Broad Theatre

1115 S. Broad Street,
Penns Grove, NJ 08069

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dallasmovietheaters
dallasmovietheaters on January 17, 2026 at 11:38 am

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.

Mike Richardson
Mike Richardson on May 19, 2013 at 8:56 am

The receipt is dated 1926 I think. Hard to read, not enlargeable.

Mike Richardson
Mike Richardson on May 19, 2013 at 8:45 am

Looks like they also have a scan of a receipt of this theatre posted there.

Mike Richardson
Mike Richardson on May 19, 2013 at 8:43 am

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.