The night club was then purchased by Stanley and Bea Carroll, David Dushoff and Dallas Gerson in 1951 and was originally located near Juniper and Walnut Streets in Center City, Philadelphia.įrustrated by Pennsylvania's restrictive liquor laws, conflicts with city officials, the desire for more parking space, and outgrowing its small size, the two owners decided to move across the Delaware River five miles to Delaware Township, New Jersey (soon to be renamed Cherry Hill) in 1960. He was the son of Frieda Friedman who was Jack Price's sister.

Friedman was key to the night clubs' start-up because he was a US Army veteran, that status enabled him to obtain the liquor license needed to open and operate the night club. In 1943 the first supper club including entertainment was opened by Jack Price and Arthur Friedman in Center City Philadelphia.

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'. In 1960, owners Stanley and Bea Carroll (of 'Carroll's'), 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. The Latin was a very popular Center City nightclub for a decade. 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, Jack Jones, and Joey Bishop. The Latin Casino was a Philadelphia-area nightclub that first opened in 1944 as the 'Latin' located at 1309 Walnut Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Located at 1309 Walnut Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1943)Īrthur Friedman and Jack Price (1943–1951)ĭavid Dushoff and Daniel 'Dallas' Gerson (1951–1978)

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