Victory Theatre
1420 Point Breeze Avenue,
Philadelphia,
PA
19146
1420 Point Breeze Avenue,
Philadelphia,
PA
19146
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The Pastime Theatre opened at 1420-1426 Point in 1911. The theatre was sold to new operators who modernized the venue in 1924 with a new organ and later equipped it for sound.
The A.M. Ellis chain took it over after the Pastime closed for renovations following the January 30, 1942 shows. It was modernized to the plans of David Supowitz relaunching May 19, 1942 as the Victory Theatre. The adjoining Kresge’s store was a busy neighbor allowing patrons of the Victory to have an alternative to its concession stand.
The Victory closed at the expiry of a ten-year lease likely catering to African American audiences in its final three years and was demolished in 1953. It was replaced by a retail location for Spiro’s Style Shops.
Stop by this variety store. Maybe they’ll have some information about this theater. Except for the location and the organ, no one here has any!
The Breeze variety store is at 1420. It must have been a narrow theater.
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