Drexel Theatre to reopen Thursday after 15-month hiatus due to COVID
Drexel Theatre to reopen Thursday after 15-month hiatus due to COVID Peter Tonguette For Merion Village resident John Row, the Drexel Theatre in Bexley is not just a movie theater but also something of a way of life. The 70-year-old retiree has been going to the movies at the Drexel for about 54 years of the theater’s 84-year existence. In 1966, Row, then a student at St. Charles Preparatory School, began seeing classic films there as part of class assignments. “We saw ‘Romeo and Juliet’ there, ‘A Man for All Seasons,’” Row said. “I was kind of hooked on it at that point, and ...