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.Eckards Mines, Maryland  .........( Allegany Co )
." Store Hill " near Beer Alley
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Photo Credit - Kilduffs Photo Collection  November 2014
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..Photo Credit - Kilduffs Photo Collection  November 2014

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References :
Film Daily Yearbook      1931      350 seats      ( Listed under the town of  Echard Mines )


Film Daily Yearbook      1952      Not Listed

Only one entry ( reference ) has been found for the Gem Theatre  , showing the theatre in 1931 seating 350.

 
 Kilduffs has been searching and  we have located the Gem, and  the tiny theatre is still standing. It is currently being used as The Miracle Tabernacle, which may or may not be closed at this time.  The theatre was next to old railroad tracks  ( seen in old photos in the past ) and was built by James Lafferty , according to one article.  The railroad tracks are no longer there .



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