Cascade Picture Palace
11-15 S. Mill Street,
New Castle,
PA
16101
11-15 S. Mill Street,
New Castle,
PA
16101
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The board of the Warner Film Center wants to send you away. The non-profit organization is offering a chance to win three trips. They will be given away this summer. According to John Meyers, vice president of the center, “these lavish vacations amount to over $5,000 in total value.” The third-place winner will receive a three-night stay at a five-star resort in the Great Smokey Mountains of Tennessee near legendary Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge and the Dollywood theme park. The Oct. 11, 12 and 13 excursion is during prime foliage time. The second-place winner will spend Sept. 13, 14 and 15 in a five-star suite in Nashville, Tenn. The Music City resort is near Opryland and other major attractions. The grand prize winner will receive a seven-night stay in a luxury suite at Florida’s Bonnet Creek Resort in Orlando from Aug. 23 to 29. The resort features deluxe amenities and is close to Disney and Universal theme parks. All accommodations are one-bedroom suites, sleeping two, with a fold-out couch in the living room for two more. The tickets are $10 each and only 1,000 will be printed. Treasurer William Brown said the winners will be determined by the three-digit, evening drawing of the Pennsylvania Lottery for July 1, 2 and 3. All proceeds go directly to the Warners’ film birthplace construction and development fund, he added. Anyone interested in purchasing tickets can visit the news and events section of the Warner Film Center website, www.warnerfilmcenter.org, contact any member of the board of trustees, or call sweepstakes sales chairman Tim May at (724) 652-0875.
Fantastic News! The Cascade will be reborn in Feb. 2014! The Warner Film Center has reached agreement with the building owners on 3000 sq. ft. of space that will house two new cinemas a gift shop and a historically-accurate replica of the 1907 Warner Theater. The space is a donation from Dr. Andrew Matta and Refresh Dental Associates to the Warner group. The building will also house 2 restaurants and retail space on the first floor. It will be a must see for theater fans everywhere! Oberleitner Associates, www.cinema-consultant.com served as the chief negotiator for this project.
The status of this location should be changed to: closed, renovating.
We won’t be able to get a good Google Street View, as it looks like the camera truck didn’t go down South Mill. Bing Maps has a decent Bird’s-eye view.
Note to whomever: this building has not been demolished. The original building still stands. Only the interior has been changed.
Many people in the community have refused to see the Cascade Picture Palace and its important part of movie history fade from memory. A non-profit, 501 c3 corporation is established and with it comes new efforts launcing to recreate the original Warner theatre along with a museum featuring ever-changing displays commemorating the Warner Brothers, New Castle and the development of the motion picture business. The site is now recognized as a national historic location. Through the efforts of the team of Trustees and advisers, WFC hopes to educate and entertain visitors to the Warner Film Center about the early ‘glory’ days of this unique community as well as the contribution the Warner family made to the area and the world. The WFC is currently soliciting memberships and corporate sponsors. They are also seeking photographs and memorabilia that might be used in the museum displays. This is a true labor of love! The current Board of Trustees include Jerry Kerns, President, John Meyer, Bill Zeiger Audrey Przybylski, all of New Castle, and Jack Oberleitner, www.cinema-consultant.com. of Dayton, OH.
It is my understanding that the Cascade theater in New Castle fronted on North Mill Street. Not E. Washington Street. Also the historical marker has not been erected as of this time and in in storage. John Meyers, Vice President, Warner Film Center. We are so very great full to Jack Oberleitner for for his expertise and welcome him to the Board of Trustees.
The historical marker for the Cascade Theatre is at 11-15 S. Mill Street, according to this web page. I don’t know if that means the theater was at that exact address or not, but as it was a very small house it might well have been located in a storefront on the side street.
From google maps comes this recent shot of the above mentioned intersection …
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I think that is a side street that intersects with E. Washington Street. Although the Neisner Building, which housed the theatre, runs along Mill Street, it fronts on E. Washington Street. The restaurant at the same location was named The Mill Street Grill with a side entrance. So the question is: did the theatre front on E. Washington of on Mill Street to the side? Maybe someone else will know.
Jack; I found an address of 11-15 Mill Street, does that make any sense?