Hollywood Theater

7 S. Centre Street,
Pottsville, PA 17901

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rivest266
rivest266 on August 29, 2018 at 11:44 pm

Also, the grand opening ad has been posted.

rivest266
rivest266 on August 29, 2018 at 11:40 pm

This opened as American on December 9th, 1916 American theatre openingAmerican theatre opening Mon, Dec 11, 1916 – 6 · Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, Pennsylvania) · Newspapers.com

Silicon Sam
Silicon Sam on September 13, 2009 at 10:06 am

Current photo of 7 S. Center St. Just to the right of Miller & Miller building.

HERE

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on January 26, 2008 at 5:18 pm

The caption of this photo shows the Hollywood at 7 South Centre Street:
http://tinyurl.com/2palqv

JohnBrenneman
JohnBrenneman on December 21, 2006 at 6:01 pm

My Great-Grandfather, Philip R Brenneman opened the Hollywood in 1916 as the American Theater. It was the 1ST Fireproof Bldg built in Pottsville after virtually the entire block it was built on had been destroyed by fire in the early teens. It’s capacity was reduced to 900 seats after the stage was enlarged to accomodate motion pictures. There was a center isle with about 8 seats/side, due to the narrowness of the bldg. The Dance Hall’s popularity died after the elevator was taken out of the bldg to enlarge the lobby area of the theater. There was a balcony which sat about 100. The marquee was changed out in the early ‘30s to its more colorful art deco design.

teecee
teecee on July 29, 2005 at 11:28 am

A Wurlitzer organ, opus 749, was installed on 12/10/1923 in support of the opening.