Grand Theatre
120-122 N. Center Street,
Corry,
PA
16407
120-122 N. Center Street,
Corry,
PA
16407
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This theatre opened in 1919. It was located in a wide two story brick building constructed sometime after 1915. Retail space flanked the lobby.
This theater closed in 1932 or 1933. The building is in good shape today, with an ugly aluminum awning removed, and a fresh coat of paint. It is used as retail.
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Seth Gaines
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Walked right past this and didn’t take a picture for some reason. I’ve added a map view.
The only mention of the Grand I’ve found in the trade journals so far is this item from the August 28, 1925 issue of Moving Picture World: “C. R. Rogers has purchased from Mrs. Anna Shuss two frame buildings on North Center street, Corry, Pa., and later will raze them to afford space for an addition to the Grand Theatre, at present a picture house. When remodeled the house will be used for legitimate attractions.” I’ve been unable to discover if Mr. Rogers' rather ambitious plans were carried out.
That could have been either north (currently a parking lot), or south (now occupied by the A.M. Litz building from 1956). There is a 1949 update to the 1923 map, but it’s not available online.
I checked Historic Aerials, where the most recent view available was 1959, and there were still a couple of small buildings to the north, so I’d guess the intended expansion was south. Most likely the expansion didn’t happen, as I doubt they’d expand a building and then demolish only that half of it for new construction thirty years later.