Glassboro Theatre
100-108 E. High Street,
Glassboro,
NJ
08028
100-108 E. High Street,
Glassboro,
NJ
08028
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Previous Names: Roxy Theatre
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Opened as the Roxy Theatre on September 21, 1928 with Dolores Costello in “Glorious Betsy”. Designed for vaudeville and motion pictures. It had a Page 2 manual 6 ranks organ. The original owner closed theatre soon after opening due to financial causes. It was reopened on April 23, 1930 as the Glassboro Theatre and equipped to screen sound movies. Closed screening regular movies as the Glassboro Theatre in the 1970’s.
It went over to screening adult movies until closing on October 11, 1984 with “Hot Action” & Jennifer Welles in “Little Blue Box”. The building was still standing unused until it was demolished on November 5, 2013.
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Does anyone have a nice picture of this theater when it was open for business? My father used to run this business and the Pitman theater for Duffy. Duffy was like a father to him. My dad started working for Duffy when he was 12 yrs old or so. I would like to give him a nice picture of this theater or even a nice photo of Duffy. My dad hadn’t seen Duffy for many years because of him moving away and was not able to see him before he died. I have searched the internet for photos of this theater when it looked nice or photos of Duffy and have come up empty handed. Please help!!!
This building is in serious disrepair, the roof has recently collapsed over the auditorium portion which can actually be seen in Ariel photographs. Someone has stolen all of the air conditioning components (For copper) on the side of the building (near the office complexes on the post office side)-which are now also vacant. The last remaining store “Naydene’s Accessories” was relocated in 2007. There are no longer tenants in the second floor apartments, and due to constant vandalism the front 1970’s doors had to be boarded over (so you cannot even peek inside anymore). Sadly, I have heard rumors that this plot is being slotted for modern development proposed by Rowan’s Universities downtown revitalization program.
Now for some less sad memories: – I remember up until 2006 it was used as a Christian church meeting hall and would be regularly open to the public, I used to be able to see into the lobby as I road my bike to work (nothing spectacular- just fluorescent lights and blue walls). -I also saw in a Glassboro historical record that the shop on the right side was the “Glassboro Electric Company” which is were, I guess you would go to pay your bill. -The property was for sale in 2000 for approx $145,000 and was purchased- used briefly. -It also hosted boxing matches in the late 1980’s- early 1990’s
I wonder if the carbon- arc projector is still in the building? With its antique electrical components.
im looking for locations for a youth non profit organization to base out of im interested in purchasing the theater, anyone know how i would go about that?
This theater has sadly met its end…It was demolished on November 5, 2013. I added a picture of it being torn down
I just can’t believe that, as close as they are to Rowan, it could not be turned into a viable theater is beyond me. A sad day.
Well, sad news for this one. Drove past a few nights ago and this classic theater was turned into a fenced-off pile of rubble. Great job, Glassboro!
Status should be changed to DEMOLISHED.
The top information is not entirely correct. Maybe it was closed in the 70s for a while, but the Glassboro Theater was very much open for at least the first five years of the 80s, as an adult theater. I never went inside but it was open full time back then.
I found an article about this theater as well as how it looked when it was first built:
https://gmm.glassborohistory.org/items/show/229
T he project began in planning as the Delsea Theatre. Just two months prior to it announced opening, the owners were gone and the project stalled. I. Mayer picked up the project renaming it as the Roxy. The Roxy opened with “Glorious Betsy” on September 21, 1928. The operator quickly went bankrupt forcing a sheriffs sale. It reopened April 23, 1930 with sound, a new operator, and a new name: the Glassboro Theatre.