Roxy Theatre
502 W. Centre Street,
Ashland,
PA
17921
502 W. Centre Street,
Ashland,
PA
17921
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First owned by J.V. Shreck, Ashland’s Roxy Theatre opened its doors on October 31, 1928 with Colleen Moore in “Lilac Time” along with a few unnamed comedies and novelties. It was originally a silent house when it opened featuring organ performances by Professor Mickey J. Carey, who also carried out the opening attraction, but Vitaphone was immediately installed at the Roxy in January 1929.
The Roxy Theatre closed for the final time on August 31, 1974 with Walt Disney’s double-feature of “Old Yeller” and “The Incredible Journey”. Unfortunately, the following month in October, almost the entirety of motion picture distributors joined in a civil suit totaling $36,658 against the Roxy’s final operator Bryun Pikutus claiming that he owes money for exhibiting their pictures. The sues were filed by the major companies of Paramount, MGM, Universal, United Artists, Columbia, 20th Century Fox, Warner Bros, Avco Embassy, American International, and Buena Vista Distribution (Walt Disney Productions).
was something to see in its heyday,I drove past it many times as a child,but was never inside,was still in operation thru the 70s,dont remember when they tore it down