Gem Theatre

206 S. Side Square,
Waco, TX 76706

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GEM Theatre, Waco, Texas.

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This was a ‘colored’ theatre on Waco’s South Side Square. The Gem Theatre was operating prior to 1940 and closed around 1955.

Contributed by Jake Vanek

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lostmemory
lostmemory on March 17, 2006 at 2:40 pm

The Gem theater was still a “colored” theater in 1939 as evidenced by this November 1939 photo from the Library of Congress.

KenRoe
KenRoe on March 17, 2006 at 4:11 pm

The Gem Theatre is listed in Film Daily Yearbook editions between 1940 and 1955 as a Negro theatre. It had a seating capacity of 558.

longislandmovies
longislandmovies on January 28, 2008 at 1:31 am

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Chuck1231
Chuck1231 on May 3, 2010 at 5:23 am

Was operated by Bijou Amusement Co. fron the mid-1940’s until its closing in the 1950’s.

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