March 2018 – Good news! Looks like the West Shore may be given a new lease on life – I’ll update details as they happen. Oh my heart!
Feb 2018 UPDATE: Sad to learn, the West Shore is now CLOSED 🙁
https://www.facebook.com/westshoretheatre/
Original 2011 Post:
We were only able to drive past the West Shore Theatre in New Cumberland PA this past weekend, but I think I’ve developed a crush on this little movie house located just outside of Harrisburg.
(Who doesn’t love the sight of a family rushing towards an independent cinema on a Saturday night?)
In the 70+ years that this theater has been located on the west shore of the Susquehanna river it has had only had 2 owners in that entire time (the current owner bought it in the mid-1980’s).
A photo of the theatre from the 1940’s show that the exterior has been kept true to its original design, and the neon marquee as you can see is in fine form.
Prices are said to be reasonable, and nary a bad word about this cheery little can be found on any of the major review sights (though boo, their website has lapsed).
Click here to see a great photo of the West Shore taken in the daytime and notice the details, from the horizontal stripes, to the great font used on the marquee, the box office to the left, the circular windows in the doors. They sure don’t make ’em like they used to.
I’d love to make a trip back there to check out the interior, but from what I read and see, this place is a keeper already – RetroRoadmap stamp of approval!
317 Bridge Street New Cumberland, PA 17070-2160
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