Gem Theatre
6303 E. Lancaster Avenue,
Fort Worth,
TX
76112
6303 E. Lancaster Avenue,
Fort Worth,
TX
76112
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The Gem Theatre was opened in 1912 in the town of Handley, before annexation by Fort Worth in 1946. The Gem Theatre closed on September 9, 1951 with Mario Lanza in “The Great Caruso”. It became a live music venue which closed on June 24, 1952. In 1954 it was taken over by a religious organisation who vacated the building in 1957. The theatre was later demolished.
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The Gem Theater opened in 1912 at what is now 6303 Lancaster Avenue. The Gem added sound to remain viable. The neighborhood house closed for films on September 9, 1951 with “The Great Caruso.” It reopened as a live music house still called the Gem Theatre closing on June 24, 1952 with a live appearance by the Circle C Gang. It was offered for sale for nearly two years when it was home to a religious organization who took it on from March of 1954 to 1957 likely reducing its taxing liability. The venue was later torn down.