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spectrum commented about LaGrange Theatre on Oct 12, 2010 at 8:52 pm

According to their website, the $2,000,000 has been completed – new decor, sound system, seating, restored ceiling mural, new concession stand.

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spectrum commented about Majestic Theatre on Oct 12, 2010 at 8:40 pm

Very strange. I checked the Google Maps aerial photo of the Majestic. The roof looks intact over the entire building. There is what looks like a large skylight over the stage, and what might be a small hole above the projection booth area.

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spectrum commented about Congress Theater on Oct 12, 2010 at 8:06 pm

From those recent photos it looks like the shelf balcony has been removed.

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spectrum commented about Howard Theatre on Oct 4, 2010 at 12:28 pm

As of October 2010, the building is still there, with the gate closed, vacant.

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spectrum commented about Patterson Performing Arts Center on Oct 4, 2010 at 12:18 pm

Another article. The renovation was completed in 2003 and Creative Alliance has been hosting events there ever since. Here’s an article about the renovation.

http://www.armarani.com/proj_pattersontheatre.html

Their official websaite is:

http://www.creativealliance.org/

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spectrum commented about Waverly Theatre on Oct 4, 2010 at 11:44 am

Google Maps 2010 shows the Payless Shoe Store is still there. Given the size of the lobby portion of the building, I would not be surprised if the store is just in the lobby portion with the auditorium vacant, possibly being used for storage, but I can’t be sure. The store looks very well maintained.

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spectrum commented about Uptown Theatre on Oct 4, 2010 at 11:41 am

From the 2010 google photos it looks like the building is again vacant. No church sigms in front, although the building is in good shape.

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spectrum commented about Kings Theatre on Sep 27, 2010 at 4:15 pm

Some articles about the upcoming restoration by ACE Theatrical Group:

http://nyrej.com/38524

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Ace Theatrical Group’s website: www.acetheatricalgroup.com (just a stub at present)

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Older article:

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spectrum commented about Can you ID this theater? on Sep 24, 2010 at 5:44 pm

This is definitely the Paradise Theatre in the Bronx, with the picture reversed.

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spectrum commented about Dock Street Theatre on Aug 18, 2010 at 7:00 pm

The Theatre reopened on March 10, 2010 and is currently a performing arts venue with a busy schedule. The first theatre on this site opened in 1736(!) The current building was built as the Planter’s Hotel in 1809, and rescured and converted into the Historic Dock Theatre in 1937. After renovations, it reopened in 1910. From the seating chart it appears to seat between 350 and 400.

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spectrum commented about Campus Theatre on Aug 18, 2010 at 5:52 pm

Looks like Teatro ChuperAmigos is doing quite well!

The front facade is quite different from the historical photos because it looks like most of the original lobby was demolished at sometime, replaced with a recessed front and a nice courtyard in front.

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spectrum commented about Strand Theatre on Aug 6, 2010 at 12:20 pm

I checked the google maps. The lobby portion is intact, now retail and restaurants, but the auditorium has been demolished and is now a parking lot.

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spectrum commented about Auburn Theater on Aug 6, 2010 at 12:11 pm

Checked out Google. I don’t see anything that looks like a former theatre. There’s a large brick building that looks like a former fire station, and a couple small commercial buildings. Across the street is a parking lot.

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spectrum commented about Camden Theatre on Aug 6, 2010 at 12:04 pm

I’ve walked through the building many times on shopping trips. It is colonial revival on the outside – the inside is a single level, simple ornate pillars down the sidewalls, the proscenium is still there (sealed off – but I don’t think there was a stagehouse.) From the floor tiles in the former lobby area I would say this has been retail since at least the early 1960s, perhaps back to late 1950s. It has been well maintained, all painted creamy white color; and you can still see the projection windows.

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spectrum commented about Paramount Theatre on Aug 3, 2010 at 12:03 pm

A direct link to one of the Staten island Advance articles from January (includes a video of the interior renovations)

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spectrum commented about Modern Theatre on Jul 14, 2010 at 5:48 pm

Link to Suffolk University’s Moern Theatre website:

http://www.suffolk.edu/offices/34286.html

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spectrum commented about Vita Temple Theatre on Jul 1, 2010 at 12:12 pm

The theatre building was a former church converted to a movie palace. The exterior was gothic revival style, and I would assume the interior was as well. Sad that it operated for only four years before the fire.

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spectrum commented about Tivoli Theatre on Jul 1, 2010 at 12:08 pm

From the Google street view, there is no hint of the building’s current use although it is clearly not boarded up. Some signs on the side indicate this may be currently used as a Union hall.

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spectrum commented about Apollo Theater on May 28, 2010 at 12:04 pm

The Apollo is immediately adjacent to the now-closed Victoria Theatre, and half a block west of the site of the noiw demolished Harlem Opera House. As you enter the lobby of the Apollo, the auditorium is off to the right. Likewise as you enter the lobby of the Victoria, the auditorium is off to the left. As a result, the back sides of the respective stage houses back up against each other.

It would be great if the Victoria were also restored and incorporated into the Apollo Theatre complex.

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spectrum commented about Apollo Theatre on May 28, 2010 at 11:53 am

Checked Google Maps. Nothing there but acres of parking lots.

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spectrum commented about Harlem Opera House on May 28, 2010 at 11:36 am

ccording to the Google Maps, the Harlem Opera House’s address is a little bit down to the east from where the Apollo and Victoria are located. There is no sign of the building now- a modern building is on the site. The Apollo and Victoria are right next door to each other; in fact, the Apollo’s auditorium goes off to the right from the lobby, and the Victoria’s goes to the left, so the back of their respective stage houses are butting up against each other.

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spectrum commented about Proctor's Theatre on May 25, 2010 at 10:54 am

The website in the preceding message has some excellent photo galleries with interior photos both then and now

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spectrum commented about Ouimetoscope on May 11, 2010 at 10:21 am

Correct link to the 1908 photo:

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Accoring to an article in the Montreal Gazette this is not the original builkding – that was demolished and rebuilt some years ago – from the photos above, the current building appears to date from the early 1960s.

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spectrum commented about TCL Chinese Theatre on May 10, 2010 at 12:50 pm

Here’s an exterior photo of the (now demolished) Chinese II and Chinese II auditoriums that were added in 1979:

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I’d like to see an interior photo but from what I’ve heard they were just conventional modern auditoriums sim,ilar to others of the era (seating capacities were approx. 750 and 650 respectively)

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spectrum commented about Lansdowne Theatre on Apr 22, 2010 at 11:06 am

The Landsdowne just had a special movie screening on April 17 to kick off restoration efforts. They have already repaired the roof, reconnected the storm water drainage system, installed temporary lighting and a fire detection system, and removed obsolete mechanical equipment throughout the building. Preliminary architectural plans have been completed and planning work and rundraising efforts have commenced to conduct a restoration of the building.