Colonial Theater
912 Peach Street,
Erie,
PA
16501
912 Peach Street,
Erie,
PA
16501
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This theater was one of several on Peach Street in Erie. It was operating from at least 1941 through to 1950 and was undoubtedly a casualty of television.
It was demolished in 1958.
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Ronald Stier
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MY Dad was a manager at the Colonial and went to WSEE TV when the theater closed. My mom was an usherette and that is how they met. I have a fer pictures of the Colonial if you are interested.
dwhinnie
Dear dwhinnie,
My father gave me a beautiful, if somewhat worn, tapestry he said used to hang in the lobby of the Colonial. It is almost as large as a standard room door. If you have any pictures depicting tapestries of women I would be interested in seeing them. Any pictures that may contain all or part of the tapestries would be great in helping me date the item.
thank you.
brossman
This item states that the Colonial was converted from a church in 1909:
http://tinyurl.com/djfypj
It’s not a church now. It was converted to a theater from a church building in 1909.
Was is it now?
Current function is unknown.
That’s how it was listed to begin with.
Right. I didn’t ask for it to be changed. I pointed out that the theater building was originally a church and was converted to a theater.
This is from Boxoffice in June 1958:
ERIE, PA.-The Colonial Theatre, one of four major theatres here, built early in the century for a vaudeville house, closed its doors for the last time Sunday night, June 1. A leading motion picture theatre for many years, the Colonial had been operated by Shea’s circuit since September 1953. Closing of the theater was attributed to a loss of its lease and the decline of business “which doesn’t justify continued operation in the summer.”
Before Shea’s, the theatre was managed for many years by Vic Weschler, owner of the property. The Shea organization continues operation of its A-house here, Shea’s Theatre. Weschler is working out conversion plans for the building.
Ken MC or Anyone…
My father gave me a beautiful, if somewhat worn, tapestry he said used to hang in the lobby of the Colonial. It is almost as large as a standard room door. If you have any pictures depicting tapestries of women I would be interested in seeing them. Any pictures that may contain all or part of the tapestries would be great in helping me date the item.
Thank you