Broad Theatre
1115 S. Broad Street,
Penns Grove,
NJ
08069
1115 S. Broad Street,
Penns Grove,
NJ
08069
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Previously operated by: Atlantic Theatres
Previous Names: Broad Street Theatre
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The Broad Street Theatre was opened on September 19, 1917. “Old Broad Theater, originally play Keith Vaudeville and silent movies, where Jake Deahl played the piano for the silent era shows”. Within a month of opening in was renamed Broad Theatre. It was taken over by the Atlantic Theatres chain and they refreshed the theatre is a Streamline Moderne style in 1940.
Listed in the 1944, 1945, 1951, and 1956 (without a seat total, so possibly closed) Film Daily Yearbooks. It used occasionally for special events and was demolished in October 1968.
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Penns grove Historical Society’s website:
http://upnhistory.org/MerchantsBook10A.html
has
Broad Theatre 9 South Broad Street, R. Schweiger (1924) est 1917
and other info about their local theatres over the years.
Looks like they also have a scan of a receipt of this theatre posted there.
The receipt is dated 1926 I think. Hard to read, not enlargeable.
This opened as the Broad Street Theatre on September 19, 1917 with Keith Vaudeville and a feature film. It was shortened to the Broad Theatre within one month. The venue added sound to remain commerically viable. Atlantic Theatres Circuit added a streamline moderne house, the Grove, in town in 1940 closing here for a major streamline moderne refresh.
Although discontinued as a movie house in the 1950s, its presence was felt for 50 years including annual Santa visits. But here it was unceremoniously razed in October of 1968.
NOTE: The “related websites” link at right is bad and should be removed.
And the link from the entry and in comments is also a broken link.