Colonial Theater
1025 W. Moyamensing Avenue,
Philadelphia,
PA
19148
1025 W. Moyamensing Avenue,
Philadelphia,
PA
19148
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The Colonial opened in 1910 and was remodeled in 1927 by John Eberson. This is the neighborhood theater I attended as a child growing up in the 1960s and 1970s. Among other movies, I saw “Bonnie and Clyde” here in 1968.
The theater was closed in 1989 and has since been torn down.
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The address for the Colonial Theatre was 1025 W. Moyamensing Ave., Philadelphia, Pa. 19148. This was one of 4 Colonial Theatres that existed in Philly at one time. Seating for the Colonial was 954.
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I saw Snow White there in 1983 before I moved to Florida.
This theater is listed as being built in 1910 and closing in 1989. Alterations were done in 1927 and the architect listed for those alterations was John Eberson.
What a great theater in the late 60’s early 70’s I would go the colonial theater every saturday afternoon to watch double feature horror movies like tales from the crypt,vault of horror,all the christopher lee dracula movies and all the hammer movies.only 75cents
to get in.later it bacame a dollor movie theater shawing second run movies.Does anybody have photos of this great theater?
I.m a big movie collector.
A Kimball theater organ was installed in the Colonial Theater in 1914.
A Page theater organ replaced the Kimball theater organ in 1927.
I worked at the Colonial theater in the 1940’s the managers name was Charlie Butterfield and the owners names was Sam Gerson. I was working on the Sunday the Japs bombed Pearl Harbor. It was the first air conditioned moviehouse in south philadelphia. The basement was packed with ice and a large fan moved the cold air into the theater. I was an usher at age 15 and when “Gone With Wind” was shown there was a 30 minute intermission in changing reels. Also there were other theaters in the nieghborhood that do not show on your site, at least a dozen.
I grew up at 11th and Porter street, close to the theater.Went there alot and met boyfriends there for dates. I can remember you had to go up this huge staircase to the ladies room and it was huge up there.I moved from 11th and porter when I was fifteen, and it sad to know that that theater was knock down. What is there now?
I went to this theater onxw in 1983 and saw Snow White re release. At that time there were no curtains.