Penn Theater

2917 Buffalo Road,
Wesleyville, PA

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lostmemory
lostmemory on June 29, 2009 at 7:38 pm

This is a 1986 photo.

Chuck1231
Chuck1231 on April 17, 2009 at 5:23 pm

1985 photo of the Penn Theatre.
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Patsy
Patsy on August 26, 2005 at 7:04 am

Anyone have a photo(s) that they could contribute to this link?

DLyon
DLyon on February 6, 2005 at 8:33 pm

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.

bobfleming
bobfleming on January 18, 2005 at 11:29 am

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.

Patsy
Patsy on December 23, 2004 at 7:21 pm

I will check out this address site this summer when I’m in the Erie PA area as Wesleyville is a suburb.

lostmemory
lostmemory on December 23, 2004 at 6:30 pm

This Penn Theater was built in 1926 and its address was 2917 Buffalo Road.

Patsy
Patsy on December 23, 2004 at 5:00 pm

Through my research I believe there was Penn Theatre in Titusville, PA.

Patsy
Patsy on December 22, 2004 at 1:47 pm

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.

DavidStear
DavidStear on May 30, 2002 at 12:19 am

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).