Roosevelt Theatre

robboehm on February 23, 2022 at 8:03 pm

The Downingtown Opera House was built in 1903. In 1906 it was offered to the Alert Fire Company as a more central location. The offer was turned down on the grounds that it would be inadequate for future needs.

The Opera House became the Roosevelt Theatre in 1929.

The theatre, along with other buildings along Brandywine Avenue, sustained damage when the Brandywine River overflowed in the flood of August 9, 1942. It did, however, reopen after several days.

The building still exists and can be seen in the photo which I’ve uploaded.