Latin Casino
The Latin Casino was a Philadelphia-area nightclub that first opened in 1944 as the "Latin" located at 1309 Walnut Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Many top entertainers performed at the Latin, including Harry Belafonte, Jimmy Durante, Sammy Davis Jr., Dean Martin, Richard Pryor, Jerry Lewis, Milton Berle, Lena Horne, Pearl Bailey, Louis Armstrong, Lionel Hampton, Joey Bishop, and others.
"Show Place of the Stars" | |
| Former names | "Carroll's" located at 1309 Walnut Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1943) |
|---|---|
| Location | Cherry Hill, New Jersey (1960) |
| Owner | Stanley and Beatrice Carroll (1944–1968)
Arthur Friedman and Jack Price (1943–1951) David Dushoff and Daniel "Dallas" Gerson (1951–1978) |
| Type | Dinner theater, nightclub, showroom |
| Genre(s) | Entertainment |
| Seating type | Showroom tables, booth seating |
| Capacity | 1,500 |
| Construction | |
| Built | 1960 |
| Construction cost | $3 million (1960) |
The Latin was a very popular Center City Philadelphia nightclub for a decade.
In 1960, owners Stanley and Bea Carroll, David Dushoff, and Daniel "Dallas" Gerson relocated the nightclub to 2235 Route 70 in nearby Cherry Hill, New Jersey, and built a plush 1,500-seat, Vegas-style dinner theater renamed from the "Latin" to the "Latin Casino", although casino gambling was not included. It was considered one of the fanciest, hippest dinner nightclub experiences of that time featuring dinner, drinks and a showcase of top entertainment, and was called "The Showplace of the Stars".