[2] Named for Thomas Wynne, the attending physician of William Penn,[1] it showed second run films and double features and could seat 1,663 people.

In 2008, the Community Design Collaborative awarded a service grant to the Wynnefield Overbrook Revitalization Corporation (WORC) to support the creation of plans for the redevelopment of the Wynne Theater complex.

As of January 2012, no work was begun and a developer had yet to be found to carry out the proposal.

[2][3] In December 2011, the Provenance Architectural Salvage in Philadelphia removed and sold the building's neon Art Deco letters, and lighting fixtures from the outside of the building, owing to concern by the Department of License and Inspections that these were a safety hazard.

The marquee letters were made from enameled steel and produced locally in nearby Lansdale.