Penn Theater
2917 Buffalo Road,
Wesleyville,
PA
2917 Buffalo Road,
Wesleyville,
PA
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This theater, which opened in 1926, served Wesleyville and Lawrence Park Township, Pennsylvania. Some effort was made to save this theater, but it was supposedly considered structurally unsound and was razed after standing empty for several decades.
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It should be noted that briefly in the 1970s the Erie Playhouse used this theater as its home. The Penn was eventually closed because of not being up to code in fire regulations (a likely story one could say).
Yes, “a likely story one could say”. I have been to productions at the present Erie Playhouse Erie PA location and didn’t know that “the Erie Playhouse used this theater as its home” at one time.
Through my research I believe there was Penn Theatre in Titusville, PA.
This Penn Theater was built in 1926 and its address was 2917 Buffalo Road.
I will check out this address site this summer when I’m in the Erie PA area as Wesleyville is a suburb.
The Penn theatre in Wesleyville had stadium seating. As someone who grew up attending the Penn 2 or 3 times a week I get a kick out of the ads of new theatres boasting that they have stadium seating.
The Penn Theatre, owned by the Columbia Amusement Company, opened September 15, 1927. The first movie shown was McFadden’s Flats. Frank W. Laird was the general contractor. Not sure who the architect was. I need a photo of the Penn from its days as a movie theater to use in a book I am writing. Please e-mail me at if you would like to contribute a picture.
Anyone have a photo(s) that they could contribute to this link?
1985 photo of the Penn Theatre.
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This is a 1986 photo.