Colonial Theatre
227 Bridge Street,
Phoenixville,
PA
19460
227 Bridge Street,
Phoenixville,
PA
19460
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Organ concert honoring Mary Pickford to be held April 28th: thecolonialtheatre
the KIMBALL PIPE ORGAN owned by owners of theSTATE THEATRE sold it to JIM BRENEMAN in 1967, he sam larosa instaulled this piece to the brookline theatre in havertown, when in 1973 was heavenly damaged by a flood was later stored in a garage until being installed at the colonial in 1975 after jim’s death sam larosa purchsed it and later sold it to the CHICAGO HISTORICAL SOCIETY where it remains.
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
What a real neat find.Great stories.
2007 photo of the Colonial Theatre.
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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.
Photo of the Colonial Theatre courtesy Nick’s Classic American Theatres.
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Night Phot of the Colonial courtesy Nick’s Classic American Theatres.
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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
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.
Here is another 2009 photo.
Howard, the notecards that the above comment you made has some great theatres on them.
Vintage photo showing a curtain:
http://www.cafepress.com/historictheatre.339345991
Blobfest 2009 at the Colonial Theater.
Theatre Historical Society of America visits here 7/08/09.
A 2009 photo is here.
1983 photo of the Colonial Theatre.
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Colonial Theater photo
This is another night view.
Here is a December 2008 photo.
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.
Another July 2008 photo can be seen here.
This is a July 2008 photo.
Nice set of photos:
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A 2008 night view of the Colonial Theater can be seen here.