Photos: The Forum Porn Theater Now Demolished
The Forum–the last place to catch a good porn in Center City–is now little more than a crumbling brick shell. Though the demolition is not quite complete, the roof and iconic marquee are now gone. The wrecking ball, for the record, appears to have struck sometime today. A guy sitting at the Liberty Bar next door confirmed this detail, though he was pretty drunk and called me a “douchebag” at one point, so take what he said with a grain of salt. Lucidly, however, he added that the internet was to blame for the theater’s demise and that the “neighborhood’s value just went up 20 percent.”
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Here’s a shot of the west side of the building.
And here’s an old desk turned on its side that I found on the south end of the building, which may or may not belong to the Forum.
Inside the desk was a supremely creepy little Voodoo doll. Phrases written on it include: Ecstasy, Lose Virginity, Prison, Win in Vegas, and Gain Weight. Make of it what you will.
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