Melrose Theatre

2708 Brownsville Road,
Pittsburgh, PA 15227

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Additional Info

Previously operated by: Warner Bros. Circuit Management Corp.

Architects: Victor A. Rigaumont

Functions: Medical Center

Styles: Art Deco

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Melrose Theatre

The Melrose Theatre was located in the Brentwood area of the city. The architect was Victor A. Rigaumont and it opened around 1931.

Any further information would be appreciated

Contributed by KenRoe

Recent comments (view all 9 comments)

edblank
edblank on March 27, 2005 at 4:30 am

The Melrose is now the Melrose Medical Center.

Patsy
Patsy on March 30, 2006 at 2:10 pm

The architect, Victor Rigaumont was involved with the Smith Opera House in Geneva NY and the State Theatre in Ithaca NY.

Karen Colizzi Noonan
Karen Colizzi Noonan on April 22, 2006 at 10:43 am

Wow Ken, I had never heard of another Rigaumont theater other than the Geneva and Ithaca theaters. Little is heard of Victor Rigaumont after he worked on the Schine Geneva. He and Myer Schine were often “at odds” – which is probably too mild a term for their disagreements!

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on November 28, 2008 at 9:22 pm

Phone number in 1955 was TUxedo 1-8444.

Doughboy
Doughboy on December 13, 2013 at 2:56 am

Saturday afternoon matinee was awesome for kids.No computers or video games then.Triple feature scary movies the best.Saw the Giant Behemoth,King Kong,the Mysterians,Village of the Damned,Kiss of the Vampire,the Black Scorpion,Curse of the Werewolf,the Premature Burial,the Invisible Boy,Beast of Hollow Mountain,and many more.Early 1960s.What fun !

Perrotg1
Perrotg1 on March 20, 2014 at 2:56 am

http://wiki.carrick-overbrook.org/File:Melrose_3_(2).jpg

RSM3853
RSM3853 on October 29, 2014 at 6:02 pm

Not sure yet when it closed earlier for a spell or for some years, but the Melrose advertises a “Grand Opening” (reopening?)on November 23, 1960 with “Hercules/Samson and Delilah/Ulysses” (triple-bill) in The Pittsburgh Press.

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