Doris Theatre

1321 S. 49th Street,
Philadelphia, PA 19143

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kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on January 30, 2010 at 4:19 pm

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

mtkane209
mtkane209 on June 17, 2006 at 4:08 pm

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.

Chuck1231
Chuck1231 on June 14, 2006 at 4:08 pm

The Doris Theater opened in 1911 and closed in 1955. The address that LM gives is the correct address according to the Philadelphia Accessors records. The site today is row apartments owned by Harris Bernard.

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on June 14, 2006 at 12:32 pm

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.

lostmemory
lostmemory on June 12, 2006 at 2:16 pm

The Philadelphia Architects and Buildings site shows a Doris theater, aka Yocum theater, aka Lincoln theater. Address is slightly different, 1321 S 49TH ST. Same theater as this one? Here is the link to their website.