69th Street Theater
West Chester Pike,
Upper Darby,
PA
19082
West Chester Pike,
Upper Darby,
PA
19082
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It was Bobbc316 in the late 60’s early 70’s they did have boxing.
not sure mike, i wasnt too familiar with 69th st i heard it was used for boxing so on
Bobc316 did you know it reopened briefly in 1981?
mike, your right last movie at 69th st theatre was great race in 1965 thats when it closed!
i have a movie program from the 69th st theatre circa 1922. and the theatre was built in 1921
That would be great. I would be curious George to know if the origianl cutains and screen still exist.
I couldn’t tell if they had them from the pictures I saw for sure, but I think they might be gone. I wonder since they have their main office in the building if they would allow someone to go in and take pictures to post on Cinema Treasures.
From what I can tell it looks like it could be the original stage.The screen was on a stage. Do they still have the side boxes in the orchestra?
Looks like balcony is intact but not used and lower auditorium was completely gutted, old seats removed and only 300 new seats placed in front of a stage. There are pictures and grainy video on their facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/innercitymovement/timeline
So is the auditorium intact as far as the stage and screen?
In 2009, ICMovement acquired a permanent home in a theater, formerly known as the 69th Street Theater, located in Upper Darby, PA. The theater was structurally sound but in need of major repairs due to 30 years of disuse. With the tireless help of over 150 individuals and businesses over a seven-month period, Phase One renovations was completed. In May 2010, the organization was granted a 300-person occupancy permit, which allowed for the doors to be opened to the youth and the community.
With a clear mission of utilizing the facility to significantly impact the physical, emotional, social, and spiritual health of under-served youth to the degree that the impact overflows into their families, communities, and city, the theater was renamed The Overflow Theater. http://www.icmovement.org/about/meet
I knew it was the early 80’s the first film they played was Brubaker with Robert Redford. I would love to see the newspaper ad if yu cold add it to the photos.
hey mike i have a 1982 newspaper 69th st theatre was still used and movies still played
Information aboove need to be updated. The theater closed in 1965. The last film to play there was The Great Race with Tony Curtis. In the late 60’s early 70’s they held boxing matches there. For a short time in 1981 the theater reopened by a local guy Rusty A Miller who also reopened the Benn in West Phila and The Esquie in Northeast Phill;y. Unfortunately the 69th St days were shortly lived due to handicap laws.The womans restroom was upstairs and the mens was down in the basement. Rusty also owned the Waverly in Drexel Hill. Please change info on the closing date.
the PARK THEATRE was built in 1922 since i saw the cornerstone! it closed in the late 1950s early 60s. i had to re correct myself. the theatre was the park self storage stone building.
just found a 1922 movie program from the 69th st theatre silent movie musical called theDICTATOR
whotony the address is 7000 market st the building looks the same built in 1900 and the movie theatre was 1920s
hey mike i added a pic of what 69th st theatre looks like now do u think theres any theatre memoralbilia left inside there lol
The apartments were above the theater and had a seperate enterance on the side. This theater had a great screen and beautiful curtians. Back in the 60’s they closed the curtains after each movie andafter the previes before the next feature started. I loved this theater.
hey mike was the theatre attached to the apartment building ? or was it seperated by an allie way or something. could u go into the theatre to apartments or go to the side doors
This theater actually had a great auditorium and huge balcony. It also had box sections on orchestra level that were great. They never used theose or the balcony. I was 8 years old when they closed.
i asked an older gentleman about the 69th st theatre he said the layout was weired, girls bathroom upstairs boys bathroom downstairs. he said the audithorium was in the basement lol .
the PARK THEATRE westchester pike heading towards 69th st highland park was built in 1904 sinces that was year plan for the developement of highland park. the theatre was discontinued and demolished in 1958 making way for park self storage. now probably the front part was demolished!! id say held between 700 1200 seats !!
i was looking thru a newspaper from 1945 there i saw a movie theatre n highland park upper darby called thE PARK THEATRE. the theatre wasnt around in 1963 which means it went out around the 1950s. anymore info on this theatre would be appreciated. the the theatre stood right where PARK SELF STORAGEstone building is now. its almost right across from PICA’S pizza