The dual-screen Strand is owned and operated by Paul Angstadt until his death in June of 2022. For decades, Angstadt greets movie-goers each night in the century-old theatre’s lobby to take their tickets and directs them down the hallway to Theatre 1 or up the stairs to Theatre 2 to enjoy the movies. Following Angstadt’s death, the theatre closes.
MOVIE TRIVIA:
On September 2, 2022, the closed Strand Theatre celebrates its 110th birthday as a staple of the Kutztown community. Community members hang a birthday sign outside of the theatre that reads, “Happy 110th BDay Strand Theater. We Miss You!”
(Image: Paul in his final years of overlooking the Strand.)
