Strand Theatre
517 Main Street,
Johnstown,
PA
15901
517 Main Street,
Johnstown,
PA
15901
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Not sure how the MLS came up with that wacky date. Even a glance at the building makes it obvious it can’t be postwar.
The building at 517 clearly has a ‘1925’ (or perhaps 1923?) at the top.
According to the Multiple Listing Service the building dates to 1945.
However, I did find a large ad in the Saturday Evening Post in 1925 for the movie Drusilla with a Million in which the Strand was listed as one of the theatres due to show it commencing August 16th of that year.
According to the Multiple Listing Service the building dates to 1945.
For some stupid reason, I walked right past this without getting a picture.
This building still exists, at least on the 2019 streetview. It is abandoned, and likely to become part of Johnstown’s extensive collection of vacant lots. There is an ‘A N’ monogram on the top. The building may have existed in 1913, but the style looks problematic. If it was earlier, there was an extensive remodel to turn it into a theater.