Collingswood Theatre
823 Haddon Avenue,
Collingswood,
NJ
08108
823 Haddon Avenue,
Collingswood,
NJ
08108
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Additional Info
Previously operated by: Warner Bros. Circuit Management Corp.
Architects: David Supowitz
Styles: Mission Revival
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The Collingswood Theatre opened on October 11, 1920 with Geraldine Farrer in “The Riddle Woman”, and was originally operated by Handle and Rovner. By 1941 it was operated by Warner Bros. Circuit Management Corp. It was an active movie venue until about 1962.
By the early-1970’s it was being used as a photography studio. In the 1990’s the Philadelphia Orchestra occasionally used it as a recording studio. By 2013 the auditorium was being used as a workshop, with original decorative features retain, plus original painted panels on the sidewalls depicting Spanish scenes. In September 2015 the lobby was being converted into a furniture store, retaining much of the original decoration and mirrors. By 2019 the lobby was in use as a haberdashery store named The Quilted Nest. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
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Tinseltoes, a google search reveals your link is Scottish Rite Auditorium, not this theater.
The ballroom and theatre in Oaklyn on the wHP is the Scottish Rite Auditorium. Looks to be run by Camden County.
The web designer is using the top of the Haddon Avenue theatre as a graphic. Maybe they didn’t know there are two places called the Collingswood Theatre.
An entrepreneur wants to open a “tattoo and gallery” business in the theater building; looks like it would be in what was once the entrance area. Philly.com story here.
“Photoplays” … oh how I miss seeing that on Collingswood Theatre’s magnificent old marquee
Mitch I uploaded a picture of the Collingswood, with its marquee. Unfortunately I don’t have the tech skills to have eliminated the postcard image which also appears.
The tattoo shop is a non-starter, at least for now.
Last day of operation for the theatre appears to have been June 25, 1963; the final feature was “Hud.”
Wonder how many folks showed up at that last show? And I’ve been wondering for decades if the great historic marquee was salvaged by someone and maybe sitting in their back yard right now..
October 11, 1920 opening date