Harlem Theater

11 South Main Street,

East St. Louis, IL 62201

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kencmcintyre on August 29, 2007 at 4:26 pm

In 1963, the Harlem was part of the Goldman-Plikos Circuit. Charles Goldman was president and general manager. Other Goldman theaters were the Criterion, Laclede, Regal and Senate in St. Louis.

Ken Roe on July 31, 2005 at 4:50 pm

I have references to this being named the Olympia Theatre (could be a typo) operating in Film Daily Yearbook’s 1930-1933 as a Negro theatre with a seating capacity of 500. It’s not listed in copies of F.D.Y. for 1941 or 1943.

The F.D.Y. for 1949-1955 also list it as a Negro theatre same seating capacity but called the Harlem Theatre.