The Blob Commemorative Plaque
Colonial Theater - Phoenixville, PA
My recent visit to the Colonial Theater on Saturday was my second time inside to the historic venue. The first time was three years ago when Joe Bob Briggs had his How Rednecks Saved Hollywood show at the theater. We didn't really have too much time to explore the place the first time, but this time around, I was there with folks who have been to the theater many times and know it well. Sandy and Jackson both told me that I had to check out the wall to the projection booth at the back of the balcony to see this awesome tribute to the horror movie monster that made the place famous.
The titular monster bursts through the windows of the projection booth at about an hour and ten minutes into the 1958 horror classic The Blob. This begins the scene in which all of the folks in the audience run out of the front of the theater, which is recreated every year at Blobfest. I thought it was pretty cool that the wallpaper is the same today as what you see in that scene in the movie that premiered nearly sixty years ago.
If you're ever at the Colonial Theater, be sure to head up to the balcony to see it, and don't forget to rub The Blob for luck... but be warned... the plaque doesn't say that it will be good luck. 😈
