ACTUALLY THE FIRST THEATER THE SHUBERT’S RAN IN NEW HAVEN WAS THE ‘HYPERION THEATER (CHAPEL / COLLEGE STREETS) IN THE EARLY 1900’s. THIS THEATER WOULD LATER BECOME THE 'LOEW’S COLLEGE THEATER"
What an absolute crime that this theater, in such decent condition, was not restored to join the success of other restored palace theaters in the NYC area, shameful.
SORRY….CORRECTION…THE CORRECT SEATING OF THIS THEATER, THE LOEW’S POLI BIJOU, WAS ABOUT 1500 SEATS. THE 3200 SEAT POLI THEATER, SYLVESTER POLI’S FAVORITE, WAS ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE BIJOU ON CHURCH STREET, NEAR THE CORNER OF CHURCH & GEORGE STREET. LATER THE POLI LOT BECAME PART OF THE BLOCK LONG ‘MACY’S NEW HAVEN. THE BIJOU, PICTURED IS STILL AN EMPTY LOT NEXT TO THE FORMER FIRST NEW HAVEN NATIONAL BANK.
THE THEATER PICTURED IS THE BUNNELL’S THEATER ON CROWN STREET IN NEW HAVEN. THE HYPERION THEATER (LATER NAMED LOEW’S COLLEGE) WAS ON COLLEGE STREET NOT FAR FROM THE ROGER SHERMAN THEATER. LOEW’S COLLEGE ORIGINALLY HAD A SECOND ENTRANCE / EXIT ON CHAPEL STREET.
BRAVO to LOEWS KINGS! Beautiful job! Thank you to all involved!
Hopefully the LOEWS PALCE in Bridgeport (which is even bigger, 3650 seats – and in better shape) will be next to be re-born. That restoration could be the key to turning the entire Bridgeport downtown around!
The new COLLEGE STREET MUSIC HALL will have 2000 seats.
Hopefully they will be able to show movies also. It is a perfect venue for movie openings and showing classic films.
The fun CAPITOL theater on Main Street in East Haven was the place all us kids went on a Saturday ALL AFTERNOON for only 25 cents! Films like King Kong®1956, 20 Million Miles to Earth and so many more – along with comedy short subjects, coming attractions and ENDLESS cartoons!
The Fairmont theater is in the ‘Annex’ section of New Haven (not East Haven). I saw Horror of Party Beach there in 1964 (that film made in Stamford Ct.)
Before it was destroyed, the theater was used in and episode of SEX & THE CITY when all the girls went to see a movie at the end of the show. You can see them walking into the theater, the camera pans up, we see a bit of the lit up GREENWICH sign, and “Godzilla” is playing, the camera continues to pan up to the night sky to a full moon.
OK, the only Greenwich Theater I remember is the one on Greenwich closer to 7th Ave. Across the Street from it was the former Loew’s Sheridan which faced 7th Ave. The Greenwich closed in the late 1990’s, it was featured in an episode of ‘Sex & The City’ as Carrie and her friends leave the theater (which was showing Godzilla 1998), the camera pans upward past the lit ‘Greenwich’ sign, up to the moon in the sky. The theater was already closed when this was shot. Shortly after the theater was destroyed (not demolished) to make way for the Equinox Gym.
Wow, so many people loved this theater/nightclub! Just to mention a few points: When the Academy of Music was turned into the Palladium by the Studio 54 guys – the nightclub was built “within” the theater, the beautiful ornate decor of the theater was still there. I always liked to climb up as far as possible and just sit, listen to the music, and admire the beautiful theater above and around me. In the 1990’s this was probably the largest theater still in NYC, over 3600 seats! (next to Radio City), a part of New York history that amazingly was not landmarked!! So many people complain about the destruction of classic theater buildings of decades ago, they
seem to be horror-struck! – But what happened here?? This building was destroyed in 1998!!! Where was the outcry?? Those at NYU that are responsible for destoying such a beautiful part of New York history, will NEVER BE FORGIVEN for this outrage!!
Early photo with the original marquee
THIS WAS THE FINAL ‘V’ SHAPED MARQUEE THAT REPLACED THE LARGER AND NICER LOOKING ‘BOX’ MARQUEE, THE BIG VERTICAL SIGN WAS ALSO GONE BY THIS TIME.
NAKED GUN 3 – FUNNIEST SCENES OF THE FILM WERE SHOT AT THE SHRINE
OLSEN & JOHNSON’S HIT “HELLZAPOPPIN” OPENS AT THE WINTER GARDEN 1938. IT WAS BROUGHT TO THE MOVIE SCREEN IN 1941 BY UNIVERSAL.
AMAZING…BEAUTIFUL…..RESTORE!!….RESTORE!!!
MARLON BRANDO’S STREETCAR PREMERE – SHUBERT NEW HAVEN
VALLEY OF THE DOLLS 1967
ACTUALLY THE FIRST THEATER THE SHUBERT’S RAN IN NEW HAVEN WAS THE ‘HYPERION THEATER (CHAPEL / COLLEGE STREETS) IN THE EARLY 1900’s. THIS THEATER WOULD LATER BECOME THE 'LOEW’S COLLEGE THEATER"
1963 PRE BROADWAY OPENING – ON THE LEFT, ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE SHUBERT, NOTE THE LOEW’S COLLEGE THEATER AND THE ROGER SHERMAN THEATER..
PICTURED IS THE SHUBERT IN MINNEAPOLIS
PICTURED IS THE SHUBERT IN MINNEAPOLIS
What an absolute crime that this theater, in such decent condition, was not restored to join the success of other restored palace theaters in the NYC area, shameful.
What a beauty!!
What a sin! Those responsible should be ashamed!
SORRY….CORRECTION…THE CORRECT SEATING OF THIS THEATER, THE LOEW’S POLI BIJOU, WAS ABOUT 1500 SEATS. THE 3200 SEAT POLI THEATER, SYLVESTER POLI’S FAVORITE, WAS ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE BIJOU ON CHURCH STREET, NEAR THE CORNER OF CHURCH & GEORGE STREET. LATER THE POLI LOT BECAME PART OF THE BLOCK LONG ‘MACY’S NEW HAVEN. THE BIJOU, PICTURED IS STILL AN EMPTY LOT NEXT TO THE FORMER FIRST NEW HAVEN NATIONAL BANK.
PRINCESS THEATER DAVENPORT AVE, SHORTLY BEFORE DEMOLITION.
THE THEATER PICTURED IS THE BUNNELL’S THEATER ON CROWN STREET IN NEW HAVEN. THE HYPERION THEATER (LATER NAMED LOEW’S COLLEGE) WAS ON COLLEGE STREET NOT FAR FROM THE ROGER SHERMAN THEATER. LOEW’S COLLEGE ORIGINALLY HAD A SECOND ENTRANCE / EXIT ON CHAPEL STREET.
This is actually a photo after the theater closed and was turned into a bowling alley.
BRAVO to LOEWS KINGS! Beautiful job! Thank you to all involved! Hopefully the LOEWS PALCE in Bridgeport (which is even bigger, 3650 seats – and in better shape) will be next to be re-born. That restoration could be the key to turning the entire Bridgeport downtown around!
The new COLLEGE STREET MUSIC HALL will have 2000 seats. Hopefully they will be able to show movies also. It is a perfect venue for movie openings and showing classic films.
The fun CAPITOL theater on Main Street in East Haven was the place all us kids went on a Saturday ALL AFTERNOON for only 25 cents! Films like King Kong®1956, 20 Million Miles to Earth and so many more – along with comedy short subjects, coming attractions and ENDLESS cartoons!
The Fairmont theater is in the ‘Annex’ section of New Haven (not East Haven). I saw Horror of Party Beach there in 1964 (that film made in Stamford Ct.)
Before it was destroyed, the theater was used in and episode of SEX & THE CITY when all the girls went to see a movie at the end of the show. You can see them walking into the theater, the camera pans up, we see a bit of the lit up GREENWICH sign, and “Godzilla” is playing, the camera continues to pan up to the night sky to a full moon.
OK, the only Greenwich Theater I remember is the one on Greenwich closer to 7th Ave. Across the Street from it was the former Loew’s Sheridan which faced 7th Ave. The Greenwich closed in the late 1990’s, it was featured in an episode of ‘Sex & The City’ as Carrie and her friends leave the theater (which was showing Godzilla 1998), the camera pans upward past the lit ‘Greenwich’ sign, up to the moon in the sky. The theater was already closed when this was shot. Shortly after the theater was destroyed (not demolished) to make way for the Equinox Gym.
Wow, so many people loved this theater/nightclub! Just to mention a few points: When the Academy of Music was turned into the Palladium by the Studio 54 guys – the nightclub was built “within” the theater, the beautiful ornate decor of the theater was still there. I always liked to climb up as far as possible and just sit, listen to the music, and admire the beautiful theater above and around me. In the 1990’s this was probably the largest theater still in NYC, over 3600 seats! (next to Radio City), a part of New York history that amazingly was not landmarked!! So many people complain about the destruction of classic theater buildings of decades ago, they
seem to be horror-struck! – But what happened here?? This building was destroyed in 1998!!! Where was the outcry?? Those at NYU that are responsible for destoying such a beautiful part of New York history, will NEVER BE FORGIVEN for this outrage!!