Arlo Theatre
Westfield Avenue,
Camden,
NJ
08105
Westfield Avenue,
Camden,
NJ
08105
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The Arlo Theatre was located on the 2600 block of Westfield Avenue. It was a block east of the Victoria Theatre. The Arlo Theatre was opened in July 1949 and closed in the early-1970’s.
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Chuck Van Bibber
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The Arlo Theatre is listed in the 1950 edition of Film Daily Yearbook, but no seating capaicty is given. The could mean that the theatre was new and details had not been released. There is no mention of the Arlo Theatre in 1941 or 1943 editions of F.D.Y.B.
Here is a photo of the Arlo theater. Looking at the movie title on the marquee, this photo is from 1949.
http://www.dvrbs.com/CamdenMovies/Arlo-001.jpg
From what I’ve read the Arlo was built in the late ‘40s. It lasted until the early '70s as a theater (the next to last indoor theater to operate in Camden, outlived by the Midway), stayed open for a while after that as a catering hall, then was abandoned.
The Arlo Theatre, designed by architect William H. Lee opened on July 7, 1949. It had about 1000 seats. It was built for and operated by the Varbalow Cirucit who had their offices in the Walt Whitman Theate in Pennsauken, New Jersey. The Varbalow Circuit also operated the first run Savar Theatre in downtown Camden. The Savar name was a combination of Samuel or Sadie Varbalow. The Savar was an eloquent art deco design and the Arlo was reputed to be one of the most eloquent theatres designed by William H. Lee.
In 1963, the Arlo was operated by the Savar Corporation, Henrietta Kravitz president. Savar also ran the Midway, Rio and Savar in Camden, as well as the Atco Drive-In, the Century in Audobon, the Collingswood in that city, the Garden State Drive-In in Delaware Township, the Starlite Drive-In and King Theater in Gloucester, the Circle Drive-In in Maple Shade, the Ritz in Oaklyn, the Walt Whitman in Pennsauken and thr Westmont in Westmont.
By 1967 the Milgram chain had taken over this theater.
Here is a repost of LM’s 1949 photo, along with two from 1960:
http://tinyurl.com/22qrtj
http://tinyurl.com/2gdf5m
http://tinyurl.com/2yrxlm
The Arlo’s actual address was in the 2600 block of Westfield Avenue. It doesn’t show up at all on the Street View, so it can be given demolished status.