Times Square Theatre
217 W. 42nd Street,
New York,
NY
10036
217 W. 42nd Street,
New York,
NY
10036
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Thanks, Warren. That picture of Abbott and Costello pulling the Empire Theatre always puts a smile on my face.
can anyone tell me what was 214 w 42nd st theatre now the hilton..
Woody, it was Anco, not Avco.
Thanks for the info. Check this out.
This page lists a story with pictures:
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But then follow the link and you just get the headline.
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And searching for the headline in NY times site doesn’t come up with that article! I’ll try emailing someone at NY Times for an explaination.
thanks!
it was the empire that moved further down towards 8th ave (almost to the site of the Avco)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/73312411/
Never mind – thee older pictures show it’s always been next to the Lyric… and someone above mentioned the Empire moving. that’s what I must be thinking of. But I still can’t find much articles on NY Times site about the move : (
Isn’t the Times Square theater the one they moved 20 – 30 feet to the right a bunch of years ago? I can almost swear seeing a front page article in the NY Times showing several shots of the building as they moved it over several hours / days. But I can’t find any mention of this engineering feat anywhere – here or on the NY Times site or anywhere else.
I knew something had to be up with this site. Hopefully, the snag has to do with the LPC standing up for the integrity of the theatre’s interior. I agree with Warren’s sentiments, but I wonder how long the 42nd Street Redevelopment Corp will allow the Times Square to remain vacant and boarded up before it starts convincing the City to relax any landmark restrictions so that the site can be made commercially viable. I know the Liberty Theatre’s auditorium also remains in stasis down the block, but unlike the highly visible Times Square, it is hidden away on 41st Street.
According to a brief piece which ran in yesterday’s NY Post, the conversion of the Times Square Theater into a Marc Ecko store is still being delayed, due to ongoing negotiations with the Landmarks Commission. Am I the only one who thinks at some point Ecko might pull out altogether?
1946 shot of WILD BILL HICKOK RIDES & CANAL ZONE
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Happy New Year. Jerry K
Wow, they are really delayed on the construction of the store. Anyone know of any other interior photos?
Sheesh… The construction shedding has been up around this theatre for a couple of years now. The store was supposed to open in 2006 and then was pushed back to Spring 2007 (both of these dates were advertised right on the huge billboard that has been erected over the upper facade of the building). Is it possible that construction hasn’t even begun yet?!? I can only hope that the effort is well worth the wait!
Ecko is still on the way into this space. Construction is currently supposed to commence in 1st quarter of 2008, and store opening most likely for 1st to 2nd quarter of 2009. They are working hard to preserve a lot of the original interior elements while converting it over to retail use.
Excellent, thanks for your quick responses, saps & William. Couldn’t find a proper Warner in NY here on CinemaTreasures, now I see it’s listed as Strand. Will fix info in Flickr.
Roloff, in your comment that the roof top sign for “Doctor Zhivago” was showing in the theatre under it. Is wrong the roof top sign is on the Brill Building at 49th and Broadway. The Brill Building had a old newsreels theatre back in the early 1930’s. “Doctor Zhivago” played at the Loew’s Capital Theatre one block north of the sign. I work in the Brill Building.
Oddly enough, it’s the Warner (a/k/a Strand) listed here: /theaters/2975/
So here’s a postcard I have of a Warner on Times Square. From what I can see in the posted pictures it looks similar. Which theater could it be? View link
Has there been much progress on the store?
I may be in town for a convention in October, I would love to see it.
Thanks for following up on that old thread, Chris P. I stand corrected. And to the folks who ran Aquarius, please accept my humble apologies for having besmirched your good name(s)! Ha ha!
Ed, the movie CHEERLEADERS' WILD WEEKEND does indeed feature Leon Isaac Kennedy in a supporting role. I don’t believe he’s credited, but he is in the movie — as a DJ at a radio station who communicates with the kidnappers, as I recall. Also, I’ve only seen this movie under the CHEERLEADERS' WILD WEEKEND title, and that includes all video, TV, and publicity materials; my guess is that the GIRL ROBBERY title was either a shooting title or for overseas distribution, where “cheerleaders” probably isn’t as strong a selling point as it is in the U.S.
Bryan,
That picture was posted on the site for the New York, aka Globe, Big Apple theater. jk
Here’s a 1982 shot of the marquee being changed:
Fight dirty to stay alive
I scanned this from a 1988 edition of the New York Daily News Sunday Magazine, which was devoted to the history of Times Square.
Here’s a shot I took the other night. It’s nothing more than a giant billboard covering the entire facade, but this is how the old building has looked now for about 2 years or so.
Wonderful 1950s shot a marquee change. Ride Clear of Diablo AND ON THE SAME PROGRAM…The Tall Texan
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jk
It seems the opening of the new Ecko Unlimited outlet here has been pushed back a bit. The huge sign that drapes the front of the Times Square Theater now reads “Coming Spring 2007.” Walking by the theater, I could glimpse up into the space below the scaffolding behind the sign and above the sidewalk level construction shed and see that the facade has been blasted clean to a near-white color. I’m anxious to see how the interior is adapted to its new utility… but I guess that’ll have to wait at least 5 or 6 months more.