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Garrick Theatre (Philadelphia)

1901 establishments in PennsylvaniaCenter City, PhiladelphiaTheatres in Philadelphia

The Garrick Theatre was a theatre located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Designed by the architect Willis G. Hale, it opened to the public in 1901 and remained active as a theatre as late as January 1936. By January 1937, the theatre had been demolished after the property's owners at that time, the Girard Trust Company, decided replacing the theatre with a parking lot would be more financially profitable.

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Garrick Theatre (Philadelphia)
South Penn Square, Philadelphia Center City

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South Penn Square 1
19107 Philadelphia, Center City
Pennsylvania, United States
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