Glen Rock Auditorium

On July 17, 1912, the Glen Rock Musical Association purchased this property from Ben Abel intending to build a 500-seat auditorium, and by the end of 1913 construction of the Glen Rock Auditorium was complete. The Item called it a splendid little opera house. Early in its history, composer Roland F. Seitz took part in the Musical Association's activities in the building. Local architect Joseph Dise designed the building and, with Nathaniel Z. Seitz, had founded the Musical Association in 1872. Dise gave it a main floor sloping toward the stage, a gallery on three sides, a richly ornamented proscenium, and a hand-painted curtain with local business advertisements. On May 27, 1921, the Auditorium Company of Glen Rock was chartered and the building was transferred to it. The company operated the property until 1932, when Chalmers F. Sechrist leased the building to show movies. In 1935, Chalmers and Lottie Sechrist bought the property, which by then was being called the Glen Theatre. Over the years, the Auditorium, later the Glen Theatre, also served for Glen Rock High School class plays, musicals, commencement programs, and events for many other local organizations. In 1967 the Sechrists sold the property to the Bortners, who in 1975 sold it to the Strausbaughs. As of 2013, the Glen Theatre was the county's last operational community movie theater outside of York City.

Glen Rock, Pennsylvania · United States