News and Press
2013
Curbed, 3-4-13
Zach Patten
Sitting Down with THE Boyd Preservationist
Preservation PA, 1-13-13
Twenty-Year Retrospective of Pennsylvania's Endangered Historic Properties
2012
Philadelphia Real Estate Blog 8-28-12
Jazzmin Jones
Q & A with Howard Haas, Friends of the Boyd founder
Philadelphia Real Estate Blog 8-25-12
Jazzmin Jones
Buildings Then & Now: The Boyd Theater
Hidden City Philadelphia 5-15-12
Chandra Lampreich
Oh Boyd!
USA Today, 2-16-12
Adam Sylvain
Old movie theaters find new life
Curbed Philly, 2-2-12
Liz Spikol
The Decaying Majesty of the Boyd Theatre (aka the Sameric)
After the Final Curtain, 1-24-12
Matt Lambros
Q & A with Howard B. Haas, President of Friends of the Boyd
2011
After the Final Curtain, 11-29-11
The Boyd Theatre
Hidden City Philadelphia 9-15-11
Boyd Remains in Limbo
PhillyHistory.org 2-9-11
Shawn Evans
Historic Movie Theaters of Center City
Philadelphia Business Journal 7-22-11
Natalie Kostelni
Boyd Theater Becomes Victim
2010
Philadelphia Inquirer 1-28-10
Sally A. Downey
Harold B. Wheeler, 54, developer
2009
Weekly Press, 7-15-09
Mark Brakeman
Historic theater buffs boost hope for the Boyd
Metro, 7-15-09
Brian X. McCrone
Downtown theater could begin new era
PlanPhilly, 7-8-09
Alan Jaffe
Preservation Row: brighter future for Boyd
Philadelphia Inquirer, 6-19-09
Jeff Shields
Phila. Council approves bills to alter city's look
PlanPhilly, 6-18-09
Kelly Patrick Gates
Chalk one up for the Boyd
2008
Philadelphia Inquirer, 12-12-08
Inga Saffron
Smart new plan has hotel at Boyd's back
Philadelphia Inquirer, 9-10-08
Jane M. Von Bergen
Boyd Theater developer envisions entertainment complex
KYW Newsradio 1060 AM, 9-9-08
Karin Phillips
Preservation Group Sees Hope for Phila's Boyd Theatre
Fox 29, TV, 9-9-08
Developer Plans to Restore Historic Philly Theater
Philadelphia Inquirer, 9-9-08
Inga Saffron
High hopes for grand old Boyd
Weekly Press, 9-3-08
Thom Nickels
Certification of the Boyd behind the face of it
Philadelphia Daily News, 8-14-08
Editorial: Boyd buoyed
Philadelphia Inquirer, 8-13-08
Editorial: The Boyd Theater, Preserving a place in history
Preservation Magazine online, 8-12-08
Margaret Foster
Threatened Philadelphia Theater Protected by Landmark Status
Philadelphia Inquirer, 8-9-08
Inga Saffron
Commission Reinstates Boyd Theater's historic status
KYW Newsradio 1060 AM, 8-8-08
Mike Dunn
Landmark Status a Partial Reprieve for Philadelphia's Boyd's Theater
PlanPhilly, 8-8-08
Thomas J. Walsh
Boyd again designated historic
Philadelphia City Paper, 8-6-08
David Anthony Fox
Alas, Poor Theater
WJFF/National Public Radio, 7-19-08
Ron Bernthal
Lost and Saved
Philadelphia Inquirer 7-17-08
Ashwin Verghese
Boyd Theater moves closer to historical designation
KYW Newsradio 1060 AM, 7-16-08
Steve Tawa
Phila. Agency Could Give Boyd Theatre a 'Historic Designation'
PlanPhilly, 7-16-08
Thomas J. Walsh
Boyd Theatre gets historic nod
Daily Pennsylvanian 6-19-08
Josh Stanfield
By pushing legislation to preserve historic interiors, Councilman-at-Large Bill Green honors Philadelphia history.
KYW Newsradio 1060 AM, 6-12-08
Mike Dunn
Final Vote on Boyd Theater's Interior Will Come in the Fall
Philadelphia Inquirer, 6-12-08
Inga Saffron
Preservationists once bit, twice shy, over Boyd bill
Philadelphia Daily News, 6-11-08
Chris Brennan
Legislation To Save Boyd Interior On Hold Till Fall
PlanPhilly, 6-12-08
Green's bill on preserving historic interior space passes out of rules committee
Philadelphia Inquirer, 5-30-08
Inga Saffron
Boyd Theater renominated for landmark status
KYW Newsradio 1060 AM, 5-30-08
KYW Team Coverage
Nutter Hopes to Preserve Theater with 'Historic Title'
Weekly Press, 5/28/08
Thom Nickels
The Boyd: Still endangered after all these years
PlanPhilly, 5/28/08
Matt Blanchard
Nutter wants the Boyd preserved
Philadelphia Inquirer, 5/28/08
Editorial: Boyd Theater, Certifiably historic
The Bulletin, 5/27/08
Thom Nickels
Local Fight for Boyd continues
KYW Newsradio 1060 AM, 5-25-08
Mike Dunn
Councilman Introduces Bill to Preserve Center City Theater
WRTI FM 90.1 Radio, Creatively Speaking, 5-24-08
Jim Cotter
Philadelphia's Boyd Theater
KYW Newsradio 1060 AM, 5-22-08
Karin Phillips
Advocates Urge Historic Preservation for Philadelphia's Boyd Movie House
PlanPhilly, 5/22/08
Matt Blanchard
Vocal turnout for Boyd Theatre rally
Philadelphia Daily News, 5/23/08
Nicole Norfleet
Groups turn out to support "endangered" Boyd Theatre
Philadelphia Daily News, 5/22/08
Catherine Lucey
Bill Green Helping the Boyd
Fox 29 TV, 5/22/08
Gerald Kolpan
Effort to Save Boyd Theatre Continues
Weekly Press, 5/22/2008
Haywood Brewster
City’s Only Motion Picture Palace Faces Uncertain Future
Philadelphia Inquirer, 5/22/2008
Inga Saffron
Changing Skyline: Boyd's loss would be a new shame of the city
Philadelphia Inquirer, 5/20/2008
Inga Saffron
Boyd Theater Makes Endangered List
City Paper, 2/15/2008
Daniel Campo
Is It Curtains?
2007
Rittenhouse Magazine, Winter 2007/2008
D. A. Barsottik
A Vintage Venue at 1908 Chestnut Street
Art Matters, 07/01/07
Diane Fisk
Architecture: Save the Boyd
Philadelphia Inquirer, 3/11/07
Carrie Rickey
Can Boyd Still Have Film Role?
Philadelphia Daily News, 3/07/07
Dan Gross
Live Nation Dumping Sameric?
2006
Philadelphia Inquirer, 9/15/2006
Inga Saffron
Company
Halts Boyd Rehab Work
Philadelphia Daily News, 9/12/06
Dan Gross
Work Stops On Sameric
2005
Weekly Press, 10/5/05
Howard B. Haas
Clear Channel's purchase of the Boyd Theatre
City Paper, 2/10/05
Mike Newall
The Last Picture Show
Philadelphia Weekly, 2/9/05
J. Cooper Robb
The Space
Philadelphia Inquirer, 1/28/05
Ingra Saffron
A
Pesky Preservationist, and Time, Help Boyd Live On
Jewish Exponent, 1/13/05
Jordana M. Jacobs
Back
to the Future: Boyd Theatre to Recapture Its Old Glory
Weekly Press, 1/12/05
Thom Nickels
Clear Channel's
Sealed Deal That Saved The Boyd
Philadelphia Inquirer, 1/12/05
Howard B. Haas
Supporting role for Friends of the Boyd
Daily Pennsylvanian, 1/12/05
Austin Lavin
Boyd Theater Slated To Be Redone, Opened
Philadelphia Inquirer, 1/6/05
Daniel Rubin
Boyd
To Be Renovated, Reopened In 2006
Daily News, 1/6/05
Earni Young
New
Life Coming For The Boyd
Philadelphia Inquirer, 1/5/05
Daniel Rubin
A
Deal To Save The Historic Boyd Theatre To Be Detailed Today
Daily News, 1/5/05
Earni Young and Mark McDonald
New
Plan To Save The Boyd
2004
Weekly Press
Howard B. Haas
RE: Saving Philadelphia's Movie Palace!
Philadelphia Inquirer, 4/16/04
Carrie Rickey
Her
Final Film Before Grace Became Princess
Weekly Press, 3/17/04
Thom Nickels
The Caves
Of The Boyd
Philadelphia Daily News, 2/5/04
Earni Young
City Council again
to consider TIF plan for Sameric/Boyd
2003
Philadelphia Inquirer, 12/5/03
Carrie Rickey
A
Pivotal Role For Hepburn
City Paper, 11/27/03
Amy L. Webb
Saving the Sameric
Philadelphia Weekly, 10/15/03
Collin Keefe
Boy Oh
Boyd
Philadelphia Inquirer, 9/17/03
Daniel Rubin
Plan
To Restore Boyd Confirmed
Philadelphia Daily News, 9/16/03
Dan Gross
Old
Sameric Getting New Start
Philadelphia Inquirer, 6/27/03
Carrie Rickey
'International House' at Namesake Venue
City Paper, 6/26/03
Daniel Brook
Demolition Derby
City Paper, 5/22/2003
John Gallery
Inside Out: Preserving Historic Interiors
City Paper, 4/03/2003
Patrick Starr
Boyds of a Feather
Weekly Press, 3/27/2003
Thom Nickels
A Night to remember Fundraiser for Friends of the Sameric Theatre draws overflow crowd
Philadelphia Daily News, 3/25/2003
Dan Gross
Pennsylvania Ballet eyeing Sameric for classrooms, offices
Philadelphia Inquirer, 3/21/2003
Michael L. Norris
Don't Let Sameric Fade To Black
Philadelphia Inquirer 1/9/2003
Dick Polman's
If L.A. can save its historic theaters, why can't we?
2002
Daily News 12/26/2002
G.W. Miller
Play It Again, Sameric
City Paper 12/19/2002
Daniel Brook
CitySpace
Let Them Eat Cake
Philadelphia Daily News 11/14/2002
Dan Gross
Trocadero looks to partner with Sameric
Philadelphia Daily News 10/22/2002
Dan Gross
Attorney not giving up bid to save Sameric theater
Philadelphia Daily News 10/04/2002
Court date set for demolition permit appeal
Philadelphia Daily News 8/31/2002
Armando A. Pandolo, Jr.
Movie palaces & Fairmount Park
Commentary
Philadelphia Daily News 8/29/2002
Dan Gross
Group looks to retain ownership
Hoping developer will donate Sameric
Philadelphia Daily News 8/22/2002
Dan Gross
Sameric/Boyd might be a dinner theater
Weekly Press 8/14/2002
Thom Nickels
Weighing the fate of the Sameric
L&I Review Board hearing
Weekly Press 8/14/2002
Thom Nickels
Weighing the fate of the Sameric
L&I Review Board hearing.
Philadelphia Daily News 8/07/2002
Dan Gross
Permit to raze Sameric is upheld by L&I board
Philadelphia Inquirer 8/07/2002
Inga Saffron, Inquirer Architecture Critic
Review panel rebuffs Sameric advocates
The board affirmed the demolition permit for the movie palace. Supporters will appeal.
Weekly Press 8/07/2002
Thom Nickels
Sameric ... remains of the day
Coverage of the Mayor's tour on July 31.
Philadelphia Daily News 8/01/2002
Dan Gross
Mayor vows to help the Sameric
Says he'll seek funding to restore movie house.
Philadelphia Inquirer 8/01/2002
Inga Saffron, Inquirer Architecture Critic
Mayor calls for Sameric preservation
On a tour of the theater, Street told the owner that he would support public subsidies to save the building.
Philadelphia Daily News 7/30/2002
Dan Gross
Sameric backers try to have demolition permit revoked
Preservation Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania At Risk 2002
Boyd / Sameric Theater listed as one of 10 most endangered historic properties by statewide group.
Philadelphia Business Journal 07/19/2002 edition
Allen Greenberg, Editor's Notebook
His name in lights
Philadelphia Inquirer 7/05/2002
Inga Saffron, Inquirer Architecture Critic
Good deal for builder, a raw one for the city
Political machinations over Goldenberg's infamous 8th & Market Hole.
Weekly Press 7/03/2002
Thom Nickels
Sameric Demo Derby, if all else fails
Coverage of June 25 community meeting.
Philadelphia Daily News 7/01/2002
Dan Gross
Boyd Theater was the 'best of the best'
Says Frankie Avalon, "...to go uptown to see a movie at the Boyd, you just thought you were in heaven."
Philadelphia Inquirer 6/29/2002
EDITORIAL
Editorial | Playing an old game
Deals with contributors don't always benefit Phila.
Philadelphia Daily News 6/27/2002
Dan Gross
Developer: Not curtains for Sameric
Philadelphia Inquirer 6/26/2002
Ken Dilanian
Developer boosts Street fund
As Kenneth Goldenberg's projects were being considered, his partnerships gave the mayor $55,000 in contributions.
WHYY-FM Radio Times 6/20/2002
Marty Moss-Coane
RealPlayer audio archived
Leslie Smallwood, Goldenberg Group Development Director, Andrew R. McElhinney, Deputy Chairman of the Committee to Save the Sameric, and Inga Saffron, Inquirer Architecture Critic.
Philadelphia Daily News 6/20/2002
Dan Gross
Sameric can be saved
Many theaters like it have been resurrected
City Paper 6/20/2002
Daniel Brook
Filling the Boyd
Fiscal realities & what has worked elsewhere
Philadelphia Inquirer 6/20/2002
EDITORIAL
Picture this:
A city that puts a high priority on saving one-of-a-kind buildings.
Philadelphia Weekly Press 6/19/2002
Thom Nickels
Holes all over the city: Save the Sameric!
Philadelphia Daily News 6/18/2002
Dan Gross
Coming Attraction: Demolition
Philadelphia Inquirer 6/18/2002
Inga Saffron, Inquirer Architecture Critic
Sameric's fate still up in the air
Philadelphia Daily News 6/13/2002
Lawyer leads charge to save Sameric
Preservation Online 6/11/02
National Trust for Historic Preservation
Philadelphia's Last Theater
Philadelphia Weekly 05/15/2002
Liz Spikol - Trouble with Spikol column
Play it again Sameric
Letter from Howard B. Haas 5/22/2002
with ideas of how the Boyd can thrive in the future.
Letter from Julie Funderburk 5/29/2002
on the Boyd's importance to Philadelphia, the walkable city.
Philadelphia Inquirer 05/07/2002
Inga Saffron, Inquirer Architecture Critic
The Sameric Theater shuts down
Bucks County Courier-Times 05/05/2002
Jerry Jonas column
Boyd Theater, last survivor of a fabulous era
The writer ushered at the Boyd in the 50s.
Philadelphia Inquirer 4/19/2002
Inga Saffron, Inquirer Architecture Critic
Panel Sided Against History with Movie House Decision
"The Philadelphia Historical Commission couldn't have made its priorities any clearer than it did recently. At the same meeting that the commission gave Montgomery County developer Ken Goldenberg carte blanche to raze a fabulous art deco theater on Chestnut Street, it held a special ceremony to honor Wayne Spilove, a former commission chairman who distinguished himself by tearing down most of the 1600 block of Sansom Street. Maybe it's time to rename this branch of city government..."
Philadelphia Business Journal 02/22/2002 edition
Natalie Kostelni, Staff Writer
Now showing: Sameric preservation drama