I worked at the Colonial theater in the 1940’s the managers name was Charlie Butterfield and the owners names was Sam Gerson. I was working on the Sunday the Japs bombed Pearl Harbor. It was the first air conditioned moviehouse in south philadelphia. The basement was packed with ice and a large fan moved the cold air into the theater. I was an usher at age 15 and when “Gone With Wind” was shown there was a 30 minute intermission in changing reels. Also there were other theaters in the nieghborhood that do not show on your site, at least a dozen.
I worked at the Colonial theater in the 1940’s the managers name was Charlie Butterfield and the owners names was Sam Gerson. I was working on the Sunday the Japs bombed Pearl Harbor. It was the first air conditioned moviehouse in south philadelphia. The basement was packed with ice and a large fan moved the cold air into the theater. I was an usher at age 15 and when “Gone With Wind” was shown there was a 30 minute intermission in changing reels. Also there were other theaters in the nieghborhood that do not show on your site, at least a dozen.