Lansdowne Theatre is a historic

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building located at

Lansdowne Lansdowne or Lansdown may refer to: People * Lansdown Guilding (1797–1831), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines naturalist and engraver *Fenwick Lansdowne (1937–2008), Canadian wildlife artist * George Granville, 1st Baron Lansdowne (1666–1735) ...

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. It was built in 1927, and consists of a two-story front section with street level shops and offices above, and a 1,400 seat auditorium. It was designed by noted theater architect

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(1884-1971) and is in the

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style. ''Note:'' This includes In 1987, it was used as the set for ''Mad Ron’s Prevues from Hell'', a collection of 1960’s - 1970’s “Slasher Horror” trailers, available on

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showed his Moron Movies on the second floor of the theater during the early 1980s. It was added to the

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in 1986.

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Theatres on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania National Register of Historic Places in Delaware County, Pennsylvania Theatres completed in 1927 Buildings and structures in Delaware County, Pennsylvania Lansdowne, Pennsylvania {{DelawareCountyPA-NRHP-stub