Clearfield Theatre
2512 E. Clearfield Street,
Philadelphia,
PA
19134
2512 E. Clearfield Street,
Philadelphia,
PA
19134
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The Clearfield closed at the end of a second 20-year lease permanently on August 8, 1960 after a triple feature of “Murder, Inc.” “The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond,” and “Jack, the Ripper.” That’s the way to close a theater. The address was dedicated as the new home of the Polish National Alliance Headquarters on June 22, 1962.
I saw “THE THING” on a saturday matinee, the entrance fee was .10, I had my eyes closed half the time as I sat in the front row & was scared to death.
WHAT KIND OF PHOTOGRAPHY IS THIS GOOD, LOOKSLIKE CIA (lol)
Here is a 1951 photo from phillyhistory.org:
http://tinyurl.com/og6rsr
I went to the Clearfield only once as a boy. MGM was running a promotion with Quaker Oats for Forbidden Planet. They put a free child’s ticket in each box of oatmeal. My dad took me to see it at the Clearfield on a double bill with Invasion of the Body Snatchers. What ever happened to double features? I don’t remember anything about the inside of the theater, but I seem to remember that the theater’s name was in blue neon above the marquee.
some fine photos of the clearfield are on phillyhistory.org; search 2500 e. clearfield st.
ken mc, do you have any other memories of the clearfield? would like to hear them, thank you.
There is an interesting view of the theater on Google maps.