Lenox Theatre

5410 Chester Avenue,
Philadelphia, PA 19143

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dallasmovietheaters
dallasmovietheaters on February 13, 2022 at 7:45 pm

The Lenox Theatre launched February 9, 1927. It closed permanently on June 7, 1964 with “Captain Newman” and “Eye of Frankenstein.” A salvage sale occurred immediately thereafter as Acme Supermarkets purchased the building and had the theatre razed.

skeptic49
skeptic49 on November 25, 2012 at 11:46 am

I posted the photo. Our family lived a block away from the Lenox when I was a child. My mother was a part time cashier at the theater in the early 1950s. The theater was owned by the Spears family. The elder Mr. Spears died in about the late 50s and his son Ed Spears ran the house until he sold it. A man named “Sig” worked as a manager I believe. A family friend, Kay McGucken also worked at the theater. I remember many memorable films that I saw there as a child including Disney’s “Song of the South,” “Old Yeller,” and “The Absent-Minded Professor.” There was a nickel soda machine in the lobby.

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on February 2, 2010 at 10:54 pm

Here is a sketch of the interior from the Temple U. digital library:
http://tinyurl.com/ylk97h6

monchie
monchie on February 20, 2008 at 12:35 am

The Lenox was around the corner from my grandmother’s house, and my sister and I saw quite a few kiddie matinees there, often of the 50s sci-fi variety, e.g., “The Fly,” “The Blob,” “Invasion of the Body Snatchers,” etc.

Acme Markets, which had a store next door to the Lenox, expanded into the theatre’s space shortly after it closed.