Unknown - Building exterior (Photograph from an archival source: cinematreasures.org, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)
Note: Not extant. Not playable. (in this location)
2012-06-10 - Identified through online information from Will Dunklin. -- The Pitt Theatre was also known as the Kenyon Opera House and the Barry Theatre. The Wurlitzer organ was installed in 4 chambers: 1 on each side of the proscenium, a 3 rank stage division and a 5 rank balcony division. Wind pressures were 15 and 25 inches. -Database Manager
2023-08-28 - From cinematreasures.org: The 1100-seat Kenyon Opera House was opened on December 23, 1912, and was designed by architect Maximilian Nirdlinger. On March 20, 1913 it was renamed Penn Avenue Theatre. In August 1913 it was equipped with a Wurlitzer 4 manual 22 ranks organ. On September 6, 1913 following a refurbishment it was renamed Pitt Theatre. On October 19, 1914 it was renamed Miles Theatre. On January 17, 1916 it reverted back to the Pitt Theatre name and became a movies only theatre. It was remodelled in 1936 to the plans of architect Victor A. Rigaumont and was renamed Barry Theatre on February 28, 1936. The theatre operated in downtown Pittsburgh up until it closed on May 29, 1951 with Sunny Knight in “Midnight Frolics” & Wayne Morris in “The Tougher They Come”. It was demolished in 1952 for a parking garage. -Jeff Scofield
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