Comments about Colonial Theatre in Phoenixville, PA

RetroRoadmap on February 6, 2011 at 2:40 pm

So glad to read all of the nice comments about my favorite local movie house where I’m a member and volunteer. We are starting up tours of the theatre on every first Sunday of the month and we’ve started a Facebook page, Flickr page and Twitter account to keep fans up-to-date on what is going on with the theatre.

http://www.facebook.com/thecolonialtheatre?v=info
http://twitter.com/colonialtheatre
http://www.flickr.com/groups/colonialtheatre

Mike Rogers on December 28, 2010 at 3:33 am

What a real neat find.Great stories.

Chuck1231 on April 3, 2010 at 9:46 pm

2007 photo of the Colonial Theatre.
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HowardBHaas on March 8, 2010 at 5:48 pm

Last night’s Oscar telecast had a montage of horror films. Included was a scene from the 1958 movie “The Blob” showing moviegoers fleeing the Colonial Theatre in Phoenixville, PA. In recent years, the community nonprofit organization that rescued the Colonial restored its facade to how it looked in 1958. I’m told the partygoers at the Oscar telecast last night at the Colonial were overjoyed to see the footage broadcast worldwide.

Chuck1231 on January 19, 2010 at 6:12 am

Photo of the Colonial Theatre courtesy Nick’s Classic American Theatres.

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Chuck1231 on January 19, 2010 at 6:11 am

Night Phot of the Colonial courtesy Nick’s Classic American Theatres.

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Crazy Bob Madara on September 28, 2009 at 11:01 pm

I have the old Peerless carbon arc lamps that appeared in The Blob stored in my garage. I made a short video of us picking them up & meeting Ted The Fiddler.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnGGcvQngz0

spectrum on September 7, 2009 at 2:11 pm

Anybody know what happened to the 4/32 Kimball previously installed at the Colonial? I have a recording by Clark Wilson of the final concert before the organ’s removal in 1995.

lostmemory on August 6, 2009 at 2:58 am

Here is another 2009 photo.

Chuck1231 on July 16, 2009 at 4:04 am

Howard, the notecards that the above comment you made has some great theatres on them.

HowardBHaas on July 15, 2009 at 2:25 pm

Vintage photo showing a curtain:
http://www.cafepress.com/historictheatre.339345991

lostmemory on July 14, 2009 at 1:25 am

Blobfest 2009 at the Colonial Theater.

GeorgeStrum on July 4, 2009 at 4:33 am

Theatre Historical Society of America visits here 7/08/09.

lostmemory on June 11, 2009 at 5:03 pm

A 2009 photo is here.

Chuck1231 on April 17, 2009 at 11:33 pm

1983 photo of the Colonial Theatre.
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lostmemory on February 18, 2009 at 3:28 am

Colonial Theater photo

lostmemory on January 30, 2009 at 8:26 pm

This is another night view.

lostmemory on December 14, 2008 at 2:42 am

Here is a December 2008 photo.

MPol on September 28, 2008 at 3:06 am

Hi, HowardBaas.

The Somerville Theatre’s big main screen and the Brattle Theatre, in Cambridge, MA, are the only two movie theatres in our area that have balconies. When West Side Story has played in both of these theatres, I’ve made it a point to sit in the balcony, because that’s the coolest part of the movie theatre from which to view a film like that.

The Wang Theatre, in Boston, used to have motion picture mondays, and WSS came there afew times. The balcony was cool there, too.

lostmemory on September 28, 2008 at 1:29 am

Another July 2008 photo can be seen here.

lostmemory on July 17, 2008 at 12:27 am

This is a July 2008 photo.

HowardBHaas on July 4, 2008 at 12:29 am

Nice set of photos:
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lostmemory on March 13, 2008 at 4:51 pm

A 2008 night view of the Colonial Theater can be seen here.

lostmemory on December 3, 2007 at 3:47 am

Here is a nice recent photo of the Colonial Theater.

lostmemory on November 5, 2007 at 4:11 am

This is a recent close-up view of the Colonial Theater.

Colonial Theatre

227 Bridge Street, Phoenixville, PA 19460

227 Bridge Street,
Phoenixville, PA 19460