Cathaum Theater

112 W. College Avenue,
State College, PA 16801

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Opened about 1929, the architectural firm of H.C. Hodgens & A.D. Hill are given as architects of this stadium type theatre (with no overhanging balcony).

Any further information on this theatre would be appreciated.

Contributed by KenRoe

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kencmcintyre on October 13, 2007 at 11:26 pm

An internet search shows the Player’s Night Club currently at 112 W. College. Unknown if this is still the theater building.

lostmemory on October 13, 2007 at 11:56 pm

There was another theater located in State College, PA called the Nittany Theater. I believe its name was later changed to the Garden Theater. I don’t have an address for it.

veyoung52 on October 14, 2007 at 3:02 am

RE: “I don’t have an address for it.” The Nittany was on South Allen and right around the corner from the Cathaum in the zero-hundred block. The Cathaum and the State (cinematreasures theatre #682) were both located on College Avenue. In 1965 (or 1966), another theatre, an arthouse called the Twelvetrees (after actress Helen Twelvetrees), opened a little off the downtown area on South Atherton. There was also a drive-in on North Atherton. I thought I had heard a few years back that the Cathaum had become a dinner theatre. The Nittany went through a remodeling sometime between in 1963 or 1964 .

lostmemory on October 14, 2007 at 4:09 am

Thanks for the information, but someone already added the Nittany Theater.

kencmcintyre on July 26, 2008 at 10:15 pm

There is a circa 1930s photo on this page:
http://tinyurl.com/5g9clb

helman700 on August 4, 2008 at 7:03 pm

The Cathaum’s building is still there (only one building down from the newly renovated State – which you should check out if in town, live shows and independant/foreign/b movies) now housing a clothing store, drug store, Players(although players has changed its name as that term has gone a bit out of style) and I think the university still uses part as an annex. Not sure what happened to the nittany, though if it was before Calder it may be a number of different things, there’s a clothing store and bank it could be, if it’s closer to Beaver then it has probably been replaced as the larger buildings are all newer.

robitude on November 17, 2009 at 1:21 pm

The building that once held the Cathaum is now largely occupied by a CVS on the ground floor. I believe that the nightclub Indigo is now on the top floor where Players used to be (correct me if I’m wrong).

Here’s the correct link to the 1930s photo of the theater (works as of November 2009):
http://tinyurl.com/yj9r9nk