John P. Harris Memorial Theatre
210 Fifth Avenue,
McKeesport,
PA
15132
210 Fifth Avenue,
McKeesport,
PA
15132
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Opened as the Memorial Theatre on April 26, 1929. By the early-1940’s it had been reamed J.P. Harris Memorial Theatre and was operated by Warner Bros. Circuit Management Corp. It was closed in the early-1970’s. It was used by the McKeesport Symphony Orchestra from 1959 until the early-1960’s.
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Graeme McBain
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Listed as a Stanley-Warner theater in the 1955 yellow pages. Address given was 212 Fifth Avenue. Phone number was NOrth 4-4760.
The 1955 Film Daily gives the same 210 Fifth Avenue address that is listed above.
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1963 photo of the Memorial Theatre. You have to look good to see the theatre, it is on the right of the street car.
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1940 Picture
After visiting the THSA archives recently I discovered that this theatre opened on 26 April 1929.
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Thanks for Ad,ken mc.always great to see.
SEASONS GREETINGS
To all past members of the Memorial “family."
It was an honor to serve there as manager for a while in the late 60’s.
BTW, anyone out there who was a part of the Memorial family interested in a long, long, long overdue reunion, please get in touch.
Jack Oberleitner, .com
I worked there as an usher in the late 50’s-early 60’s. Made $.65 an hr. Isley’s was next door and they had the best butterscotch sundays.