Logan Theatre
4732 N. Broad Street,
Philadelphia,
PA
19141
4732 N. Broad Street,
Philadelphia,
PA
19141
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A large palace which takes up a good portion of a city block on Broad Street, near Wyoming Avenue in the Logan section of North Philadelphia. Its latest incarnation was as a church. Some of my earliest movies were seen on its imposing single screen— “Ben Hur” and “Moby Dick” among them. Located in a depressed area of Philadelphia, the structure appears intact and may yet retain much of its integrity.
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Jeff Hurvitz
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I CAN’T WAIT UNTIL THE THEATRE OPEN, HOLLYWOOD IS WONDERFUL. HE IS GOING TO DO WONDERS WITH IT!
This theater will never open. I drive by this theater almost every day and NOT a sign of work. It’s sad to see falling apart. rg
MR HOLLYWOOD AND DOCTOR OWEN IS DOING A WONDERFUL JOB INSIDE THAT MAY NOT BE APPAERENT TO THE PUBLIC. THE THEATER WILL OPEN SOON, I HAVE INSIDE SOUCE. ROME WASN’T BUILD IN ONE DAY. THE UPTOWN WAS GIVEN 1 MILLION DOLLARS AND IS STILL NOT OPEN YET. YOU MUST BE PATIENT GOD CAN DO ALL THINGS.
It doesn’t show on the outside. Once in a while you see a stain glass window open on the front. I’ve driven around the block to check activity. Have your source inside take some pictures. Lets see some updated photos. rg
As far as the closing date for the Logan, I believe it was 1972. I lived not far away on Olney Avenue from 1972-1975 and would sometimes walk to the Logan. The last show I saw there was a double bill of Hammer thrillers, ‘Vampire Circus’ and ‘Twins of Evil’. That was on a Sunday night and the theater was closed on Monday. IMDB lists the release date for both films as 1972. After the Logan closed the only other theaters I could walk to were the Esquire and the Lane. Like the Logan those buildings are still standing, but have not been cinemas for decades.
I wonder how much they would want for the movie theatre. i need to drive by. i grew up in logan in the 50’s and 60’s spent alot of time there both in the logan, rockland, and broad movies.
At least they are maintaining this place to some degree. The pics in the link above at Abandonedbutnotforgotten were taken by a friend of mine who just happened to pass by one day when the place was open and being worked on. They let him come in to shoot the place. I saw a door open and a person hosing down the lot outside but could not stop that day. I hope to get inside one day before anything happens to the place.
This place will never open. I pass it every week with NO activity. Its almost a year now. Whats up. rg
I used to live a few blocks from The Logan Theater back in the 1940s. I wrote a little story about my Saturday Matinee experiences with a photo of what the Logan looked like in the old days. Here’s a link to the story: http://bit.ly/f56x18
For those who are interested in the restoration work being done, please check out this link http://www.facebook.com/FriendsOfTheLogan
An official website is in the making.