Forest City in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Samuel "Roxy" Rothafel

(1882-1936)

Photographed By Don Morfe, September 28, 2015

1. Samuel "Roxy" Rothafel Marker

Inscription. Entertainment pioneer who operated the Family Theater on Main St. in 1908-11. Here he introduced innovations such as perfuming audiences and daylight films. He took his ideas to New York City, opening the Roxy Theater and bringing the Rockettes to Radio City Music Hall.

Erected 2015 by Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission series list.

Location. 41° 39.027′ N, 75° 27.971′ W. Marker is in Forest City, Pennsylvania, in Susquehanna County. Marker is on Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 600 Main Street, Forest City PA 18421, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. War Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); Pennsylvania Anthracite Coal Miners Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); Forest City (approx. 0.8 miles away); Township Pioneers and Founders and Ministers of the Clinton Baptist Church (approx. 3.4 miles away); Stillwater Lake (approx. 3.4 miles away); Monkey Run Park (approx.

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3.9 miles away); Simpson, Lackawanna County, Pa. (approx. 4 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 4.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Forest City.

Also see . . . Samuel Roxy Rothafel - Wikipedia. (Submitted on October 7, 2015, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)

Photographed By Don Morfe, September 28, 2015

2. Samuel "Roxy" Rothafel Marker

Mural on building facing Center Street at the intersection of Main Street image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Don Morfe, September 28, 2015

3. Mural on building facing Center Street at the intersection of Main Street

Marker on Main Street across the street from the library image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Don Morfe, September 28, 2015

4. Marker on Main Street across the street from the library

Library on Main Street image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Don Morfe, September 28, 2015

5. Library on Main Street

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on October 5, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 431 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on October 5, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.