Bluebird Theatre
2209-2211 N. Broad Street,
Philadelphia,
PA
2209-2211 N. Broad Street,
Philadelphia,
PA
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The Bluebird was built in 1914 and designed by architect Mahlon H. Dickinson, located on Broad Street. The theater sat nearly 500. A few years later, the theater was remodeled by the firm of Hoffman & Henon. The Bluebird closed as a movie house in 1957, and today is home to a church.
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The actual architect was M. Dickinson.
Mahlon H. Dickinson is listed as the original architect in 1914. Hoffman-Henon are listed as doing alterations to this theater around 1920. This raises a question. When you add a theater that lists multiple architects, which name do you enter? Is it the original architect or the last one listed?
Here is a link to some thumbnails of the Bluebird Theatre.
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A Haskell organ was installed in the Bluebird Theater in 1915.
The Bluebird’s marquee can be seen in this 1924 photo from phillyhistory.org:
http://tinyurl.com/qj3bgl