Gem Theater

222 Halifax Street,
Petersburg, VA 23803

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Previously operated by: Durkee, F.H., Enterprises

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The Gem Theater dates back to at least 1945. The theater building has been demolished.

Contributed by Chuck, Lost Memory

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Joe Vogel
Joe Vogel on January 12, 2015 at 7:50 pm

The Gem Theatre was advertised below the “Colored News” column of the Petersburg Progress-Index of February 10, 1954. One of the upcoming events was a live show called A Night on Lennox Avenue. The Gem continued to be advertised on a different page of the paper than other theaters through 1965, but in 1966 the paper’s movie listings were desegregated and the Gem’s ads appeared adjacent to those of other theaters. The Gem did not prosper, though, as by 1969 it was advertising “Adult Entertainment.”

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