Comments from kencmcintyre

There are 13 images for viewing on the Philadelphia Architects and Buildings site. Don’t try to expand the thumbnails without a subscription:
http://tinyurl.com/2g875d

Here are two expanded views, from the Irvin Glazer collection:
http://tinyurl.com/youqw2
http://tinyurl.com/2euers

I agree. That is a spectacular photo. Thanks.

Here is an undated photo:
http://tinyurl.com/3avllt

Here is an undated photo:
http://tinyurl.com/36e68e

Here is a 1941 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/28dple

I can’t tell you how many times my mother and I drove by this theater on the way to Philly. This would be circa 1968 to 1977, so I believe the theater was still showing movies at that time. Here is one the of the Arcadia photos as discussed above:
http://tinyurl.com/2p2ju5

According to the first link, Potter was an aka.

Thanks. I downloaded the program, let me see if I can make it work.

I found the same photo on another site, Warren. Since it’s a little larger, I will post it here. You’re right about the marquee.
http://tinyurl.com/ysbutg

Here is a 1958 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/3b5tcn

Here is an older photo. I’m not sure if the theater in the photo is the one described at the top of the page:
http://tinyurl.com/375mb3

I can recall driving around this area in the late eighties when the developments were being plotted out. It’s unrecognizable now.