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{{Short description|Historic theatre in Altoona, Pennsylvania}}

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| locmapin = Pennsylvania#USA| built = 1906| architect = Albert E. WestoverBeaux Arts architecture>Beaux Arts| added = April 11, 1973| area = less than one acreversion=2010a}}}}|closed = |othernames = |production = |currentuse = |website =mishlertheatre.org/}}The Mishler Theatre is a Beaux-Arts stage and movie theater located at 1208 Twelfth Avenue in Altoona, Pennsylvania.“Marker Details: Charles Mishler”, ExplorePAHistory.com.WEB,www.dot7.state.pa.us/ce/SelectWelcome.asp, National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania, CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System, Searchable database, Note: This includes WEB, {{NRHP-PA, H001301_01H.pdf, | title = National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Mishler Theatre| accessdate = 2011-11-03| author = Eleanore H. Steckman and William K. Watson| format = PDF| date= August 1972}}

History

It was designed by Albert E. Westover and built by local theatre owner and manager Isaac Charles Mishler and opened on February 15, 1906. Nine months later, the neighboring Rothert building caught fire, which quickly spread to the theater, destroying the interior. The theater was rebuilt and re-opened in 1907.In 1924, Isaac Mishler announced his retirement and later sold the theatre in 1931.After disuse in the mid-20th century, the theatre was considered for demolition in 1965. In response, the Altoona Community Theatre and the Blair County Arts Foundation purchased it and began renovations. When the theatre reopened in 1969, their inaugural performance was The Sound of Music.“A Brief History” {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100924195425www.altoonacommunitytheatre.com/history.htm|date=2010-09-24}}, the Altoona Community Theatre.It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973, and is located in the Downtown Altoona Historic District.

Restoration

Early renovations included replacement of the seats and the lobby’s chandelier with the new one purchased in 1970 at a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer auction. Major structural, plumbing, and electrical work began in the early 1990s. At the most recent estimate, the restoration has cost more than $1 million.WEB, Zeak, Matthew, The Mishler: Blair County’s Historic Playhouse,www.pabook.libraries.psu.edu/literary-cultural-heritage-map-pa/feature-articles/mishler-blair-countys-historic-playhouse, 2020-07-27, Pennsylvania Center for the Book,

References

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External links

• BCAF’s photo gallery of the Mishler Theatre.
• {{HABS | survey = PA-5512 | id = pa2019 | title = Mishler Theatre, 1208 Twelfth Avenue, Altoona, Blair County, PA | photos = 2 | color = | dwgs = | data = 7 | cap = 1}}

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