Luzerne Theatre
25-29 N. Main Street,
Luzerne,
PA
18709
25-29 N. Main Street,
Luzerne,
PA
18709
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Additional Info
Previously operated by: Comerford Theaters Inc.
Architects: James A. McGlynn
Styles: Art Deco
Previous Names: Marinos Theatre
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The Luzerne Theatre was built by Thomas Alexander (Alexopoulos) and Louis Marinos in conjunction with the Comerford Corporation in Luzerne, Pennsylvania near Wilkes-Barre. It opened in 1925 and is listed in the 1926 edition of Film Daily Yearbook as the Marinos Theatre with 500 seats.
The theatre ran continuously until Memorial Day of 1969 when a fire destroyed the entire block. In its final five years the Luzerne Theatre was known primarily for exhibiting foreign and art films.
The Thomas Alexander and Louis Marinos families also had theatres in Forty Fort, PA and Wyoming, PA.
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Tom Alexander
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Recent comments (view all 2 comments)
Roger, I think the phone number might belong to Tom Alexander, who submitted this theater. His family owned the Luzerne Theatre.
Tom, are you sure of the opening year of the theater? I found this item in the July 8, 1922, issue of The American Contractor:
If the theater didn’t open until 1925, that was an awfully long construction time.The precursor to the Luzerne Theatre was The Splendora Theatre opening on September 21, 1914 in Luzerne. It likely had a ten year lease and replaced by the Luzerne Theatre.