Ridgewood Theatre
55-27 Myrtle Avenue,
Ridgewood,
NY
11385
55-27 Myrtle Avenue,
Ridgewood,
NY
11385
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That must be the marquee that took a tumble.
Good comments, Bway. Thanks !
THANK YOU THANK YOU Lost for that WONDERFUl 1967’s image of the Ridgewood. It looked great! I remember very well the Ridgewood’s look of that 1980’s photo you posted after that. I remember that 5 Plex sign at the end of the marquee, which originally said “3-Plex” when they first cut it up. Look how crappy the front of the building looked by the 80’s, with all the windows boarded up. it certainly looks better now, and in it’s more recent years than it did in the 80’s!
The new marquee is however far inferior to the original one that fell down in the 1960’s snowstorm, but even so, it will be nice to hopefully once again see movies on that marquee if they really do reopen it come July as promised.
As for interior images, I think if anyone ever comes up with an interior image of the Ridgewood, they will be the most loved cinematreasure member here. I can’t believe it’s so hard to come up with an interior image for this theater!
Much appreciated Lost Memory.
Nice photo Lost Memory
Any photos of the Ridgewood’s auditorium?
Here’s some recent photos of the RKO Keith’s Richmond Hill.
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Again, Lost Memory, thanks. How did you find these images ?
Re : RKO Bushwick : Will do, Lost Memory. Thanks.
I had wondered about the date of the removal of the Ridgewood’s vertical sign.
Excuse me. The support was for the vertical sign, not the marquee. The marquee collapsed as a result of the blizzard of February 9-10 1969.
Photos can indeed help jog one’s memory. Thanks again.
Thanks so much for that beautiful image, Lost Memory. I had forgotten about that dark blue bell curve-shaped marquee support on the roof until I saw it again just now in your image. Thanks again !
OMG Lost I have posted on quite a few theatre sites. Not all of them were marked as favorites. I only have 14 checked off. I know it is not as many as the thousands you must have but there were at least a dozen more that I went to all the time. I guess I am going to feel like the Maytag repair guy and be lonely.
Hey Lost is there a problem with e-mails? Ever since I got a notification that some adjustments have been made I went from about 10-12 notices a day to none in the last 2 weeks.
Michael
John, yes, I wold agree. Again, as I said, something along the lines of what the Busy Bee was in the Madison Theater.
Indeed they will, Panzer65.
Absolutely, and with the architecture preserved,many will visit.
Indeed we can, John D.
My interpretation of the owner’s intent – or at least my hopeful reading – is somewhat more upscale – and more permanent – than the flea market that currently exists at the old Richmond Hill. I would also think that the Myrtle Ave. BID people would like to see higher quality, and more sales intense, uses established here. Such uses will be hopefully, provide a more positive cash flow that will better support the movie theaters. Well, at least we can hope for the best.
The floor of the RKO Keith’s Richmond Hill is not leveled, it makes for an interesting way to display merchandise without it rolling off the table!
I agree, Bway, and I think it would improve the southeast side of Cypress Avenue, between Madison Street and Putnam Avenue, to have more stores fronting on it, instead of the present huge blank back brick wall of the Ridgewood Theatre, and a few storefronts squeezed in near the corner with Putnam Avenue.
Lost, it sounds like “small spaces for individual retailers” sounds like a flea market compartment store like set up….sort of like the old Busy Bee Compartment store that used to be in the old RKO Madison Theater. Hopefully though, that use won’t destroy the theater like they did at the Madison, but instead, do it sort of like the RKO Richmond Hill is used.
I think the number one priority here is to get a commitment from the owner to preserve the lobby by having it primarily serve as the entry way to the remaining theaters. If this occurs, interior landmarking can wait and may not even be necessary. Given the owner’s reported comments on future use, this seems to be eminently doable.
The retail space that is being proposed will require much renovations, but according to a local newspaper article, the owners will preserve any architectural elements during the conversion. This is an excellent thought, but the lobby which is fully intact should be land marked and integrated with the entrance to the theater, and the retail portion should remain isolated, with its portion kept on Cypress ave,which as it looks today, could use the enhancements.If anyone has visited the RKo Keith’s Richmond Hill, it appears that Ridgewood’s auditorium will appear the same way.
Thanks, Lost Memory.
I “grew up” on the B-18 bus, so to speak.
Thanks for the info, John D.
Yes, the Graham went “adult” before meeting its demise.
Graham Ave. is served by the B-43 bus, which used to be the B-62. The B-18 starts – or ends – its run at Graham and Metropolitan and then runs through Bushwick, Ridgewood and places south. It does pass by the old Graham near the end of its route.
The Graham Ave. bus passes many old movie sites along its course. Several of them – the Lindy, Public Palace, Garden and Midway – are pretty obscure – but also quite interesting and certainly worth a visit on their CT pages.