Delman Theatre
4826 Lemmon Avenue,
Dallas,
TX
75219
4826 Lemmon Avenue,
Dallas,
TX
75219
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The Delman Theatre opened on September 26, 1947.
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Bryan Krefft
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SSwank: The more I think about it, I think it was in 1969 that she filled in and was about to get married. Was that Sallie?
No, I think my sister worked there a few years later, and she never married. (At least, she hasn’t yet.)
I knew Sallie! I worked at the Delman around 75-76. I worked the concession stand and later on was the asst mgr for a time. I remember she drove a huge white station wagon she called “Moby”.
How is she doing?
I think the Delman was the first indoor theater I went to as a kid! I think it was the original ‘101 Dalmations’. Saw many movies after that and always liked the place. I thought it became a spanish language theater toward the end?
Here are two 1982 photos:
Photo1
Photo2
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has the grand opening ad from September 26th, 1947 and three pictures at View link
An absolutely lovely theater – saw Spartacus here in its second run engagement in 1960 or ‘61; continued to visit occassionally over the years. Last time I was there was in 1972 or 73 for a second-run double-feature of Serpico and Save The Tiger – my God, after 3-4 hours of such cynicism, my date and I walked out utterly depressed! It was definitely time for some coffee & cheesecake at Phil’s Delicatessen on up around the corner. Glad they were open all nite!
Thank you all for posting these comments. My father, Isadore B. Adelman, owned and operated the Delman. It makes me smile to find these memories online. Again, thank you.
Susan, Your father would occasionally stop by. Very regal, sharp.
4826 Lemmon Ave. maps the Delman to have fronted on Lemmon – it was actually about a block off Lemmon at the intersection of King’s Rd. with Raleigh.
Go by the address listed in the ad (Lemmon at Raleigh) to find the building on HistoricAerials; unfortunately, that address will not map properly on GoogleMaps because, although Raleigh still exists as a roadbed, it is now a passageway through the parking lot of an auto dealership.
A new street, which cuts off from King’s Rd. at an angle to the original Raleigh, now carries that name.