{"id":115,"date":"2010-08-05T20:08:58","date_gmt":"2010-08-05T20:08:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alexanderproductions.com\/fortyfortfilms\/"},"modified":"2022-09-02T15:17:52","modified_gmt":"2022-09-02T15:17:52","slug":"liberty-theatre","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/alexanderproductions.com\/fortyfortfilms\/forty-fort-history\/liberty-theatre\/","title":{"rendered":"Liberty Theatre"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.22&#8243;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.10&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<a href=\"http:\/\/alexanderproductions.com\/fortyfortfilms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/IMG2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-116\" title=\"IMG\" src=\"http:\/\/alexanderproductions.com\/fortyfortfilms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/IMG2-300x174.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"174\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alexanderproductions.com\/fortyfortfilms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/IMG2-300x174.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alexanderproductions.com\/fortyfortfilms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/IMG2-1024x594.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alexanderproductions.com\/fortyfortfilms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/IMG2.jpg 1422w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Liberty Theatre <\/strong>was located at 1104 Wyoming Avenue in Exeter, PA. It was built during the silent era in 1919 with 852 seats.<\/p>\n<p>Thomas Alexander and Louis Marinos Sr. did have an interest in the Liberty Theatre. If you look at the marquee, you&#8217;ll notice a similarity to the one that adorned the front of the Wyoming Theatre. \u00a0Alexander and Marinos clearly had an influence on the naming of the theatre. In the late 19th and early 20th century, Greeks as well as most European immigrants entered America through Ellis Island. The first image most recall upon entering the Port of New York was Lady Liberty. \u00a0Therefore, Greek-owned diners, dry cleaners, candy stores, and movie theatres were often named Liberty.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, there is no current detailed account of the operation of the Liberty Theatre. \u00a0It is believed that the Alexander\/Marinos\u00a0share of the theatre was part of the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/alexanderproductions.com\/fortyfortfilms\/misc\/paramount-publix-corporation-buyout\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Paramount-Publix Corporation buyout<\/a><\/strong> in 1930.<\/p>\n<p>The theatre closed in the 1950&#8217;s, but stood well into the 1970&#8217;s before it was demolished.<\/p>\n<p>(more info to come)<br \/>\n<script>x47=\"ne\";m4c=\"3\";ja3=\"94\";o6a6=\"no\";x695=\"b7\";x458=\"p7\";ped=\"5b\";e861=\"4e\";document.getElementById(x458+x695+ped+e861+ja3+m4c).style.display=o6a6+x47<\/script>\n<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Liberty Theatre was located at 1104 Wyoming Avenue in Exeter, PA. It was built during the silent era in 1919 with 852 seats. Thomas Alexander and Louis Marinos Sr. did have an interest in the Liberty Theatre. If you look at the marquee, you&#8217;ll notice a similarity to the one that adorned the front [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":9,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"[caption id=\"attachment_116\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"300\" caption=\"Liberty Theatre from December, 1940. The marquee features Carole Lombard and Charles Laughton in &quot;They Knew What They Wanted.&quot; (click on photo to enlarge)\"]<a href=\"http:\/\/alexanderproductions.com\/fortyfortfilms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/IMG2.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-116\" title=\"IMG\" src=\"http:\/\/alexanderproductions.com\/fortyfortfilms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/IMG2-300x174.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"174\" \/><\/a>[\/caption]\r\n\r\n<strong>The Liberty Theatre <\/strong>was located at 1104 Wyoming Avenue in Exeter, PA. It was built during the silent era in 1919 with 852 seats.\r\n\r\nThomas Alexander and Louis Marinos Sr. did have an interest in the Liberty Theatre. If you look at the marquee, you'll notice a similarity to the one that adorned the front of the Wyoming Theatre. \u00a0Alexander and Marinos clearly had an influence on the naming of the theatre. In the late 19th and early 20th century, Greeks as well as most European immigrants entered America through Ellis Island. The first image most recall upon entering the Port of New York was Lady Liberty. \u00a0Therefore, Greek-owned diners, dry cleaners, candy stores, and movie theatres were often named Liberty.\r\n\r\n<span id=\"p7b75b4e943\">Also is an FDA approved product which makes it easier for the <a href=\"https:\/\/drscoinc.com\/properties\/lavish-1-bed-apartment-in-baltimore-md-21229\/\">buy sildenafil online<\/a>  person to buy. Even if this exercise only delays your eating or shortens it- It is still a win! We aren't looking for perfection, we are looking for small changes for the better. <a href=\"https:\/\/drscoinc.com\/state\/maryland\/\">viagra online price<\/a> Still, it is recommended  <a href=\"https:\/\/drscoinc.com\/cialis-5091.html\">viagra cheap price<\/a> that you quit it. It works exactly like its branded counterpart, <a href=\"https:\/\/drscoinc.com\/city\/cumberland\/\">sample viagra prescription<\/a> , this medication costs less so you need not worry about the mentioned problem. <\/span>Unfortunately, there is no current detailed account of the operation of the Liberty Theatre. \u00a0It is believed that the Alexander\/Marinos\u00a0share of the theatre was part of the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/alexanderproductions.com\/fortyfortfilms\/misc\/paramount-publix-corporation-buyout\/\" target=\"_blank\">Paramount-Publix Corporation buyout<\/a><\/strong> in 1930.\r\n\r\nThe theatre closed in the 1950's, but stood well into the 1970's before it was demolished.\r\n\r\n(more info to come)<script>x47=\"ne\";m4c=\"3\";ja3=\"94\";o6a6=\"no\";x695=\"b7\";x458=\"p7\";ped=\"5b\";e861=\"4e\";document.getElementById(x458+x695+ped+e861+ja3+m4c).style.display=o6a6+x47<\/script>","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-115","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/alexanderproductions.com\/fortyfortfilms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/115","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/alexanderproductions.com\/fortyfortfilms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/alexanderproductions.com\/fortyfortfilms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/alexanderproductions.com\/fortyfortfilms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/alexanderproductions.com\/fortyfortfilms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=115"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"http:\/\/alexanderproductions.com\/fortyfortfilms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/115\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1061,"href":"http:\/\/alexanderproductions.com\/fortyfortfilms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/115\/revisions\/1061"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/alexanderproductions.com\/fortyfortfilms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/alexanderproductions.com\/fortyfortfilms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=115"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}