Collingswood Theatre
843 Haddon Avenue,
Collingswood,
NJ
08108
843 Haddon Avenue,
Collingswood,
NJ
08108
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The Collingswood Theatre opened in 1920 with “The Riddle Woman”, and was originally operated by Handle and Rovner. It was an active movie venue until about 1962. By the early 1970’s it was being used as a photography studio. In the 1990’s the Philadelphia Orchestra occasionally used it as a recording studio. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
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Here is a recent photo.
Up until fairly recently, the Phila Orchestra used to record in the auditorium of the building. My father-in-law plays with the Orchestra and said that the theater was well-known for its acoustics. About 10 years ago or so, Michael Crawford (Broadway’s original Phantom) recorded portions of a record there. It’s cited in the liner notes.
I really miss the great old historic marquee of The Collingswood with it’s “photoplays”…
I wonder where it ended up and wonder if it’s still intact somewhere?
Photos of the Collingswood Theatre.
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Theater is now in use as “a members work shop for artists, craftsmen and innovators.” Website here, philly.com column here and photo gallery here.
Here’s a link to a Rutgers article on a metal and woodworking group using the theatre.
http://makerspace.rutgers.edu/content/factory-collingswood
What connection, if any, does the Collingswood Theatre have with this current enterprise? reachlocal
Tinseltoes, a google search reveals your link is Scottish Rite Auditorium, not this theater.
The ballroom and theatre in Oaklyn on the wHP is the Scottish Rite Auditorium. Looks to be run by Camden County.
The web designer is using the top of the Haddon Avenue theatre as a graphic. Maybe they didn’t know there are two places called the Collingswood Theatre.