Academy Theatre

1625 Beaver Avenue,
Pittsburgh, PA 15233

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dallasmovietheaters
dallasmovietheaters on March 7, 2016 at 1:09 pm

Opened as a burly house on April 6, 1914 with moving pictures following Mademoiselle De Leon’s “Catch a Garter” that day. The theater’s claim to fame in a marathon dance contest that ran 303 consecutive hours only stopped because of police intervention. And the vaudeville shows continued during the marathon. The theater also had live boxing. A film catches on fire there in 1927 and that seems to be about it for film activities while live activities appear to move elsewhere closer to downtown.

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edblank on March 31, 2009 at 4:23 am

Renewing link.

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edblank on May 24, 2008 at 2:51 am

The theater was open from 1916-28. – Ed Blank