Ruins of a former movie house named after the first American hero of World War II.
Location: Lily Hill St., Clark Freeport, Zone Duration: 1
Constructed in 1953, it served as the only movie house in Clark. It has also staged numerous cultural shows and stage plays then. This now heavily-damaged building was the second theater at Clark that bears the name Kelly. The original Kelly Theater was built in 1947 (where the present day IT Center, near PLDT is located). It was initially erected as a gymnasium, then later converted into a theater. President Manuel Roxas delivered his speech here on April 15, 1948. Shortly after, a heart attack took his life. The Kelly theaters were named after B-17 pilot Capt. Kolin Kelly, who lost his life in action against the Japanese forces in 1941.Capt. Kelly was declared America’s first hero of WWII by US President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
