The Demise of the Drexel North

Closing Day: May 25, 1995

The Drexel North closed on May 25, 1995 with an 8:00 PM farewell screening of the first film that played there 54 years earlier, Tin Pan Alley. In addition to the feature, the audience was treated to an assortment of classic cartoons and Technicolor previews provided by local film collectors Eric Spilker and Ken Smith. Approximately 380 people were in attendance for the event.


Marquee during closing week, advertising Cinema Paradiso and Spike and Mike's Festival of Animation, and on closing day, advertising Tin Pan Alley.


Jeff Frank, owner of the Drexel Theaters, at the closing day party.


Bruce Bartoo, a past manager of the North and host/organizer of all the 24-hour movie marathons, inspecting the damage done to the Drexel North marquee on closing night.


Artwork from the public invitation to the theater's farewell screening.

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