Parkway Theater

644 Broadway,
McKees Rocks, PA 15136

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Joe Vogel
Joe Vogel on November 23, 2021 at 1:09 am

The Parkway Theatre underwent another remodeling in 1938, as noted in the November 12 issue of Boxoffice:

“McKees Rocks, Pa. — Parkway Theatre is undergoing extensive remodeling and will be closed until Christmas, Al Glazer, proprietor, stated this week. A glass front and a new marquee are being installed. The auditorium also is being decorated. Sam Barbalat is the architect on the remodeling.”

Chris1982
Chris1982 on August 20, 2014 at 4:30 am

The Parkway Theatre has reopened. They have a facebook page Telephone No. 412.766.1668

RSM3853
RSM3853 on January 12, 2014 at 10:45 pm

Good Luck on your restoration! I only got to go to the Parkway once,but I can still remember it. I got there early for the feature and I have a picture in my mind of a long hallway to get to the men’s room, which I needed to use badly after the bus ride and walk to get there. Oh, by the way…the movie was great…it was “The Wind and the Lion” with Sean Connery and Candice Bergen.

LINCOLNBARBER
LINCOLNBARBER on October 20, 2011 at 4:05 am

I just closed on the Parkway October 10th,2011 Plan on reopening the theater as a 80-100 seat film center. With a Restaurant/Bar in the front. There are so many films that this theater will introduce to the public. Foreign,indies and classics. Will also have live entertainment-mainly Jazz. Lots of Garbage was left behind-been in there cleaning it out. More info to come later.

Denny Pine
Denny Pine on April 13, 2011 at 4:58 pm

I drove past the Parkway earlier this week and saw FOR SALE signs on the marquee. Could we see a possible comeback here?

Joe Vogel
Joe Vogel on January 8, 2010 at 3:28 pm

The second paragraph of my previous comment should read “…a February 11, 1974 Boxoffice item.”

Joe Vogel
Joe Vogel on January 8, 2010 at 3:26 pm

The former West Park Theatre was scheduled to open soon as the Parkway Theatre, according to Boxoffice of November 16, 1935. It had been entirely remodeled inside and out. The house had been closed for about two years before the remodeling began, according to an earlier Boxoffice item. I’ve been unable to discover when the West Park opened.

The Parkway was closed for several months following a fire in late 1973, according to a February 11, 1973, Boxoffice item announcing its reopening.

In addition to the Parkway and Roxian, McKees Rocks supported at least three other theaters. These were the Orpheum (Shea’s Orpheum), open before 1935 and closed in 1959; The Regent, open before 1935, in which year it suffered a fire, and closed in the spring of 1956; and the Colony, 720 Broadway, apparently opened in 1931 and closed in April, 1952.

Denny Pine
Denny Pine on April 29, 2009 at 1:45 pm

I remember the 1985 version of the Parkway, but never saw the 1982 version. Great!!

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on January 24, 2009 at 2:00 am

It appears to be a church now:
http://tinyurl.com/beprml

Michael Furlinger
Michael Furlinger on July 14, 2006 at 7:43 am

For sale……….

raubre
raubre on May 30, 2006 at 8:08 pm

Got this picture of the former theater today. I peeked in the window and the theater still looks like it is in godd condition. It was later used as a church, but is now vacant. There are theater seats still inside. If you look on the side of the building, the word “Parkway” was painted.

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