Colonial Theater (Allentown, Pennsylvania)

Colonial Theater
Colonial Theater in October 1962
Map
Address513-17 West Hamilton Street
Allentown, Pennsylvania, 18101
United States
Coordinates40°36′12″N 075°28′07″W / 40.60333°N 75.46861°W / 40.60333; -75.46861
TypeTheater
Construction
Opened1920
Closed1982
Demolished2005
Rebuilt1963

The Colonial Theater was a former cinema and stage theater in Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States. Opened in 1920, for over 50 years it was considered the glamour cinema in the central business district. It closed in 1982, and was torn down in 2005 after years of being vacant and deteriorated. The site has been redeveloped as Three City Center, part of the Allentown Neighborhood Improvement Zone (NIZ).