Doris Theatre
1321 S. 49th Street,
Philadelphia,
PA
19143
1321 S. 49th Street,
Philadelphia,
PA
19143
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The Doris Theatre was a typical neighborhood movie house. I recall going there in the 1940’s and the 1950’s and during those years it was segregated.
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Elizabeth Kane
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LM, I think you’re right. The odds would be against two similar-names theaters a block and a half apart. The blocks in the urban areas of Philadelphia are for the most part narrow as it was all rowhouses. Subsequently, the two addresses wouldn’t be too far apart.
The address most likely is correct. I lived in the 1200 block South and the movie was a block from where I lived, so I concur with the address now noted.
Boxoffice noted in June 1952 that the theater building at 49th & Yocum was being auctioned off. It’s the second paragraph of the Philadelphia items:
http://tinyurl.com/ydcaya2