Pocono Cinema

Originally opened in 1884 as The Academy of Music, a vaudeville theater and opera house.

Converted to a movie theater in 1913, it was the first of its kind in Monroe County to show moving pictures. After suffering a devastating fire in 1929, the theater was restored and rebuilt, reopening on January 9, 1930.

From its film heyday in the 1940s and 1950s when it was the center of amusement, news, and culture in East Stroudsburg until its closure in 1986, the theater remained an integral part of the community.