Bromley Theatre

5810 Old York Road,
Philadelphia, PA 19141

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dallasmovietheaters
dallasmovietheaters on February 12, 2022 at 6:15 pm

The Bromley closed at the end of a 20-year leasing period permanently on March 30, 1955 with Jimmy Stewart in “The Far Country.” It was used for live events and dancing thereafter.

HowardBHaas
HowardBHaas on December 13, 2008 at 6:55 pm

I went by it today. A business, retail perhaps, is going inside. Workers were on the roof doing something.

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on December 13, 2008 at 6:29 pm

The dance hall is discussed here:
http://tinyurl.com/56udk5

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on December 13, 2008 at 6:26 pm

You can still see the Bingo sign on Google. Status should be closed.

Here is an item from Boxoffice magazine, February 1955:

Harold Eskin is not going to operate the Bromley after April, and the theater is scheduled for conversion to a dance hall.

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on June 21, 2008 at 6:50 pm

Here is a 5/23/52 photo from the same source as the one on 1/14/08. The photo was mistakenly placed on the Byrd Theater page.
http://tinyurl.com/65q6na

raymondgordonsears
raymondgordonsears on January 15, 2008 at 5:39 am

The building is empty once again and for rent. A BINGO business was the last to operate out of the theater. rg

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on January 14, 2008 at 9:33 pm

Here is an expanded view of Chuck’s thumbnail of 4/2/05, from the PAB site. The photo is from the Irvin Glazer collection:
http://tinyurl.com/36ojfw

HowardBHaas
HowardBHaas on November 30, 2006 at 12:23 pm

I think it was a medical center for awhile. Now, it is a Bingo hall, and the marquee says bingo. I went inside, but the ceilings had been lowered, so there was very little to see of interest.

HowardBHaas
HowardBHaas on February 19, 2006 at 4:13 pm

Yes, the building survives. You can see the exterior of the auditorium from outside.