Here is an expanded view of the PAB thumbnail posted on 7/26/05. The photo date is 1965, and comes from the Irvin Glazer theater collection: http://tinyurl.com/399qws
I went through the Centers in NC, no luck matching up this theater as no location is given. Date would be 1944, I think. Any help is appreciated: http://tinyurl.com/3bya6c
The building to the right looks the same in both photos. However, it almost looks like the building was cut in half in the later photo, including the marquee.
The information tell us that the theater we see in the picture is a re-creation of the original Orpheum. Subsequently the status should be closed/demolished. I wouldn’t list the function as museum since the original theater was never used for that purpose. Thanks for clearing that up.
I was around there today. A very nice Japanese gentleman, maybe eighty years old, was heading into the theater. We talked about the old Linda Lea, but he wasn’t familiar with it. Incidentally, the Higgins building across the street was being demolished. It will be gone by the end of the week. The entire east side of Main between 2nd and 3rd, except for the two buildings on either corner, is fenced off. Something large may be going up there.
There is a small photo on this site. I think some remodeling has been done:
http://tinyurl.com/3cylx6
Photos and additional information are found here:
http://tinyurl.com/2d2mr9
Here is a 1940 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/3akxwa
Here is a photo, circa 1959:
http://tinyurl.com/2uzlgk
Here is a 1947 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/25ts65
Here is an undated photo:
http://tinyurl.com/2zwc92
Here is a photo, circa 1942:
http://tinyurl.com/2pdr8x
Here is an undated photo:
http://tinyurl.com/2u3b2r
Here is a 1966 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/2ns8om
Here is an undated photo from the Philadelphia Architects and Buildings site. The photo is from the Irvin Glazer collection:
http://tinyurl.com/2k9zag
Here is an expanded view of the PAB thumbnail posted on 7/26/05. The photo date is 1965, and comes from the Irvin Glazer theater collection:
http://tinyurl.com/399qws
Here is a 1962 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/343kjq
Here is a postcard showing the Comet, circa 1930-1945:
http://tinyurl.com/2ucxt2
I went through the Centers in NC, no luck matching up this theater as no location is given. Date would be 1944, I think. Any help is appreciated:
http://tinyurl.com/3bya6c
Here is a postcard, circa 1940s:
http://tinyurl.com/38ejo7
The building to the right looks the same in both photos. However, it almost looks like the building was cut in half in the later photo, including the marquee.
The information tell us that the theater we see in the picture is a re-creation of the original Orpheum. Subsequently the status should be closed/demolished. I wouldn’t list the function as museum since the original theater was never used for that purpose. Thanks for clearing that up.
This photo was taken when the theater opened in 1939:
http://tinyurl.com/25hmaj
The neon tubing looks identical.
I think this is a duplicate entry:
/theaters/9023/
I took this photo in January 2007. Interesting “then and now” comparison with the new theater:
http://tinyurl.com/yja6b5
I’ll bet the tenants of the Higgins loft building at 2nd and Main are thrilled with that prospect.
I was around there today. A very nice Japanese gentleman, maybe eighty years old, was heading into the theater. We talked about the old Linda Lea, but he wasn’t familiar with it. Incidentally, the Higgins building across the street was being demolished. It will be gone by the end of the week. The entire east side of Main between 2nd and 3rd, except for the two buildings on either corner, is fenced off. Something large may be going up there.
Here are a couple of photos I took today:
http://tinyurl.com/2tnz7s
http://tinyurl.com/2n2nl4
http://tinyurl.com/2po897
Looks like apartments up top and retail on the ground floor. Here is a photo taken today:
http://tinyurl.com/33o3mk
Here is a 1947 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/24suhq