Harbor Square Theatre

I was an usher at both the Harbor and Park Theatres in 1964. At 50 cents an hour it was easy work. At that time seasonal businesses didn’t have to pay a minimum wage. We opened the theater for a matinee every day but if we didn’t have 6 pople in the auditorium we closed down. Fewer than 6 didn’t pay the bills. In 1965 I was made the Manager at the Park for a whopping $75 per week, working under Arthur Gross – the manager at the Harbor, which was then open year round. Both jobs were 7 days a week with a day off only if you promised to come in if it rained. As a Manager I had to be at the theater at 8 AM to let the cleaners in, and went home at midnight after walking the deposit to the bank on the corner (now a BOA). Once a week I delivered the bulletins around the island by bike – after we closed for the night. The programs were pastel 5" X 8" cards with the Harbor schedule on one side and the Park schedule on the back. Both theaters normally ran about 4-5 different films per week on the one screen. They were owned by Frank Theaters back then and have changed ownership several times since then before going back to Frank.

I have quite a few of the pastel 5x8 cards I would like to sell. They have some great movies advertised on them with interesting graphics. My email is

I am currently working at this establishment. It has been totally redone inside, but still pays direct homage to it’s history. The largest screen in the back is close to it’s original position and size, over the stage which is still there, there are original architectural features throughout the building, but it has the modern amenities (plus a few extra)that modern moviegoers have come to expect. Here is a link to the new website.

http://www.harborsquaretheatre.com/

Philadelphia Inquirer article today features the success of this theater & a photo of huge curved marquee http://www.philly.com/philly/business/movies-and-shopping-a-fix-for-downtown-philly-its-a-hit-in-stone-harbor-20170831.html

Please update, 495 seats.