Broad Theatre
24 W. Broad Street,
Souderton,
PA
18964
24 W. Broad Street,
Souderton,
PA
18964
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Souderton is in the Montgomery County suburbs of Philadelphia. The Broad Theatre opened July 21, 1922, with 700 seats for movies and vaudeville acts. The theatre was renovated in the 1940’s.
It is currently being renovated and ‘For Sale’.
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Copyright © 2009 by The Athenaeum of Philadelphia.
Data and Images: Copyright © 2009 by various contributing institutions. Used by permission.
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That’s what it says on their home page.
So all the posts with thumbnails should be removed, since none of those images were posted with permission.
Difference, the thumbnails are directed to their site. Not to a personal photobucket.
No difference. Additionally, even if the photos are copyrighted, the fair use doctrine allows their reproduction for non-profit, educational purposes. If you have some case law that overrules this, let me know.
Expecting a clarification from PAB on Monday.
I didn’t know they wrote laws now. Are they overturning the fair use doctrine?
I don’t mean to be sarcastic, but other people besides you have raised the copyright issue without any clue as to how the law protects limited reproduction, as long as the intent is not to profit off of the likeness. There’s a lot of case law on this. Even if the likeness holder were to take some sort of action, like an injunction, they would probably lose as they would not be able to prove damages. So whether the likeness holder agrees or disagrees, legally it doesn’t make any difference.It’s very unlikely that the holder of the image would take any action unless there was a clearcut attempt to profit from the likeness.
I think contacting PAB is a great idea. If PAB doesn’t mind having their photos copied and distributed, that’s fine. If they object, they can contact Cinema Treasures and ask for those links to be removed. I don’t believe that CT is considered to be an accredited learning institution and I don’t think that the photos would be considered as being used for educational purposes.
Any update on the restoration? I’m from Souderton and am so happy to hear the funds were found for the Broad Theatre.
The link http://tinyurl.com/njnc6a shows the Broad Theatre as it appeared in the late ‘40s-early '50s. I have in my possession a video copy of a 16mm b/w movie of a Lehigh Valley Transit “Liberty Bell” interurban trolley car passing in front of the theater. This film could not date later than Sept. 1951, when the line was discontinued. Unfortunately, the quality of the print doesn’t permit me to read the movie title on the marquee, or I could more precisely date it.
Loved seeing the Broad Theatre as it was. Am glad it is being renovated, and am hoping they keep some of its “history” intact. The movie that’s showing on the marquee on the link is from the 1980’s. Remember seeing it. :) Thanks for the link! Just went to The Grand in East Greenville last weekend. Always reminds me of the Broad Theater. It had the same designer and builder – Souderton, PA architect Jerome S. Landes – and was built just 2 years after the Broad Theater. So glad some of these old single-movie theaters are still being renovated.