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Comfortably Cool commented about AMC Fresh Meadows 7 on Nov 8, 2019 at 12:44 pm

Even with its original 2,200 seats, it was hardly “giant” sized or even a “movie palace” in the sense of grandiose cinemas built in the 1920s into the early 1930s. And the free parking facilities were shared with the entire shopping complex, and not restricted to theatre patrons.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Palace Theatre on Nov 8, 2019 at 10:36 am

Opened in 1917 (not 1916), according to trade news clipping displayed here

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Comfortably Cool commented about E.M. Loew's Theatre on Nov 8, 2019 at 6:58 am

Held-over for a second week in Hartford.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Mission Theatre on Nov 7, 2019 at 1:32 pm

The Mission Theatre was located in what was then one of the toughest sections in the border city of El Paso.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Loew's Capitol Theatre on Nov 6, 2019 at 1:15 pm

Rebooted as Loew’s New Capitol for non-Cinerama presentations. The Capitol’s previous tenant, “Circus World,” had been promoted there with the Cinerama logo, but was actually filmed in Super Technirama 70.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Fox Theatre on Nov 6, 2019 at 10:18 am

By that time, the Fox had lost its exclusive first-run status for the borough of Brooklyn.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Republic Theatre on Nov 5, 2019 at 11:08 am

Election returns were announced at all theatres. Some, including the Republic, also presented vaudeville, with bookings listed at far left of the ad.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Loew's New York Theatre and Roof on Nov 4, 2019 at 9:50 am

New York Theatre listed in lower right section with “One Night of Love” as main feature. The New York’s roof portion was no longer used.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Studio Cinema on Nov 3, 2019 at 10:15 am

First-run bookings of Hollywood films tended to be from six months to a year behind the USA.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Vogue Theatre on Nov 3, 2019 at 8:44 am

The Vogue won the toss for Hollywood.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Loew's State Theatre on Nov 3, 2019 at 6:53 am

The full-size replica of the “Bounty” built for the epic was currently berthed at the Circle Line Pier at 42nd Street and the Hudson River, and could be visited free by the public from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM daily.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Oct 29, 1929 newspaper ad. on Oct 31, 2019 at 1:30 pm

I’ve already posted a link to this ad in the Portage comments section. The ad was originally uploaded by me at the listing for the Crown Theatre. Please stop copying my original uploads. You’ve done it many times under one of your other numerous aliases at this website, dating back to “Lost Memory” and “Granola.”

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Comfortably Cool commented about Fox Theatre on Oct 30, 2019 at 10:00 am

When the Roxy Theatre suspended stage shows for a special two-week engagement of “The Big Trail” in the wide-screen Grandeur process, its 32 “dancing darlings” transferred to the Fox in downtown Brooklyn. For the troupe’s second week at the Fox, “The Big Trail” took the screen, but in standard ratio.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Portage Theatre on Oct 29, 2019 at 12:57 pm

Advertised as part of Fox Chicago Theatres in 1929 newspaper ad displayed here

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Comfortably Cool commented about Crown Theatre on Oct 29, 2019 at 7:40 am

Crown listed in bottom left corner with “Fast Company.”

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Comfortably Cool commented about Loew's State Theatre on Oct 29, 2019 at 6:55 am

The State had a resident organist, Louis Wein, playing the “Mighty Wurlitzer” during intermissions.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Loew's Elsmere Theatre on Oct 28, 2019 at 9:12 am

Project was not completed until 1962.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Eros Theatre on Oct 28, 2019 at 6:14 am

According to a travel article on “Mumbai’s Art Deco Gems” in the October 27th, 2019 issue of The New York Times, the Eros Cinema is now closed, “so if you want to catch a film, you’d have to go to the Regal, which nowadays means you’re more likely to see something from Bollywood than Hollywood.”

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Comfortably Cool commented about Cinepolis Chelsea Cinemas on Oct 27, 2019 at 8:43 am

Numerous images of the Cinepolis multiplex that were snapped by patrons can be viewed here

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Comfortably Cool commented about Loew's Jersey Theatre on Oct 26, 2019 at 1:29 pm

Since Loew’s Jersey had been sub-divided by that time, “Dolemite” was presented on screen #3. Two nights later, Rudy Ray Moore made a special guest appearance at the Jersey, the last stop of a three-day itinerary.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Ufa Gloria on Oct 26, 2019 at 8:16 am

This distributor’s poster mentions “Breakfast at Tiffany’s,” which wasn’t released until 1963, nine years after “Sabrina” (1954). So did this cinema play “Sabrina” originally and/or later as a reissue?

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Comfortably Cool commented about Scala Lichtspiele #2 on Oct 25, 2019 at 1:28 pm

This must have been a reissue poster for “Sabrina” (1954), since mention is made of “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” (not released until 1961).

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Comfortably Cool commented about RKO Shore Road Theatre on Oct 25, 2019 at 1:10 pm

Split week bookings were sub-run for the Bay Ridge area, where the same double bills had already played at the RKO Dyker or Loew’s Alpine.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Radio City Music Hall on Oct 25, 2019 at 9:57 am

To celebrate the arrival of a New Year, this was a total replacement for the Christmas stage/screen offering, which ran for two weeks only with the Grace Moore-Melvyn Douglas musical comedy, “I’ll Take Romance,” as the film.

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Comfortably Cool commented about GENGHIS KHAN on Oct 23, 2019 at 1:21 pm

Full ads for this Showcase also included theatres in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Bronx, Staten Island, Westchester, and nearby New Jersey. The NYC sites were the New Amsterdam and Loew’s Orpheum.