Hellertown’s iconic movie theater has won a new lease on life, but it won’t involve motion pictures.
The Movies, a Main Street cinematic landmark in Hellertown, will soon house a dental practice.
The blonde brick Art Deco landmark will house a dental practice–a change some local residents said they weren’t happy about after it was finalized in June, with borough council’s approval of plans submitted by Dr. James Newman.
After a delay caused by the death of the building’s former owner in September, interior demolition work at The Movies began this week, as evidenced by a large dumpster on Main Street in front of the building and a borough-issued dumpster permit taped to an exterior door.
The Movies, a Main Street cinematic landmark in Hellertown, will soon house a dental practice.
Built in 1940 as the Sauconia, and owned by the Kofler family for decades, the Movies ceased to operate as a theater in 2001.
In the years that followed the building mostly sat vacant, and some of its fixtures were sold. A leaky roof caused interior damage, and the sidewalk in front of the marquis slowly crumbled.
Newman’s plans call for restoration of the facade, as well as the removal of a rear section of the building to create a small parking area.
The Movies, a Main Street cinematic landmark in Hellertown, will soon house a dental practice.
The building retains a special place in the hearts of many longtime Saucon Valley residents, some of whom still recall with nostalgia the movies they watched over the years within its darkened auditorium.
The Movies, a Main Street cinematic landmark in Hellertown, will soon house a dental practice.
The Movies, a Main Street cinematic landmark in Hellertown, will soon house a dental practice.
The Movies, a Main Street cinematic landmark in Hellertown, will soon house a dental practice.
just a shame with all the money from the casinos we couldnt save a landmark