Movies at Cheltenham Square
2385 W. Cheltenham Avenue,
Philadelphia,
PA
19150
2385 W. Cheltenham Avenue,
Philadelphia,
PA
19150
1 person
favorited this theater
Showing 11 comments
FYI UA went bankrupt in 2001 not 2006. Much like GCC and Century heaters. Mann went out of business when Ted Mann died in 2000. Cineplex went belly up in 2004. Just so you know…🤭🤭😍
This theatre was never part of Budco or AMC. This was opened by United Artists Theatres
This opened on April 14th, 1989. Grand opening ad in photo section.
Aerial photo of the theater in photo section.
This theater is NOT in Cheltenham, it’s in Philadelphia. The zip code is correct though — 19150. (Lynnewood Gardens).
On the Philadelphia Weekly comment:
It’s like they say “once a UA, always a UA”.
Movies at Cheltenham Square 8 is operated by King’s Theatres, who also operates the Pearl 7 Theatre at Avenue N
Best Urban Programming
A dumpy theatergoing experience complete with sticky floors and gross bathrooms, Movies at Cheltenham Square is notable for its rowdiness and management’s willingness to program offbeat ethnic entertainmentsâ€"offering a grand chance to catch under-the-radar filmmaking on a (medium-sized) big screen.
from the Philadelphia Weekly today:
View link
I had someone inquire. The new operator told us they run another theater at or near Harrisburg, PA. I don’t think this theater is stadium seated, so with audiences flocking to theaters that are stadium seated, Regal must have decided to not renew the lease, and the shopping mall operator must have looked for another theater operator.
The REG Cheltenham Square 8 Theatre has a new name. It is now called: Movies At Cheltenham Square. This new theatre opened on 1/13/2006. This theatre should be updated with the new name.
Originally located here was a single theatre operated by Stanley Warner. I believe it opened sometime in the 1960’s. I attended the reserved seat engagement of “The Sand Pebbles” at this theatre in 1967. I believe it was the first time a “roadshow” attraction did not open in Center City. It also had the “roadshow” engagement of “Becket”. This was a very “palatial” 1960’s theatre when it was operated by Stanley Warner. I do not know when it was twinned. But I think after that it was demolished and replaced by the Cheltenham Square 8 which is operated by United Artists.