AMC Barn 5
1745 Easton Road,
Doylestown,
PA
18901
1745 Easton Road,
Doylestown,
PA
18901
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Previously operated by: AMC Theatres, Budco, William Goldman Theaters Inc.
Architects: Mitchel Abramowitz
Previous Names: Doylestown Barn Cinema
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The Doylestown Barn Cinema opened March 15, 1967 with Omar Sharif in “Doctor Zhivago”. It was operated by the William Goldman Theatres Inc. (later known as Budco Theatres Co.).
Between 1968 and 1969, the theatre was twinned, and renamed Doylestown Barn Twin Theatre, becoming Bucks County’s first twin theatre.
In 1975, a third screen was built onto the theatre, and the name was changed to Budco Barn 3 Theatres. One year later, this addition was twinned, thus becoming Budco Barn 4. In 1978, a fifth screen was built onto the site.
On March 6, 1997, AMC Theatres (successor to Budco Theatres) closed this location. The AMC Barn 5 was torn down and a REG Regal Cinemas Barn Plaza Stadium 14 Theatre was built on the site.
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If anyone knows, but how far back did the back wall of “The Silo” (aka Budco/AMC Barn Theatres Houses #4/5) and the addition that became Barn Cinema #1 go to in relation to the original back wall of “The Barn Cinema” (aka Doylestown Barn Cinema-Budco/AMC Barn Theatres Houses #2/3)?
Here is a December 1977 ad from the Doylestown Daily Intelligencer:
http://tinyurl.com/y9epgj7
Here’s a link to a aerial look of the Budco Doylestown Barn Cinema from 1971: http://www.historicaerials.com/?poi=12679
From this aerial, the portion that was to the right of the Barn Cinema wasn’t built, but the left portion (aka “The Silo”) was already built
Refer back to my comment of Dec 2007. The construction of the original Barn Cinema was started on Rte 611 at the location of the Rte 202 bypass. Construction stopped when the site was taken by the state. The theatre was then built at the location just below Edison Rd on the site purchased from Porter and Yaeger who owned the furniture store at the corner of Almshouse Road. The Silo was added shortly thereafter to the right of the original building. The building to the left was built adding two more screens. Lastly, the original auditorium was split creating the Barn 5. I have photographs of the various stages of expansion. If anyone wants them, please contact me at .
Mitchaia, I’m What I’ve seeing in the 1971 aerial look, is that of a backward “L” shape, with the first addition (with the intersection of Easton Road [PA 611] and Old Easton Road behind you) to the left of the original building, (AKA looking just like , in a way, the former AMC/Budco/William Goldman’s Orleans Theatre Screen #1-4).
I do know, when looking at the Barn 5 from the front of the building (with PA 611 behind you), the main entrance was on the right hand side, near the second addition 9which in it’s final days was Screens #4-5)
This opened on March 15th, 1967. Its grand opening ad can be found in the photo section.
Opened with Dr Zhivago.
Was it in a barn?
Added a picture of after the addition to the left was added. not sure if this was when theatre was twinned, or if this became a tri-plex
The actual closing date is March 6, 1997, nine days before its 30th anniversary.