Hey BigJoe'59 ….From Sept of 1973 to May of 75, all the downtowm theatres weroperating except the Fox, torn down within those months, the Paramount, Strand were closed in other uses. The Orpheum and Momart weretorn down in the early 1950’s. Loew’s and the RKO Albee, Duffield and Majestic were still open. You might be mistaking the Albemarle Theatre with the Albee. The Albemarle, Astor, Kings, Rialto (all Flatbush Ave.) and the Beverly, Kenmore and Granada (all Church Avenue) were all operating at this time. However the Kings and Rialto both closed on August 30 1977 along with the Astor. The Granada 1982, Albemarle in 1983 with the Beverly soon after. The RKO Kenmore was the holdout until 1999. Three of the Flatbush Avenue theatres all in a row are still intact… 1 for live shows and 2 as houses of worship. In order of condition it’s the Albemarle, Kings and the Rialto (the oldest at 103 years old looks like the day it opened (interior). The Albemarle is immaculately maintained inside and out (including power washing the bricks on the facade and side (every year!), the sidewalks and interior. No theatre gets that much tender loving care. I will not discuss the Kings for obvious reasons.
The movie is “Follow Me Boys” about boys camping outing, thus all the boys in their boy scouts' uniforms. The young men are not ready to “Follow The Boys” … yet.
My bank has a old photo of the block and the former Antoinette/Glenwood as a wedding facility called the _____
Terrace (Oops! the name escapes me, getting older is not what it used to be). I willpost the name in a few days and by the way it was a 1940’s photo. Also in the same photo is the Farragut Theatre, a little further north on Flatbush Ave. I guess being in the middle between the Century’s Farragut and College Theatres, the Glenwood had no chance of survival. Century Theatres had a monopoly on Flatbush Avenue with 6 theatres nestled from Midwood Street and the Junction. Name all six if you read this post. I gave you two.
“Mrs. Pollifax-Spy” was aired on TCM in letterbox no less, that’s where I copied most of my favorite unaired movies or not on VHS, DVD or Blue Ray. To this day, thet have not been re-broadcast on TCM either. When I saw it, it was the bottom of the bill with “What’s The Matter With Helen?”. IF UA-Tranamerica released “Pussycat, Pussycat I Love You” a 1970, six day engagement with Sat.-Mon. matinees of “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang”,
they can put out “Mrs. Pollifax-Spy”. I love all the movies that I listed in this post and realized that Ian McShane in 1969 was a very talented actor at that time (along with Jennifer Thompson)
long, long before “Deadwood”.
as of June 30, 2019, thru a hole in the 181st entrance I caught a glimpse of the marble staircase which are awaiting…. the facade on 181st St. and the the angel’s face on Broadway also await. Windows, up above open exit doors are open to let the pigeons have their final days of their home also lost their lease. I will post again in two weeks… No walls have come down since my last post but the end is near… Goodbye RKO Coliseum. It lasted 99 years but won’t be for its' centennial. Like the Loew’s Victoria. A Dunkin Donuts is set to take over the corner.
Let me put my two cents in here, Mr. Vindanpar. The complete theatre exists behind the walls built forward on the sides and front of stage downstairs. The top procenium of theatre is viewed in the upstairs front stadium cinema and the entire ceiling details are seen in the entrances on both sides upstairs while the cinema ceilings of both upstairs cinemas are painted dark colors but the details can be seen. What I am saying is should the death nell happen to movies in the next ten years, the BAM Rose Cinemas can be put back intact as it was with the alterations removed. The theatre exists like the Loew’s Paradise in the Bronx which was twinned, tripled and quaded before it closed and is now is in it’s original 1929 opening single auditorium. Loew’s covered the original decor and was sensitive in its conversions and that’s why the Loew’s Paradise is a prime example for the BAM Rose Cinemas to follow.
Mike (saps): Some things should be remembered for what they were and I am not upload saavy or own a computer. I have no use for it, but look at it this way… I don’t have to upload the photos of the way it looks now… no one should have to view this rape of a building again dot, dot, dot! Sorry for the delayed response. (Five months late).
I had to go to Boro Park yesterday and “Guess What?” While no one was watching the facade of this theatre was stripped of its'
beautiful terra cotta arch windows, two lions' crests and roofline glazed terra cotta (in color) as well as all the brick work. Landlords always get away with anything they want instead of working it into the scheme of things. But then again this is Boro Park and that community is known for its' history or how to preserve it for they care not. Now the facade is plain grey and charcoal stripes. Horrendous and nauseating at the same time. At least in East New York they knew how to spare the four exterior walls and have some nostolgia for the former Loew’s Pitkin which leads into the shopping area. The former Loew’s 46th could have followed that example but did not. the “4515” shopping complex and apartment/condos lead the New Utrecht Avenue to the sleazy stores that line it from 45th St to 60th St. This area now looks worse than Pitkin Avenue in the 1970’s. No class in Boro Park. I will never look at or go there as long as I live. As the owner said “It’s only plaster inside”… and I’ll add “it’s only brick and mortar on the outside” Goodbye 46th Street Theatre, you will only live here at Cinema Treasures!
I have several original copies of this of this flyer given out at all RKO Theatres. These flyers were found at The Prospect Theatre in Brooklyn. Sorry, not for sale!
Used in “Midnight Cowboy”, (1969), opening credits with John Wayne movie on marquee when Joe Buck (Jon Voight) walks by leaving town for NYC. (Movie was The Alamo)
Yes, as a member of the congregation, they allowed me to bring Matt Lambros in to see it. He took pictures which were to be for his private use only and then posted them here without asking.
The sanctuaries are private. The church elders were not happy with this. Because of this, they will not let me bring in guests to show the interior. Two interior shots were posted here and I ask cinema treasures to delete the Matt Lambros photos as soon as possible. By the way, Happy belated 103 anniversary!!
as of May 5, 2019, there are no posted permits for demolition on any part of the exterior of the former Coliseum. Scaffolding is limited to the first story of the structure and “el raton” abatements (raton hotels) along 181st St. and Broadway perimeters of the building. Like the Loew’s Victoria, the building will be demolished on it’s centennial. This still leeaves the Regent and the decrepit Hamilton and the newer
former RKO 23rd Street as the companies leftover legacies. P.S. and the Marble Hill if that’s still standing even though a Bronx location. Still painful to see the longest running RKO venue in the borough go. The last to carry the RKO name and (vertical RKO sign on 181st Street into the 2000’s.
A faux pas. The theatre was used for the filming of “They Might Be Giants” with George C. Scott and Joanne Woodward filmed in 1971 and released in 1972. You get to see the balcony, the two stars, an usher and a bag lady… just the clientle the theatre was drawing in its' last days. However when the enter the theatre, the New Amsterdam on 42nd street, and exit it this gem filled in for the open theatre and from there the two stars walk to Broadway. The film didn’t fair well at the box-office despite the two Academy Award stars, being a Newman-Foreman production. It was quite fun to watch and the TV version ending was slighly
altered. it was first run in a Manhattan theatre and then doubled up with “The Hired Hand” for its' RKO Showcase Presentation first run and only seen by very few. At the Granada in Booklyn it was on the bottom of a double bill with “Mary, Queen Of Scots”. While “Mary” was on % 40-60 (Underbelly in movie house lingo in the theatre’s favor, the 2nd feature “Giants” was booked at $50.00! plus tax. And that’s the way it was in 1972. As far as the Fox it was demolished in 1972-73 time frame. The offices would have made great condos at 14 floors of space as the buildings now!!!! Quelle domage……
Overview should be changed to “closed in November 1971 with the final film being "SHAFT” and “THE SPLIT” with Jim Brown".
Late sixties can be construed to any date after January 1968.
The Palace which opened in 1925 closed in 1969/70 making it the longest in business. The Palace played “Planet Of The Apes” in ‘68 and “The Detective” in late '69 listed in NY Post Movie Guide in November, just to set the record straight as true as it can be. Please. please change the Overview. It also makes Cinema Treasures professional with facts updated when they are really incorrect.
In the mid 1900’s when I was Brooklyn theatre hopping, I indeed saw a facade saying Miller’s Capitol Theatre on it. It was boarded up but I didn’t see an the auditorium part of the building. The storefronts might have been there (all closed) but I can’t swear to that. The auditorium was razed, my picture doen’t show it and had been a large building (auditorium) as it shows in today’s upload. No marquee or vertical either. Just the lobby front was spared at that time. Bruce F. and myself saw it and he knew it was there.
His first comment was and I quote, “This is the most beautiful theatre I’ve ever been in!” As always a great movie on a really
big screen with the Robert Morton Organ console hooked up to the theatre great sound system. Kudos to the United Palace staff and
Mike for the wonderful program and of course Keir Dullea and his wonderful wife for their attendance. The Loew’s 175th Street closed with “2001: A Space Odyssey” 50 years ago on Saturday, April 4, 1969 and within a two day gap April 7th it continued 50 years 50 years later. Now that’s a milestone.
The United Palace is the only fine example of a former Loew’s Wonder Theatre still presenting fine monthly screenings and it is bar none (including Kings Theatre) most promising performing and spiritual edifice in all the entire United States of America. It serves the community in which it is located and supported by residents like Lin Manuel Miranda who is a salvation to the building and the community from which he comes.
I would be not true to myself for also thanking the Reverand Ike for noticing the architectural significence of the United Palace. If it wasn’t for his vision there would be no United
Palace today.
Unfortunately,the service staff had do deal with the majority of guests smoking marijuana and the smoke and smell for three hrs. of continuous mad weed. The alcohol induced guests kept the lines snaked from the downstairs rest rooms into the lobby promenade non-stop. It was not a pleasure to work this sold out
crowd, The theatre of course was beautiful enough to forgive the misgivings. Soon when marijuana becomes legal it will be more prevalent for concert arenas to deal with guests, SINCE VENUES DO NOT ENFORCE NO SMOKING POLICIES IN PUBLIC ASSEMBLY BUILDINGS AS THEY SHOULD BY LAW. Venues like this one, the Beacon and Barclays are some of the offenders of this because they want to pacify the guests and they spend more monies on the counters on over priced unhealthy foods that are not stored or cooked properly with deep fryers that are not drained of cooking oils thar sit for weeks and emit a foul odor when they fry potatoes, chicken fingers and the like. They also get B ratings for food handlind. Beware folks! your health may be at risk!
CinemaCinema, Is the manager in this photo the same one as the one changing the marquee in the other two photos you posted? They look like the same man(ager)? Just wondering…
Thank you for using the proper wording “vertical sign”. I detest “BLADE” as it goes under in some descriptions. If they knew better, they would know. … a 50 year theatre veteran…!
Thanks again David.
This is the first feature attraction post-Loew’s management for the PITKIN Theatre, it actually opened on Friday May 25th, 1964. It was cosed for two days after the last Loew’s presentation Tuesday May 22, 1964 if the above is a Wednesday ad. It does not say “Starts Today” The PITKIN is in the 2nd column, 2nd from bottom and without the Loew’s preceding its' name. Below in brackets (Starts Fri.) Below that is the PITKIN’s sister PREMIER Theatre also recently divested location nearby.
The PITKIN Theatre is listed in this pre-ad a week before the actual playdate, the day before and the day of the show (March 24th, 1970) the PITKIN is absent from the ad. I believe it was withdrawn from this location, (the ads I have show this). Did anyone know or attend “KING” at the PITKIN?
Hey BigJoe'59 ….From Sept of 1973 to May of 75, all the downtowm theatres weroperating except the Fox, torn down within those months, the Paramount, Strand were closed in other uses. The Orpheum and Momart weretorn down in the early 1950’s. Loew’s and the RKO Albee, Duffield and Majestic were still open. You might be mistaking the Albemarle Theatre with the Albee. The Albemarle, Astor, Kings, Rialto (all Flatbush Ave.) and the Beverly, Kenmore and Granada (all Church Avenue) were all operating at this time. However the Kings and Rialto both closed on August 30 1977 along with the Astor. The Granada 1982, Albemarle in 1983 with the Beverly soon after. The RKO Kenmore was the holdout until 1999. Three of the Flatbush Avenue theatres all in a row are still intact… 1 for live shows and 2 as houses of worship. In order of condition it’s the Albemarle, Kings and the Rialto (the oldest at 103 years old looks like the day it opened (interior). The Albemarle is immaculately maintained inside and out (including power washing the bricks on the facade and side (every year!), the sidewalks and interior. No theatre gets that much tender loving care. I will not discuss the Kings for obvious reasons.
The movie is “Follow Me Boys” about boys camping outing, thus all the boys in their boy scouts' uniforms. The young men are not ready to “Follow The Boys” … yet.
My bank has a old photo of the block and the former Antoinette/Glenwood as a wedding facility called the _____ Terrace (Oops! the name escapes me, getting older is not what it used to be). I willpost the name in a few days and by the way it was a 1940’s photo. Also in the same photo is the Farragut Theatre, a little further north on Flatbush Ave. I guess being in the middle between the Century’s Farragut and College Theatres, the Glenwood had no chance of survival. Century Theatres had a monopoly on Flatbush Avenue with 6 theatres nestled from Midwood Street and the Junction. Name all six if you read this post. I gave you two.
“Mrs. Pollifax-Spy” was aired on TCM in letterbox no less, that’s where I copied most of my favorite unaired movies or not on VHS, DVD or Blue Ray. To this day, thet have not been re-broadcast on TCM either. When I saw it, it was the bottom of the bill with “What’s The Matter With Helen?”. IF UA-Tranamerica released “Pussycat, Pussycat I Love You” a 1970, six day engagement with Sat.-Mon. matinees of “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang”, they can put out “Mrs. Pollifax-Spy”. I love all the movies that I listed in this post and realized that Ian McShane in 1969 was a very talented actor at that time (along with Jennifer Thompson) long, long before “Deadwood”.
as of June 30, 2019, thru a hole in the 181st entrance I caught a glimpse of the marble staircase which are awaiting…. the facade on 181st St. and the the angel’s face on Broadway also await. Windows, up above open exit doors are open to let the pigeons have their final days of their home also lost their lease. I will post again in two weeks… No walls have come down since my last post but the end is near… Goodbye RKO Coliseum. It lasted 99 years but won’t be for its' centennial. Like the Loew’s Victoria. A Dunkin Donuts is set to take over the corner.
Let me put my two cents in here, Mr. Vindanpar. The complete theatre exists behind the walls built forward on the sides and front of stage downstairs. The top procenium of theatre is viewed in the upstairs front stadium cinema and the entire ceiling details are seen in the entrances on both sides upstairs while the cinema ceilings of both upstairs cinemas are painted dark colors but the details can be seen. What I am saying is should the death nell happen to movies in the next ten years, the BAM Rose Cinemas can be put back intact as it was with the alterations removed. The theatre exists like the Loew’s Paradise in the Bronx which was twinned, tripled and quaded before it closed and is now is in it’s original 1929 opening single auditorium. Loew’s covered the original decor and was sensitive in its conversions and that’s why the Loew’s Paradise is a prime example for the BAM Rose Cinemas to follow.
A day early but, Happy 108th Birthday Palace Theatre, the first Orpheum Theatre built is still with us! A milestone for sure.
Mike (saps): Some things should be remembered for what they were and I am not upload saavy or own a computer. I have no use for it, but look at it this way… I don’t have to upload the photos of the way it looks now… no one should have to view this rape of a building again dot, dot, dot! Sorry for the delayed response. (Five months late).
I had to go to Boro Park yesterday and “Guess What?” While no one was watching the facade of this theatre was stripped of its' beautiful terra cotta arch windows, two lions' crests and roofline glazed terra cotta (in color) as well as all the brick work. Landlords always get away with anything they want instead of working it into the scheme of things. But then again this is Boro Park and that community is known for its' history or how to preserve it for they care not. Now the facade is plain grey and charcoal stripes. Horrendous and nauseating at the same time. At least in East New York they knew how to spare the four exterior walls and have some nostolgia for the former Loew’s Pitkin which leads into the shopping area. The former Loew’s 46th could have followed that example but did not. the “4515” shopping complex and apartment/condos lead the New Utrecht Avenue to the sleazy stores that line it from 45th St to 60th St. This area now looks worse than Pitkin Avenue in the 1970’s. No class in Boro Park. I will never look at or go there as long as I live. As the owner said “It’s only plaster inside”… and I’ll add “it’s only brick and mortar on the outside” Goodbye 46th Street Theatre, you will only live here at Cinema Treasures!
I have several original copies of this of this flyer given out at all RKO Theatres. These flyers were found at The Prospect Theatre in Brooklyn. Sorry, not for sale!
Used in “Midnight Cowboy”, (1969), opening credits with John Wayne movie on marquee when Joe Buck (Jon Voight) walks by leaving town for NYC. (Movie was The Alamo)
Yes, as a member of the congregation, they allowed me to bring Matt Lambros in to see it. He took pictures which were to be for his private use only and then posted them here without asking. The sanctuaries are private. The church elders were not happy with this. Because of this, they will not let me bring in guests to show the interior. Two interior shots were posted here and I ask cinema treasures to delete the Matt Lambros photos as soon as possible. By the way, Happy belated 103 anniversary!!
It started movie life as The Festival – A Walter Reade Theatre.
as of May 5, 2019, there are no posted permits for demolition on any part of the exterior of the former Coliseum. Scaffolding is limited to the first story of the structure and “el raton” abatements (raton hotels) along 181st St. and Broadway perimeters of the building. Like the Loew’s Victoria, the building will be demolished on it’s centennial. This still leeaves the Regent and the decrepit Hamilton and the newer former RKO 23rd Street as the companies leftover legacies. P.S. and the Marble Hill if that’s still standing even though a Bronx location. Still painful to see the longest running RKO venue in the borough go. The last to carry the RKO name and (vertical RKO sign on 181st Street into the 2000’s.
A faux pas. The theatre was used for the filming of “They Might Be Giants” with George C. Scott and Joanne Woodward filmed in 1971 and released in 1972. You get to see the balcony, the two stars, an usher and a bag lady… just the clientle the theatre was drawing in its' last days. However when the enter the theatre, the New Amsterdam on 42nd street, and exit it this gem filled in for the open theatre and from there the two stars walk to Broadway. The film didn’t fair well at the box-office despite the two Academy Award stars, being a Newman-Foreman production. It was quite fun to watch and the TV version ending was slighly altered. it was first run in a Manhattan theatre and then doubled up with “The Hired Hand” for its' RKO Showcase Presentation first run and only seen by very few. At the Granada in Booklyn it was on the bottom of a double bill with “Mary, Queen Of Scots”. While “Mary” was on % 40-60 (Underbelly in movie house lingo in the theatre’s favor, the 2nd feature “Giants” was booked at $50.00! plus tax. And that’s the way it was in 1972. As far as the Fox it was demolished in 1972-73 time frame. The offices would have made great condos at 14 floors of space as the buildings now!!!! Quelle domage……
Correcting myself… the Palace opened in 1915, forgive typo in last post
Overview should be changed to “closed in November 1971 with the final film being "SHAFT” and “THE SPLIT” with Jim Brown". Late sixties can be construed to any date after January 1968. The Palace which opened in 1925 closed in 1969/70 making it the longest in business. The Palace played “Planet Of The Apes” in ‘68 and “The Detective” in late '69 listed in NY Post Movie Guide in November, just to set the record straight as true as it can be. Please. please change the Overview. It also makes Cinema Treasures professional with facts updated when they are really incorrect.
In the mid 1900’s when I was Brooklyn theatre hopping, I indeed saw a facade saying Miller’s Capitol Theatre on it. It was boarded up but I didn’t see an the auditorium part of the building. The storefronts might have been there (all closed) but I can’t swear to that. The auditorium was razed, my picture doen’t show it and had been a large building (auditorium) as it shows in today’s upload. No marquee or vertical either. Just the lobby front was spared at that time. Bruce F. and myself saw it and he knew it was there.
His first comment was and I quote, “This is the most beautiful theatre I’ve ever been in!” As always a great movie on a really big screen with the Robert Morton Organ console hooked up to the theatre great sound system. Kudos to the United Palace staff and Mike for the wonderful program and of course Keir Dullea and his wonderful wife for their attendance. The Loew’s 175th Street closed with “2001: A Space Odyssey” 50 years ago on Saturday, April 4, 1969 and within a two day gap April 7th it continued 50 years 50 years later. Now that’s a milestone. The United Palace is the only fine example of a former Loew’s Wonder Theatre still presenting fine monthly screenings and it is bar none (including Kings Theatre) most promising performing and spiritual edifice in all the entire United States of America. It serves the community in which it is located and supported by residents like Lin Manuel Miranda who is a salvation to the building and the community from which he comes. I would be not true to myself for also thanking the Reverand Ike for noticing the architectural significence of the United Palace. If it wasn’t for his vision there would be no United Palace today.
Unfortunately,the service staff had do deal with the majority of guests smoking marijuana and the smoke and smell for three hrs. of continuous mad weed. The alcohol induced guests kept the lines snaked from the downstairs rest rooms into the lobby promenade non-stop. It was not a pleasure to work this sold out crowd, The theatre of course was beautiful enough to forgive the misgivings. Soon when marijuana becomes legal it will be more prevalent for concert arenas to deal with guests, SINCE VENUES DO NOT ENFORCE NO SMOKING POLICIES IN PUBLIC ASSEMBLY BUILDINGS AS THEY SHOULD BY LAW. Venues like this one, the Beacon and Barclays are some of the offenders of this because they want to pacify the guests and they spend more monies on the counters on over priced unhealthy foods that are not stored or cooked properly with deep fryers that are not drained of cooking oils thar sit for weeks and emit a foul odor when they fry potatoes, chicken fingers and the like. They also get B ratings for food handlind. Beware folks! your health may be at risk!
CinemaCinema, Is the manager in this photo the same one as the one changing the marquee in the other two photos you posted? They look like the same man(ager)? Just wondering…
Thank you for using the proper wording “vertical sign”. I detest “BLADE” as it goes under in some descriptions. If they knew better, they would know. … a 50 year theatre veteran…! Thanks again David.
Ooops! I belong on the RKO FORDHAM page.
This is the first feature attraction post-Loew’s management for the PITKIN Theatre, it actually opened on Friday May 25th, 1964. It was cosed for two days after the last Loew’s presentation Tuesday May 22, 1964 if the above is a Wednesday ad. It does not say “Starts Today” The PITKIN is in the 2nd column, 2nd from bottom and without the Loew’s preceding its' name. Below in brackets (Starts Fri.) Below that is the PITKIN’s sister PREMIER Theatre also recently divested location nearby.
The PITKIN Theatre is listed in this pre-ad a week before the actual playdate, the day before and the day of the show (March 24th, 1970) the PITKIN is absent from the ad. I believe it was withdrawn from this location, (the ads I have show this). Did anyone know or attend “KING” at the PITKIN?