Lansdale Theater
545 W. Main Street,
Lansdale,
PA
19446
545 W. Main Street,
Lansdale,
PA
19446
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Architects: Louis Magaziner
Firms: Magaziner, Eberhard, and Harris
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News About This Theater
- Feb 25, 2005 — Old Movie Houses Exhibition in Lansdale, PA
The Landsdale Theater was located on Main Street in Lansdale. It was opened in December 1922, but suffered heavy damage in an early-January 1923 fire. It reopened later in 1923. On March 5, 1928 a United States 3 manual 14 ranks pipe organ was installed. In 1945 the organ was removed to a Baptist Church in Phoenixville, PA. Since 1981 it has been installed in the Sunnybrook Ballroom, Pottstown, PA.
The Landsdale Theater was closed sometime in the late 1970’s. The entire block was torn down at that time to make way for a new bank, which closed about 10 years later and the building now has an insurance company at one end and an art gallery at the other - the art gallery portion of the building sitting approximately where the theater entrance was.
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Lansdale’s Grand Old Movie Houses will be featured at the Lansdale Historical Society’s May 10th meeting. A snow storm cancelled the March 8th meeting.
Somebody who visited the theater tells me all seating was on one floor, he recalls 3 large ceiling domes in the auditorium, and he thinks he recalls chariots in plaster on the side walls of the auditorium.
No doubt for the era of scope films, 5 Sept 1953 Box Office reported installation of a new 40 feet wide movie screen
The 1948 IMPA lists a Music Hall Theater in Lansdale as part of the Pizer Lewen Circuit. I haven’t found any information to corroborate this, however.
Friends, Ron & Roberta emailed me this about yesterday- The Garden State Theater Society had a luncheon, open console, and a mini concert by Candi Carley Roth at the Sunnybrook Ballroom in Pottstown on Sunday. We had never heard the United States Organ, which was originally installed in the Lansdale Theater.
such a travesty that this was demolished. so frustrating
interesting fact: the original chandelier and some other facets of this theater were relocated to Ashland, Oregon: https://oregoncabaret.com/about-us/history/
The Lansdale Theater opened in December 1922, but suffered fire damage in early-January 1923. It reopened later that same year.
On November 1, 1944, the interior of the theater received major damage after a four-point deer ran wild inside the theater, destroying the theater’s organ, broke their wooden grillwork, and damaged multiple seats. Police were able to catch the deer after being trapped beneath the stage.
Grand opening ad posted.
Article about that deer in 1944.