Posts by dmccoy

Farewell, Drake Theater (Oil City, PA)

Farewell, Drake Theater (Oil City, PA)

We had the opportunity to visit the former Drake Theater in Oil City, PA, which has been closed for many...

The Sunday Movie Fight

The Sunday Movie Fight

Although the decade of the 1920s is often thought of in terms of mobsters and flappers, bootlegging and dancing, the...

Film Exchanges in Pittsburgh

Film Exchanges in Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh is rich in theatre and film history, and as part of our holiday Pop-Up Nickelodeon, we’d like to share...

Harry Davis & John Harris – Pittsburgh’s Entertainment Visionaries

Harry Davis & John Harris – Pittsburgh’s Entertainment Visionaries

Pittsburgh is rich in theatre and film history, and as part of our holiday Pop-Up Nickelodeon, we’d like to share...

Davis and Harris – Pittsburgh’s First Nickelodeon

Davis and Harris – Pittsburgh’s First Nickelodeon

Pittsburgh is rich in theatre and film history, and as part of our holiday Pop-Up Nickelodeon, we’d like to share...

Film Projection Technology – Pop-Up Nickelodeon Exhibit

Film Projection Technology – Pop-Up Nickelodeon Exhibit

Pittsburgh is rich in theatre and film history, and as part of our holiday Pop-Up Nickelodeon, we’d like to share...

Indiana Vaudeville Theatre Gets a New Lease on Life

Indiana Vaudeville Theatre Gets a New Lease on Life

If you’ve ever driven across the state of Indiana, you may have passed through the small town of Wabash —...

19TH CENTURY OPERA HOUSES AND FLAT FLOOR EVENTS

19TH CENTURY OPERA HOUSES AND FLAT FLOOR EVENTS

By Annon Adams Nineteenth century opera houses in small cities and towns were important to their communities not only for...

Warner Cascade Theatre Museum – New Castle, PA

Warner Cascade Theatre Museum – New Castle, PA

How does a funeral home fit in with historic theatres?  How did Grove City College help preserve Warner Brothers’ history? ...

The Palace Theatre – Greensburg, PA

The Palace Theatre – Greensburg, PA

  In anticipation to #HistoricTheatresDay Tuesday, October 10th, THS Executive Director Rick Fosbrink visited Teresa Baughman, director of operations of  The Palace Theatre in...