Allegheny Theatre
3139-3149 Frankford Avenue,
Philadelphia,
PA
19134
3139-3149 Frankford Avenue,
Philadelphia,
PA
19134
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The Allegheny opened in 1912 and was originally designed by the firm of Magaziner & Potter. It was remodeled in 1926 by the firm of Hoffman & Henon. The theater, which stood on Frankford Avenue, lasted until 1956 and has since been torn down.
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Bryan Krefft
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Bryan, I think that the description for the above Allegheny is for the Allegheny Theatre located at 25th & Allegheny and was built by General Construction Co. The Allegheny Theatre at 3141 Frankford was built in 1912 and the architectual firm was Magaziner & Potter, the theatre was remodeled in 1926 by the architecual firm of Hoffman & Henon and it seated 2,855 after the 1926 remodel. The Allegheny Theatre at 25th & Allegheny seated 850 and was for movies only. The Allegheny on Frankford was stage and movies. The Allegheny on Frankford closed in 1956. The Allegheny on 25th closed in 1960.
Photo of the Allegheny Theatre at 3139 Frankford.
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AFY Yearbook lists this as 2,858 in 1936. Numbers above should be changed. The other Allegheny theatre did not go by that name in 1936.
In the 1941 Philadelphia yellow pages, the Allegheny Theater was listed at 3141 Frankford Avenue.
Here is an architectural sketch from the PAB site:
http://tinyurl.com/ysqrhw
From Boxoffice magazine, January 1938:
PHILADELPHIA-Six Philadelphia motion picture theaters have added vaudeville to their programs with indications that other houses in this area will follow suit, in an attempt to pep up the slump in business.
Those that have already inauagurated the “flesh show” policy are the following Warner houses:
Allegheny, Kensington; Alhambra, South Philadelphia; Franklin Theater, Frankfort; Kent Theater, Kensington and Oxford Theater, Fox Chase. The other house putting on stage shows is the Colonial Theater, South Philadelphia, managed by Charles Bitterfield.
One theater-the North Philadelphia Nixon-Grand-has discontinued stage shows and added instead six game nights in addition to double features. Harry Slatko, manager, is featuring the biggest giveaway attraction in the city-$2,500 each week-with a ten and fifteen cent admission.