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Elm Theatre

2001 Photo from the Roger Katz collection.

924 S Quaker Ln
West Hartford CT 06110

	Record #496
Opened: November 10, 1948 Closed: September 8, 2002 Current Use: Demolished:	Capacity: 895 seats Architect(s): Architectural Style(s): Streamline Moderne National Register: Current Organ: none
Also Known As:
Previously operated by: Perakos Theatres

Information for this tour was contributed by Roger Katz.

The shopping plaza attached to the Elm has been demolished. The theatre inside is being gutted, but it appears that the structure will be retained for use as a Walgreen's Pharmacy.

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November 2004 photos from the Roger Katz collection.

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2003 photos from the Scott Neff collection.

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2002 photos from the Roger Katz collection.

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2001 photos from the Roger Katz collection.

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Documents
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Elm Theater Seating Chart [] [Size: 271 KB] Source: Roger Katz (Unknown Date)

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Last featured 7/23/2005. Last edited 3/18/2019.

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