An Eddie Murphy film was playing at the Payret last year. If we’re still trying to demoralize the Cubans, showing them “Norbit” might do it: http://tinyurl.com/ywk53m
So 2/84 was the demolition date. I lived at 15th and Pine until September 1984, so I guess I wasn’t paying attention. Thanks for the info, Howard. We Philly lawyers have to stick together, right?
One of the PAB thumbnails posted by LM on 12/4/04 implies that New Garden was an aka. I recall seeing an old theater from the Market-Frankford el, approximately in this area, in the early 1980s. The theater was visible on the left side of the train if you were going northbound. I wonder now if that was the Circle:
Here is an expanded version of one of the PAB thumbnails posted by LM on 11/30/04. The photo is from the Irvin Glazer collection: http://tinyurl.com/yso9f6
Here is an undated photo from the Philadelphia Architects & Buildings website, specifically from the Irvin Glazer collection: http://tinyurl.com/yvc4hz
Here is a 1966 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/2yjgve
The windows look the same in both photos, as does the entrance. I would guess that some work has been done on the roof to add the cupolas.
Here is a photo of the Victory:
http://tinyurl.com/29sybx
There’s one on their website.
Here is another photo:
http://tinyurl.com/2tw488
Here is another photo:
http://tinyurl.com/3e3mzn
Here is another photo:
http://tinyurl.com/29h8tz
Here is another photo:
http://tinyurl.com/2dw2cm
An Eddie Murphy film was playing at the Payret last year. If we’re still trying to demoralize the Cubans, showing them “Norbit” might do it:
http://tinyurl.com/ywk53m
Here is another photo of the Clinton:
http://tinyurl.com/268xle
If it was the only one, maybe they didn’t have a choice. Don’t forget that there’s one lady out there who saw “The Sound of Music” 962 times, I think.
Maybe this one:
http://tinyurl.com/2e4bb9
Here is the correct photo:
http://tinyurl.com/2w69yy
That must the same slideshow problem. I will copy them into my album from now on. Here is the photo:
http://tinyurl.com/38v4qb
Here is another photo of the Montrose:
http://tinyurl.com/376brt
Here is another photo. I don’t know about the colors. A little much:
http://tinyurl.com/38r553
The church may be on the way out, according to their website:
http://tinyurl.com/3c4xkc
So it was the Circle, as west would have been on the left going north. Thanks.
$3.25 for a bucket of Pepsi is a bargain.
Here is a 2007 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/3xjeql
So 2/84 was the demolition date. I lived at 15th and Pine until September 1984, so I guess I wasn’t paying attention. Thanks for the info, Howard. We Philly lawyers have to stick together, right?
One of the PAB thumbnails posted by LM on 12/4/04 implies that New Garden was an aka. I recall seeing an old theater from the Market-Frankford el, approximately in this area, in the early 1980s. The theater was visible on the left side of the train if you were going northbound. I wonder now if that was the Circle:
Here is an expanded version of one of the PAB thumbnails posted by LM on 11/30/04. The photo is from the Irvin Glazer collection:
http://tinyurl.com/yso9f6
Here is an undated photo from the Philadelphia Architects & Buildings website, specifically from the Irvin Glazer collection:
http://tinyurl.com/yvc4hz
Here is a 1921 photo from the PAB site, specifically from the Irvin Glazer collection:
http://tinyurl.com/2jes6e