc
Here is another 1964 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/yfjurao
It looks like the theater was a church in 1964, from this Temple U. photo:
http://tinyurl.com/yhft7ru
Why isn’t the photo link pointing to the phillyhistory.org website?
Here is a 1952 photo from phillyhistory.org:
http://tinyurl.com/o6flq4
3 June 1950 Box Office stated that Gloria Swanson would be hostess at a “Sunset Boulevard” screening at Commodore Theatre on June 19.
I posted that two months ago. Too bad you didn’t see it sooner.
I remember that building very well from my college days. I used to live at 44th and Walnut, so I would walk by that old barn every day. The marquee on the roof was kind of a giveaway. Funny to see pictures of that neighborhood after 25 years.
The Wurlitzer organ was an opus 1916 style 1903M. The console is being used in a church. More information is here.
The building is home to the Masjid Al-Jamia mosque. The building was purchased in 1973 and converted into the mosque according to this article.