Logan Theatre
4732 N. Broad Street,
Philadelphia,
PA
19141
4732 N. Broad Street,
Philadelphia,
PA
19141
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At least they are maintaining this place to some degree. The pics in the link above at Abandonedbutnotforgotten were taken by a friend of mine who just happened to pass by one day when the place was open and being worked on. They let him come in to shoot the place. I saw a door open and a person hosing down the lot outside but could not stop that day. I hope to get inside one day before anything happens to the place.
I wonder how much they would want for the movie theatre. i need to drive by. i grew up in logan in the 50’s and 60’s spent alot of time there both in the logan, rockland, and broad movies.
As far as the closing date for the Logan, I believe it was 1972. I lived not far away on Olney Avenue from 1972-1975 and would sometimes walk to the Logan. The last show I saw there was a double bill of Hammer thrillers, ‘Vampire Circus’ and ‘Twins of Evil’. That was on a Sunday night and the theater was closed on Monday. IMDB lists the release date for both films as 1972. After the Logan closed the only other theaters I could walk to were the Esquire and the Lane. Like the Logan those buildings are still standing, but have not been cinemas for decades.
It doesn’t show on the outside. Once in a while you see a stain glass window open on the front. I’ve driven around the block to check activity. Have your source inside take some pictures. Lets see some updated photos. rg
MR HOLLYWOOD AND DOCTOR OWEN IS DOING A WONDERFUL JOB INSIDE THAT MAY NOT BE APPAERENT TO THE PUBLIC. THE THEATER WILL OPEN SOON, I HAVE INSIDE SOUCE. ROME WASN’T BUILD IN ONE DAY. THE UPTOWN WAS GIVEN 1 MILLION DOLLARS AND IS STILL NOT OPEN YET. YOU MUST BE PATIENT GOD CAN DO ALL THINGS.
This theater will never open. I drive by this theater almost every day and NOT a sign of work. It’s sad to see falling apart. rg
I CAN’T WAIT UNTIL THE THEATRE OPEN, HOLLYWOOD IS WONDERFUL. HE IS GOING TO DO WONDERS WITH IT!
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Lots of photos of the theater.
Drove by the theater today and what ever work that was taking place can not be scence on the outside. The large dumpster that was next to the building is gone. The last I heard the roof needed repairs and with winter here look out. I don’t think this gem will make it, sad to say. rg
This theatre will never open. The owner is a fraud who hasn’t paid taxes since 1999!
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What a dead beat!
I’ve been past several times and I see nothing going on. rg
Never mind. I found it in Monday’s Daily News at Dan Gross' column-
Logan Theater to live again
Entertainment promoter Jimmy “Hollywood” Brooks and Dr. Owen Williams are fixing up the old Logan Theater (4732 N. Broad) and hope to reopen it as a live-music venue called Claretildaville as early as November, Brooks says. The property, which was built in 1924, later became a church. Brooks and Williams acquired the spot two years ago and have purchased the old curtains from the Copa Room at the recently shuttered Sands in Atlantic City. The venue is named after Williams' late wife, Claretilda.
Could you please advise when & where this article? Today’s Daily News? I can’t find it online. Does it say who is going to operate it> Thank you.
Based on an article in the Daily News, the Logan was bought and is being restore. Should reopen as a live music venue. But the can’t do the Boyd!
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ALERT: I passed by the theatre today and workers were repairing the old marquee. Could not stop to ask what might be going on but if repair work is going something must be up. rg
Well if somebody doesn’t do something soon it will be to late. No heat in the building for several years and the condition of the roof is not good. Some leaks' but I don’t know how bad. Some one was looking at it but no activity in a long time. A tree is growing out of the front wall. rg
Anything new on the Logan? I too remember spending many happy Saturdays @ the Logan as well as the Rockland, the Broad and on rare occasions, the Esquire. Cartoons always were before the movies. The Dirty Dozen, the Three Stooges Movies and in 1967, my freshman year at “the Prep” I saw To Sir, With Love (LuLu and Judy Geeson were HOT!!).
I also remember as Jbon calls them the “other kids” and how they eventually took over and everything went to “hell in a handbasket”.
I don’t think that it will do much good to sink a lot of bucks into fixing the Logan up because the neighborhood is too far gone.
Lumpy
Anyone interested in helping out with a sort’ve Logan history site email offlist.
Thanks, Bill Mac
Does anybody know of any sites with info or photos on the Logan neighborhood? Thanks, George Chorin
The Rockland was sold and torn down to build Bell Telephone service center which is still there. Don’t forget the Broad theatre across the street from the Logan. It still stands. It went from a movie house to a union hall to a church which it is today. As you know the Logan stands empty and starting to fall apart. rg
I lived in the Logan section, Glenifer St.,from the time i was born 1960 till the time we had absolutly no choice but to move summer of 1969. I went to Holy Child, Broad and Duncanon, and can remember going to the logan on Saturday mornings with the older kids. I remember they showed cartoons before the movie, Daffy Duck and what not. My favorite memorie though had to be when sally Starr “Our Gal Sal” made a guest appearence one saturday before the movie started. The place WAS packed. This had to be around 1965/66. Even know i was very young at the time i still remember the place seemed to be bigger and newer then The Rockland which was on the same side of Broad St. about two blocks maybe more going towards Center City. We would go to the Rockland from time to time probably because the Logan was showing a movie we had allready seen.
Then all the sudden it was like a light switch. Kids started getting jumped and beat-up by “other kids” then one of the older kids from my neighborhood got stabbed by one of the “other kids” and that was it! No more going to the Logan or the Rockland for that fact. I think and i’ll have to ask my older brother or sister the Logan may have stayed open till the late 60’s maybe, maybe 68'? The “mass exodus” began right around that time. It went from you being a little kid able to walk to school or the movie’s to not even being able to come out of the house except to run to the car. Does anybody have any info on the Rockland, The Logans close neighbor? When was it built? capacity?Was it used for just movies? Whats going on with The Rockland now?
FLASH BACK: Saturday May 6, 1961 this theatre was playing “Where The Boys Are” and “Look In Any Window”. Cont. shows from 1:30. rg
What is with the idiot who posts to Cinema Tour who seems to think that every theater in Philadelphia closed in 1964? I started paying attention to the movie listings in late 1968 at the earliest, and the Logan was still advertising then.
Sorry for the rant. I’m not setting myself up as God’s Own Cinema Expert, and I’m not blaming Charles, who is certainly just trying to do the best with the information that is out there. But those guys have a 1964 closing date for the Avenue (not listed here yet), which burned down with C.H.U.D. (1984) on the marquee! Maybe it’s somebody who never got over the Phillies blowing it that year. Maybe if I hit the lottery I will spend all my days going through microfilm to straighten this stuff out. Grrr.
The two theatres really were different. The logan had a balcony and the Erlen had a great ceiling in the aud. When the movie was running it gave you the feeling you were sitting under the stars. rg