Majestic Theatre
212 N. Findley Street,
Punxsutawney,
PA
15767
212 N. Findley Street,
Punxsutawney,
PA
15767
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The Majestic Theatre was opened by 1912. It was located in the northern storefront of a three story brick building constructed sometime between 1901 and 1906, when this space was occupied by a plumber. The 1912 Sanborn shows the building extended to the rear. By 1926 it was operated by the Stanley Company of America chain and was still open in 1929. It had closed by 1930. All the buildings on this block were demolished around 1998 to be replaced by a bland and chintzy municipal transit/office building.
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Opened in the early-1910s.
I’ve updated the entry with more information, and added a map view.
The June 13, 1925 issue of Moving Picture World said that the Majestic and Jefferson theaters at Punxsutawney had been added to the Rowland & Clark chain. They were among four houses purchased from McCartney, Johnson and Kurtz, the other two being the Strand at Ridgeway and the Ritz at Indiana.
Additional information appeared in the October 13, 1917 Dramatic Mirror: “PUNXSUTAWNEY, PA. (Special). -Peter Johnson recently acquired a part ownership in the Majestic Theater with W. Penn McCartney. McCartney had been the sole owner and manager for a number of years. Since the partnership was formed the Majestic has been entirely renovated both inside and out, and a new pipe organ has been installed at considerable expense, and as a result business has been on the boom. Now that these two have bought the Jefferson Theater, with a seating capacity of 1,300, they are assured of getting the theatrical business of Punxsutawney.”
Could the Majestic have moved in 1918? This item appeared in the June 8 issue of Moving Picture World that year: “PUNXSUTAWNEY, PA. — Drummond building will be converted into moving picture theater to be known as the Majestic.” As the house was reported being renovated in 1917 it seems extravagant to move, unless they badly needed more space, for example. I’ve found nothing else about the event though, so perhaps it fell through, or the item was simply mistaken.