Philadelphia’s Felton Theater: A Century of Movie Memories

The Felton Theater is an important landmark in Philadelphia’s Feltonville section, located at 4800 Rising Sun Avenue. Feltonville is a neighborhood south of Roosevelt Boulevard in the vicinity of Wyoming Avenue.

Judy Katz Schwartz grew up at 4601 “C “street in Feltonville during the bleakest days of the Great Depression. After school days ended, Judy and her friends flocked to the Felton to have fun and stay out of trouble, entertained by Shirley Temple films.

A contributor to the “Cinema Treasures” website remembered the Felton screening German language films, as the “Felton Kino”.

As most neighborhood theaters began closing with the advent of television, the life of Felton evolved. For a time, the shuttered movie house stored Eric Theater chain popcorn and soda machines. The Felton then lived on as a troubled night club. Today, the building serves as a church.

The Felton opened in 1919. In a flight of fantasy, Moviehouse Productions presents a dual celebration. First, the one – hundredth anniversary of the Felton Theater to salute a century of movie memories , and Kirk Douglas’ hundredth birthday , one of the screen’s greatest personalities.