Cinemagic 3 at Penn
3925 Walnut Street,
Philadelphia,
PA
19104
3925 Walnut Street,
Philadelphia,
PA
19104
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This must be where I saw FIGHT CLUB.
November 15th, 1974 grand opening ad as Walnut Mall Cinema I-II-III in the photo section
June 9th, 1995 grand opening ad in the photo section. It opened on June 16th, 1995.
Sorry Howard, but PAB comments that the GCC Walnut Mall 1-2-3 had a seating capacity of 400 each.
Does anyone know who the architect of this theaer was and in what style it was designed? Also, was the opening year 1975? If anyone can answer, please share. Thanks!
This theater close a few months after N/A Bridge (now Rave) opened . There are a block away from each other
So I’m getting confused with this theater and the one that is now a Rave. Which one is which?
This is not cinemagic3, but Eric 3 on the Campus up the street.
Here is another 1975 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/yjlakov
I worked at the Budco Walnut Mall in 1984. That summer, the big hits were “Purple Rain” and “Karate Kid”. :)
The Philadelphia Inquirer for May 28, 1975 shows the theater at this address as the “GCC Walnut Mall I, II, III.” The Eric 3 on the Campus is advertised as well, with its location simply shown as “40th & Walnut.”
Not part of Sameric chain. The Eric 3 was replaced by the Bridge theater. The Cinemagic 3 was not an Eric. I believe it was a Budco, and it might have earlier been a GCC. I think it was built in the 1970’s. It closed 2005. My notes from 2003 indicate auditorium 3 had 219 seats.