My grandfather, Harry Fleishman, owned and operated the Brighton Theater. It indeed was in operation until he built the larger “New Brighton” Theater (as it was called then). My mother (who grew up working at the New Brighton) tells me that the first Brighton was not on Brighton Place, but on Brighton Road, as the above post states. Brighton Road at that time was also known as “The Boulevard”.
No, no, the Bradlick Theatre was part of the Bradlick Shopping Center, which is still in use (it was recently renovated). The theater was located at the northernmost section of the shopping center that faced Backlick Road (next to Dart Drug). When the theater closed in the 1980s, the space was converted to small shops, which are still there.
I grew up within walking distance of the Bradlick during the 1960s and saw many a movie there. Especially Disney ones, which always cost more (hated that)! We’d buy nickel candy bars at Dart Drug and then head inside. It was a great neighborhood house — wide and spacious with a single screen.
I can post a picture of the part of the shopping center that housed the theater, if anyone’s interested (taken during a visit there in 1980). Sadly, it’s from a distance and you can’t make out much detail.
I asked my mom about the theater building having a dance studio in it, and yes, she says that there was indeed one there. She thinks it was during the late 1940s (there was a large room available for rent on the third floor of the building).
And I can tell you that the building was most definitely on Brighton Place. My mother’s family used to live down the street from it and I’ve been there!
My grandfather, Harry Fleishman, had the Brighton Theater built and he continued to operate it until the early 1960s. It was a family-run business. My mother and aunt are still around and they’ve told me many wonderful stories over the years about the theater and what it was like to work there. The theater was in a large building and there used to be a ten lane bowling alley on the third floor. The building also had a apartment for rent on the second floor and housed a couple of other small businesses. It now owned by the city postal union and I believe it is used as a meeting hall for them. Just recently I heard that the theater bowl had been refurbished and renovated for use as a ballroom available for rental. Don’t know whether or not that is accurate. It’s a magnificent building with classic art deco design — a real treasure.
My grandfather, Harry Fleishman, owned and operated the Brighton Theater. It indeed was in operation until he built the larger “New Brighton” Theater (as it was called then). My mother (who grew up working at the New Brighton) tells me that the first Brighton was not on Brighton Place, but on Brighton Road, as the above post states. Brighton Road at that time was also known as “The Boulevard”.
No, no, the Bradlick Theatre was part of the Bradlick Shopping Center, which is still in use (it was recently renovated). The theater was located at the northernmost section of the shopping center that faced Backlick Road (next to Dart Drug). When the theater closed in the 1980s, the space was converted to small shops, which are still there.
I grew up within walking distance of the Bradlick during the 1960s and saw many a movie there. Especially Disney ones, which always cost more (hated that)! We’d buy nickel candy bars at Dart Drug and then head inside. It was a great neighborhood house — wide and spacious with a single screen.
I can post a picture of the part of the shopping center that housed the theater, if anyone’s interested (taken during a visit there in 1980). Sadly, it’s from a distance and you can’t make out much detail.
I asked my mom about the theater building having a dance studio in it, and yes, she says that there was indeed one there. She thinks it was during the late 1940s (there was a large room available for rent on the third floor of the building).
And I can tell you that the building was most definitely on Brighton Place. My mother’s family used to live down the street from it and I’ve been there!
My grandfather, Harry Fleishman, had the Brighton Theater built and he continued to operate it until the early 1960s. It was a family-run business. My mother and aunt are still around and they’ve told me many wonderful stories over the years about the theater and what it was like to work there. The theater was in a large building and there used to be a ten lane bowling alley on the third floor. The building also had a apartment for rent on the second floor and housed a couple of other small businesses. It now owned by the city postal union and I believe it is used as a meeting hall for them. Just recently I heard that the theater bowl had been refurbished and renovated for use as a ballroom available for rental. Don’t know whether or not that is accurate. It’s a magnificent building with classic art deco design — a real treasure.