Movie Theaters & Drive-In Theaters

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MOVIE THEATERS

  • Ace Theater, 405-407 Maryland Avenue (originally Polonia Theater), later the Capri Art, (1936-1970)
  • Aldine Theater, 806-810 Market Street (1926-1941)
    • Loew's Aldine Theater (1941-1970)
  • Arcadia, 510 Market Street (1921-1956)
  • CineMart, Gov. Printz Blvd. ()
  • Crest Theater, Maryland Ave. & Boxwood Road (1942-1960)
  • Earle Theater, New Castle ()
  • Edge Moor Theater, Gov. Printz Blvd. (Had a Smoking Section) (1941-1980)
  • Grand, 818 Market Street (1871, Restored in 1976)
  • Hopkins Theater, 820 French Street (1951-1965)
  • Loew's Aldine Theater - see Aldine Theater
  • National, 810-812 French Street (1916-1951)
  • Park Theater, 300 block Union Street (1920-1967)
  • Parkway Theater, Delaware Avenue & Adams Street (1921-1931)
    • Loew's Theater 1931-1941)
    • Ritz Theater (1941-1962)
  • Pike Theater, Philadelphia Pike & Darley Road
  • Queen Theater, 500 Market Street (1916-1959)
  • Rialto Theater (originally Lyric Theater), 220-222 Market Street (1918-1982)
  • Ritz Theater - see Parkway Theater
  • Strand, 2412 Market Street (1920-1952)
  • Towne Theater (Savoy, 1908), 515-517 Market Street (1950-1967)
  • Warner, 210 W. 10th Street (1939-1977)
  • Wilmington Manor Theater, DuPont Highway

Not to be overlooked:

  • Playhouse, The, 1000 block Market Street (1913-Present) Now called The DuPont Theater

DRIVE-IN THEATERS

  • Brandywine Drive-In, DuPont Highway (July, 1949-1955)
  • Elk Drive-In, Rt 40 (Elkton, MD) (1980?)
  • Ellis Drive-In, DuPont Highway (1955-1965)
  • Kerry Drive-In,  28th Street & Gov. Printz Blvd., NEXT to the Wilmington Ball Park (1951-1961)
  • Naamans Drive-In, Naamans Road (1968-1987)
  • Pleasant Hill Drive-In, Newport Pike (1950-1982)
  • Prices' Corner Drive-In, Centerville Road (1962-1972)
  • Rt. 202 Drive-in, Concord Pike ()

 

 

 

 

Loew's Aldine Theater (Submitted by Joe Johnston, October, 1970)

Left: Towne Theater; Right: Rialto Theater (Submitted by Joe Johnston, October, 1970)

State Theater, Newark, 1981 (Submitted by J. Regan)

While NOT part of the era of this Web Site, these theaters are listed here for reference:

  • 11th Ward Theater, Maryland Avenue & Beech Street (1906-1907)
  • Auditorium, The, 11th & Madison Streets (1898 only)
  • Bijou, The, 410 Market Street (1906-1916)
  • Brandywine Springs Park Theater, Faulkland Road near Newport Gap Pike (1899-1916)
  • Garrick Theater, 828-830 Market Street (1903-1930)
  • Hopkins Moving Picture Theater, 1003 Orange Street (1911-1914)
  • Liberty Theater, Heald & Apple Streets (1921-1922)
  • Lyric Theater, 220-222 Market Street (1908-1914)
    • New Lyric, The (1914-1916)
    • Lyric, The (1916-1918)
    • Rialto Theater (1918-1982)
  • Majestic Theater, 703½ Market Street (1911-1927)
  • Nickelodeon, The, 515-517 Market Street (1907-1908)
    • Savoy, The (1908-1950)
    • Towne, The (1950-1967)
  • Palace, The, 117 Market Street (1909-1911)
    • Star, The (1911-1914)
  • Pickwick, The, 504 Market Street (1908-1919)
  • Polonia, The, 405-407 Maryland Avenue (1915-1921)
  • Polonia, The, 305-307 Maryland Avenue (1921-1923)
    • Avenue Theater (1923-1936)
    • Ace Theater (1936-1963)
    • Capri Art Theater (1963-1970)
  • Rex Theater, 708-710 Lincoln Street (1914-1917)
  • Shellpot Park Theater, Philadelphia Pike & Shipley Road (1897-1917)
  • Victoria Theater, 836 Market Street (1914-1920)
  • Victory Theater, 1715 W. 4th Street (1920-1923)
    • Hunt's Theater (1923-1926)
    • Broadway Theater (1926-1929)
  • West End Theater, The, 224 Connell Street (1908-1916)
  • Wonderland Music Theater, The, 7th & Shipley Streets (1896-1903)

 

Revised: June 28, 2008