Location, Library Company of Philadelphia Print Department Brightbill postcards Theaters - 157. The $56 million renovation dramatically refurbished the 3,400 seat historic showplace and will spur further development along the city’s central corridor. The Philadelphia Metropolitan Opera House, listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1972, returned to use as a live music venue on December. McElfatrick, William H., 1854-1922, architect. The Met had fallen into serious disrepair in recent years and was unused and vacant from 1988 until 1995 when it was purchased for use as the Holy Ghost Headquarters Revival Center. It served as an opera house through 1934 and remained in use as a movie theater, ballroom, sports venue, and a church. It was the largest theatre of its kind in the world when it opened.
When the Met first opened on North Broad Street in 1908 it was one of the largest theaters of its kind. The Philadelphia Opera House was opened November 17, 1908.
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The Philadelphia Metropolitan Opera House, listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1972, returned to use as a live music venue on Decemwith a sold-out show by Bob Dylan.
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