Comments about Bromley Theatre in Philadelphia, PA

dallasmovietheaters on February 12, 2022 at 9:15 pm

The Bromley closed at the end of a 20-year leasing period permanently on March 30, 1955 with Jimmy Stewart in “The Far Country.” It was used for live events and dancing thereafter.

HowardBHaas on December 13, 2008 at 9:55 pm

I went by it today. A business, retail perhaps, is going inside. Workers were on the roof doing something.

kencmcintyre on December 13, 2008 at 9:29 pm

The dance hall is discussed here:
http://tinyurl.com/56udk5

kencmcintyre on December 13, 2008 at 9:26 pm

You can still see the Bingo sign on Google. Status should be closed.

Here is an item from Boxoffice magazine, February 1955:

Harold Eskin is not going to operate the Bromley after April, and the theater is scheduled for conversion to a dance hall.

kencmcintyre on June 21, 2008 at 9:50 pm

Here is a 5/23/52 photo from the same source as the one on 1/14/08. The photo was mistakenly placed on the Byrd Theater page.
http://tinyurl.com/65q6na

raymondgordonsears on January 15, 2008 at 8:39 am

The building is empty once again and for rent. A BINGO business was the last to operate out of the theater. rg

kencmcintyre on January 15, 2008 at 12:33 am

Here is an expanded view of Chuck’s thumbnail of 4/2/05, from the PAB site. The photo is from the Irvin Glazer collection:
http://tinyurl.com/36ojfw

HowardBHaas on November 30, 2006 at 3:23 pm

I think it was a medical center for awhile. Now, it is a Bingo hall, and the marquee says bingo. I went inside, but the ceilings had been lowered, so there was very little to see of interest.

HowardBHaas on February 19, 2006 at 7:13 pm

Yes, the building survives. You can see the exterior of the auditorium from outside.

Bromley Theatre

5810 Old York Road, Philadelphia, PA 19141

5810 Old York Road,
Philadelphia, PA 19141