Tioga Theatre

3542 N. 17th Street,
Philadelphia, PA 19140

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Firms: Sauer & Hahn

Styles: Streamline Moderne

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Tioga Theatre

Located in north Philadelphia on N. 17th Street, at the corner of W. Atlantic Street. The Tioga Theatre was opened on January 30, 1915 with J. Warren Kerrigan in “Samson”. It had a 26ft wide proscenium and there were 6-boxes on each side of the proscenium. It was designed by architectural firm Sauer & Hahn. It was equipped with a Kimball organ. Around 1919 it was equipped with a Moeller 2 manual 48 registers organ. It operated as a movie theatre until closing on August 18, 1957 with Fay Wray in “King Kong” & Raymond Burr in “Godzilla, King of the Monsters”.

After closing, it became the Deliverance Evangelistic Church until the church moved to the site of the Logan Theatre on Broad Street in 1973. (This came from a post about the Logan Theatre on this site.)

In 2010, the building still stands, empty and unused. Since then it has lost its roof and is just a 4-walled shell in 2019.

Contributed by Shadowsandrust

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shadowsandrust
shadowsandrust on December 15, 2010 at 3:54 pm

I have not seen the interior, but here is a shot of the exterior of the Tioga from Nov 2010.

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Ret. AKC (NAC) CCC Bob Jensen, Manteno, Illinois
Ret. AKC (NAC) CCC Bob Jensen, Manteno, Illinois on December 27, 2010 at 12:22 am

Open ~1915-~1955? Can anyone verify the exact dates?

Owners:

1925 John Evens

1940-1955 Pizor Circuit

More info and more photos are always welcome.

Would love to get inside this theater, I think?

HowardBHaas
HowardBHaas on October 8, 2012 at 1:30 pm

http://hiddencityphila.org/2012/02/new-life-for-former-theater-jazz-club/

dallasmovietheaters
dallasmovietheaters on February 24, 2022 at 7:03 pm

The Tioga Theatre opened as a motion picture playhouse on January 30, 1915 with J. Warren Kerrigan and Kathleen Kerrigan in “Samson.” Bathed in roman gold, red, tan and ivory, the 1,700 seat theater impressed at opening with its Doric designed interior by Sauer & Hahn. Simplex projectors, leather upholstered chairs. bronze chandeliers and a Choralcelo from Massachusetts added to the proceedings. The Tioga wired for sound the remain viable. It appears to have closed on August 18, 1957 with continuous grind shows of “King Kong” and “Godzilla, King of the Monsters.” If true, what a way to go.

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