Rowland Theatre

127 North Front Street,
Philipsburg, PA 16866

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Joe Vogel
Joe Vogel on July 5, 2011 at 5:43 am

Architect Julian Millard (not Hillard) was apparently also the designer of the Capitol Theatre at Altoona, Pennsylvania.

Roger Katz
Roger Katz on January 22, 2011 at 5:48 am

Architect is Julian Millard (not Hillard).

lostmemory
lostmemory on June 24, 2009 at 8:11 pm

Here you go MPol:

Interior Photo1

Interior Photo2

Interior Photo3

MPol
MPol on June 24, 2009 at 8:01 pm

Thanks, Lost Memory. This looks like a nice theatre. Are there any photos of the interior? Just curious.

lostmemory
lostmemory on June 24, 2009 at 3:17 pm

This is a 1982 close-up view.

Chuck1231
Chuck1231 on April 17, 2009 at 3:27 pm

1982 photo of the Rowland Theatre.
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papapi
papapi on January 16, 2009 at 6:53 pm

Rowland Theatre, Philipsburg, PA
Architect: Julian Hillard
Engineer: W.A. Hoyt

lostmemory
lostmemory on April 8, 2006 at 9:57 am

Here is a recent photo of the Rowland Theater.

richardg
richardg on May 27, 2005 at 9:45 pm

The name of the other theatre in Philipsburg is the Majestic. It was a furniture store for a period of time but, I believe, it is now empty.

MMBB
MMBB on September 17, 2004 at 12:34 pm

As a recent discoverer of The Rowland, I am so grateful to the borough of Philipsburg for preserving this historical treasure – regardless of what’s playing, I make it a point when in town to catch a film and for a few hours step back in time to the movies the way my parents and grandparents experienced it! Please continue to restore and treasure this magnificent landmark, especially in the wake of the recent demolition of the Winburne, PA firehouse, which at one time was a beautiful movie theatre in its own right.

richardg
richardg on February 7, 2004 at 4:07 pm

I’ve been to this theatre twice and enjoyed it both times. The balcony is always open to patrons. Philipsburg is a small community and I find it amazing they have a theatre this large. What’s more amazing is there’s another large theatre just a block away. Although now closed, I think that when it was open it would have taken the entire town’s population to fill the two theatres. There’s a terrific chocolate store across from the theatre with lots of homemade candies.