Family Theatre
600 Main Street,
Forest City,
PA
18421
600 Main Street,
Forest City,
PA
18421
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The hotel was constructed sometime before 1896, and was originally called the Fleming House. The space where the theater was located was a later expansion, and appeared by 1903. The 1908 map notes the rear section as a hall, and says ‘To Have Stage and Scenery’. By 1927, the hotel seems to have closed. The front is used as stores, the rear is divided into two residential spaces. A ‘vacant theatre’ is noted on the second floor of the rear.
Photo should be deleted. It’s not a picture of the theater, just a run-down old supermarket that replaced it.
Check out the new book about Roxy, “AMERICAN SHOWMAN SAMUEL “ROXY” ROTHAFEL AND THE BIRTH OF THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY, 1908–1935
Melnick, Ross (2012-05-01). American Showman: Samuel “Roxy” Rothafel and the Birth of the Entertainment Industry, 1908-1935 . Perseus Books Group. Kindle Edition. Pub. Columbia University. Available on Kindle.
As a FC native, I had never known there was a theatre in town. Zazzera’s is ok, but rundown. Shame it used to be a theatre. I’ll check some books of mine for photos, if any are available.