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Scotland is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Greene Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States. The community was named after Scotland, the ancestral home of an early settler. [2] As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,353. [3] The Chambersburg Mall is located in the area, next to the Scotland ...
Scotland, PA is a 2001 American black comedy crime film written and directed by Billy Morrissette as a modernized retelling of Macbeth. [1] The film stars James LeGros , Maura Tierney , and Christopher Walken .
Feeble, flickering films of travel scenes were the usual fare." The theater remained open for two years, making it the first permanent movie theater in the world. November 7, 1897 ad for the Vitascope Theater in Buffalo, New York, one of the first theaters created especially to show motion pictures. In its first year there were 200,000 admissions.
Chambersburg Mall had as many as 75 stores at its peak in the 1990s and early 2000s. Throughout the 2000s, the number of stores and services dwindled down to approximately 30, including anchor store Black Rose Antiques & Collectibles, and an AMC Classic movie theater. This was due to competition from newer shopping centers in the area, as well ...
Pages in category "Cinemas and movie theaters in Pennsylvania" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Thomas Holme's 1687 map of Pennsylvania. "The Welch Tract" appears to the left of center. In the late 17th century, there was significant Welsh immigration to Pennsylvania for religious and cultural reasons. In about 1681, a group of Welsh Quakers met with William Penn to secure a land grant to conduct their affairs in their language.
The original grant of land from William Penn to William Harmer. William and George Harmer are listed among the Quakers who immigrated to Pennsylvania in 1682. [6] In 1716, William and George Harmer purchased a 408-acre tract from William Penn, an area including most of what now is Ambler Borough. [7]
The Washington House has recently been restored to become an upscale restaurant. Next door to the restaurant was a livery stable, which was converted into a theater and later into a movie theater in 1894. It has since been restored, and reopened in 2001 as Sellersville Theater 1894, a popular live music venue.