The Harwan Theatre was a movie theatre in Mount Ephraim

Mount Ephraim

Mount Ephraim , or alternately Mount of Ephraim, was the historical name for the central mountainous district of Israel once occupied by the tribe of Ephraim , extending from Bethel to the plain of Jezreel. In Joshua's time , approximately sometime between the 18th century BCE and the 13th century...

, New Jersey

New Jersey

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. Originally known as the Mount Ephraim Theatre, it was built in 1929 at the corner of the Black Horse Pike and Kings Highway, and first opened its doors on Thanksgiving Day in 1930. The original owners, Elias and Eva Harwan, named it the Mount Ephraim Theatre; it was renamed the Harwan Theatre when it was sold in 1968.

It was originally a vaudeville

Vaudeville

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 theatre, with a stage, a single screen and 600 seats. It was torn down in February 2007, along with the rest of the block; a Walgreens

Walgreens

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 pharmacy and parking lot has been constructed there.

The South Jersey

South Jersey

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 theater was later popular for its weekly showing of the Rocky Horror Picture Show. From 1997 until 1999, The Harwan was the principal venue for Exhumed Films

Exhumed Films

Exhumed Films is a Philadelphia-based "organization devoted to showing horror movies for the benefit of their fans."-History:Exhumed Films was founded in 1997 by Dan Fraga, Joseph A. Gervasi, Harry Guerro and Jesse Nelson. Saddened by the lack of local venues for obscure horror and exploitation...

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