Carlisle Theatre
40 W. High Street,
Carlisle,
PA
17013
40 W. High Street,
Carlisle,
PA
17013
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This was renamed Carlisle on January 11th, 1950 and closed in 1986 as a full-time theatre. Started to show movies again in 1998.
Opened as Comerford theatre on May 11th, 1939.
Undated showing of “Christine”, photo added courtesy of the 40’s & 50’s American Cars Facebook page.
Good news though I shall miss the reels which “belong” to these types of theatres from a bygone era.
Today’s email to their list stated they now have digital projection & a new sound system. Movies this month include “The Way, Way Back” and “The Attack”
http://www.palacethefilm.com/about/
Anyone in the Carlisle PA area should see this film.
I just rec’d a THSA (Theatre Historical Society of America) email telling me that this theatre will premiere a short story movie entitled Palace on May 5th.
Does anybody know anything about a theater, probably a nickelodeon, that was on W. High Street (near the corner of North Pitt)? It was almost straight across the street from the current Carlisle Theatre. The Google street view shows that the portion of this building has been demolished. This theater was in the far easterly portion of the Bolen Building. The Bolen Building is at the corner of W. High & N. Pitt. The first three sections of the building are still standing. The next two sections, (the last/easterly housed the theatre) have been demolished. I have a postcard showing this typical nickelodeon-styled facade. There are also photographs of the Bolen Building showing this facade on the Cumberland County Historical Society website: www.historicalsociety.com. It certainly looks like a nickelodeon or theater. One photo caption dates the photo as 1936. I doubt if this facade lasted into the 1930’s, but research will tell. There are also two photos of the Carlisle Theatre, as well.
Here is an updated link to the article by Helen Kent about the Comerford Theatre, in Boxoffice of August 19, 1939.
http://chipmiller.org/events.php
If you have interest in cars especially Corvettes you might want to make a trip to Carlisle PA on May 6th for the premier of The Quest. Information can be found at the above site.
Nice nighttime shot of the marquee,they always look better a lit up.
Patsy is pleased!!
This will please Patsy. The Comerford/Carlisle Theatre was designed by architect Michael J. DeAngelis, and was the subject of this article by Helen Kent in Boxoffice of August 19, 1939. There are five photos.
The trip to the Carlisle Theatre and the Hershey Theatre has been canceled, but the trip to the Akron Civic will go forward on October 11th which is the organ concert date!
Thanks Lost!!!!
ken mc: The renovation article posted on October 27, 2007 doesn’t seem to be available and I wanted to read it prior to my visit.
And the tour guide did not know about CT…she does now! LOL!
Photobucket account sounds like a good plan though you will have to help me with it. Thanks…..in advance!
Lost: I just spoke with the tour guide at the Carlisle and my tour visit is set for Thursday @ 3:00!
Lost: I’ll be in the Carlisle PA area next week and hope to tour the Carlisle Theatre along with the Hershey Theatre…will post here upon my return.
Lost Memory: Would also like to see some vintage interior photos. As you know, I have sent the Carlisle Theatre box office an email in regards to website interior photos and the “front doors” inquiry.
Lost Memory: Thanks for this photo which shows more of entire building. BTW, if you find any photos of this theatre in the 40’s that would be great as I have a sneaky feeling that the present doors are NOT original.
Great article! I didn’t get to Carlisle this year, but there is always ‘08.
Here is an article about the renovation of the Carlisle:
http://tinyurl.com/2wnptq
I never got to Carlisle during my trip to Gettysburg, but do plan to go sometime in ‘07. I had forgotten that you posted having worked at the Carlisle. It’s an easy theatre to find on CT when all you have to do is type the word Carlisle and only theatre comes up.