Capri Theatre
525 Hamilton Street,
Allentown,
PA
18101
525 Hamilton Street,
Allentown,
PA
18101
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The Peoples Theatre opened in 1927, and originally seated 504.
It went through several names, the Cameo Theatre (closed in 1941), the Transit Theatre from 1943 to at least 1950, and finally the Capri Theatre. I couldn’t find when the Capri closed.
The building is still standing and was one of many theatres along Hamilton Street.
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Chuck
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I’m a little confused with the timeline. A Marr & Colton organ was installed in the Cameo Theater in 1927. In 1930 there is a 638 seat Cameo Theater. The 1935 Film Daily lists a 650 seat Transit Theater but no Cameo Theater.
1986 photo of the Capri Theatre.
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I think that the Capri closed sometime around 1980. Eventually, if I remember correctly, the auditorium structure was demolished and all that remains is the Lobby building, modernized and converted to office space. The building was still being called the Capri and had a small marquee-like canopy that projected out from the facade over the sidewalk. This conversion took place around 1983/84.