The Penypack Theatre is an historic, American, Art Deco-style movie house that is located on the 8000 block of Frankford Avenue of Holmesburg in the northeast section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Among its features is a sizable stage house at its back which suggests it was likely designed both for motion picture presentations as well as live performances.
Originally called the "Holme Theatre," it was renamed in honor of nearby Pennypack Park in 1946.
[1] Built at the start of the Great Depression, it appears the theater was never used to its full potential.
When this alternative use failed, it became a carpet outlet for many years, and finally a furniture and appliance store, before being boarded up completely soon at the start of the twenty-first century.