Fox Theater
48 Main Street,
Mount Holly,
NJ
08060
48 Main Street,
Mount Holly,
NJ
08060
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Previous Names: Mt. Holly Opera House
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The Mt. Holly Opera House was opened in 1907 It was renamed Fox Theatre on September 23, 1929. Listed in various Film Daily Yearbooks through 1970.
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Having some trouble placing this…my memory is not coming up with a Main Street in Mount Holly, and map sites want to put you in the nearby village of Rancocas, which I doubt was ever big enough to support any theater, let alone a 1000-seater. I did find a historical page says that High Street was sometimes called Main Street, so maybe that’s where this one was. The theater I think I remember in Mount Holly was called the Mount Holly Theater and was on the odd-numbered side of Washington Street; it lasted into the ‘70s or maybe the '80s with movies, then was taken over by an outfit called CenterStage that presented live theater for a while before running into financial trouble.
Most likely they are the same theater. The 1951 FDY lists both, with no address for the Mt. Holly. The 1956 FDY lists the Fox with no address and the Mt. Holly at 48 Main Street. The 1970 FDY lists the Mt. Holly theater under the Fox Theatres corporate listing.
Here is a 1940s postcard of the Mt. Holly Theatre:
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I know a former Projectionist from this Theater. Calvin Thompson. He is a very avid Disney memorabilia collector and one heack of a Disney Artist. Talk about passion for film. Calvin was and still is tops.
This theatre is NOT the Mt. Holly Theatre. Originally built in 1907 as the Mt. Holly Opera House. Remodeled by JB Fox and renamed Fox Theatre. Reopened on 9/23/1929. Yes, it had close to 1000 seats, including 209 in the balcony.
Images of America: South Jersey Movie Houses, page 40.
This theater structure still stands but has been adaptivly reused
Here is a 1930 program from the Fox Theatre in Mount Holly.