Absolutely beautiful. I knew it was beautiful, but wow, did this compliment it. Hopefully they move it there for many years to come. Everyone knows radio city is beautiful. But the 175th/United Palace? Fantastic. Thank you Rev Ike for saving it!!
I agree and it sure is better than being gutted and converted into retail, or worse gutted and converted to luxury apartments like is happening to a few of them recently.
At least this is still showing movies
Unfortunately, I couldn’t find the 1940’s photo. The closest I got was the building next door which you can just make out the Starr’s marquee to the right:
I tried to find the actual photo of the property, but the closest I could get was next door, and you can make out that by the 1940’s the theater was “Majestic Hall”.
Here’s a wonderful photo of the Eagle, operating as a theater, although, closed for the summer, probably die to no air conditioning. It says “visit the Grove” on the marquee.
Here’s a stunning photo of the Centurt/Shubert photo in 1940. It appears it was already abandoned by that point. A huge substantial theater with a very short life.
Here is stunning 1940 photo of the Casino Theater, operating as a theater. Unfortunately, I can’t find the actual tax photo of the building, but the next two links are of the adjoining buildings, which show it pretty well.
Here is a stunning old photo of the Alhambra from the NYC 1940’s archives. I believe the address above is incorrect, as the NYC site says it is at 797 Knickerbocker Ave, as when I tried to search for 783 Knickerbocker, just a normal tenement building came up
A STUNNING photo of the Ritz Theater in the 1930’s. It was already a furniture store by that point, however, the furniture store used the vertical sign of the old theater, although marquee was removed. Very rare photo from the NYC Archives:
Absolutely beautiful. I knew it was beautiful, but wow, did this compliment it. Hopefully they move it there for many years to come. Everyone knows radio city is beautiful. But the 175th/United Palace? Fantastic. Thank you Rev Ike for saving it!!
It most definitely was an A&P Supermarket. I remember going there as a kid.
The photos that show on any given theater is the “most viewed” photo of that theater. So it takes a while for new photos to make it there of course.
The link works for me. Try copy and pasting the whole thing into the address bar of your browser. The vertical sign says Miller Shoes"
I agree and it sure is better than being gutted and converted into retail, or worse gutted and converted to luxury apartments like is happening to a few of them recently. At least this is still showing movies
Comfortably Cool, this is a photo of the Starr Theater after it was abandoned: http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/8018/photos/165289
The building to the left of it, is the same building as in this more current taken in 2004: http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/8018/photos/94209
Unfortunately, the 1940’s tax photo of the Keiths is missing, but here is the adjoining building showing the marquee.
http://nycma.lunaimaging.com/luna/servlet/detail/NYCMA~9~9~706647~1085842?sort=borough%2Cblock%2Clot%2Czip_code
Here’s a stunning photo of the Broadway Theater from the 1940’s
http://nycma.lunaimaging.com/luna/servlet/detail/NYCMA~7~7~915237~749025?sort=borough%2Cblock%2Clot%2Czip_code
Here’s a 1980’s photo of the Starr Theater.
http://nycma.lunaimaging.com/luna/servlet/detail/RECORDSPHOTOUNITBRK~1~1~781355~189121:dof_3_03187_0001?sort=identifier%2Cborough%2Cblock%2Clot
Unfortunately, I couldn’t find the 1940’s photo. The closest I got was the building next door which you can just make out the Starr’s marquee to the right:
http://nycma.lunaimaging.com/luna/servlet/detail/NYCMA~7~7~772329~850078?sort=borough%2Cblock%2Clot%2Czip_code
Here’s a rare photo of the Willoughby in the 1940’s showing it’s marquee.
http://nycma.lunaimaging.com/luna/servlet/detail/NYCMA~7~7~772335~849308?sort=borough%2Cblock%2Clot%2Czip_code
Here’s the RKO Bushwick in a 1940’s image.
http://nycma.lunaimaging.com/luna/servlet/detail/NYCMA~7~7~857725~714494?sort=borough%2Cblock%2Clot%2Czip_code&qvq=q:1396%2BBroadway;sort:borough%2Cblock%2Clot%2Czip_code;lc:NYCMA~7~7&mi=0&trs=1
By the 1940’s, the vertical sign was still on the theater, and was operating as a shoe store.
http://nycma.lunaimaging.com/luna/servlet/detail/NYCMA~7~7~772401~856863?sort=borough%2Cblock%2Clot%2Czip_code&qvq=q:383%2BKnickerbocker;sort:borough%2Cblock%2Clot%2Czip_code;lc:NYCMA~7~7&mi=0&trs=1
I tried to find the actual photo of the property, but the closest I could get was next door, and you can make out that by the 1940’s the theater was “Majestic Hall”.
http://nycma.lunaimaging.com/luna/servlet/detail/NYCMA~7~7~849082~849437?sort=borough%2Cblock%2Clot%2Czip_code
Here’s a 1940’s image of the Winthrop:
http://nycma.lunaimaging.com/luna/servlet/detail/NYCMA~7~7~848335~745297?sort=borough%2Cblock%2Clot%2Czip_code
Here is a stunning photo of the Rivoli when still operating as the theater, vertical sign, marquee and all.
http://nycma.lunaimaging.com/luna/servlet/detail/NYCMA~7~7~771945~854531?sort=borough%2Cblock%2Clot%2Czip_code
Here is a STUNNING photo of the Irving Theater when it was operating as the Mozart in 1941. Marquee and all.
http://nycma.lunaimaging.com/luna/servlet/detail/NYCMA~7~7~772009~789643?sort=borough%2Cblock%2Clot%2Czip_code
Here’s a wonderful photo of the Eagle, operating as a theater, although, closed for the summer, probably die to no air conditioning. It says “visit the Grove” on the marquee.
http://nycma.lunaimaging.com/luna/servlet/detail/NYCMA~7~7~857333~784597?sort=borough%2Cblock%2Clot%2Czip_code
Here’s a photo of the Covert Theater as a supermarket in 1941
http://nycma.lunaimaging.com/luna/servlet/detail/NYCMA~7~7~879204~712085?sort=borough%2Cblock%2Clot%2Czip_code
Here is the only photo I have ever seen of the Colonial with it’s vertical sign and marquee still in place:
http://nycma.lunaimaging.com/luna/servlet/detail/NYCMA~7~7~794613~757016?sort=borough%2Cblock%2Clot%2Czip_code
Here’s a stunning photo of the Centurt/Shubert photo in 1940. It appears it was already abandoned by that point. A huge substantial theater with a very short life.
http://nycma.lunaimaging.com:8181/MediaManager/srvr?mediafile=/Size4/NYCMA~7~7/975/nynyma_rec0040_3_01481_0030.jpg
Here is stunning 1940 photo of the Casino Theater, operating as a theater. Unfortunately, I can’t find the actual tax photo of the building, but the next two links are of the adjoining buildings, which show it pretty well.
http://nycma.lunaimaging.com/luna/servlet/detail/NYCMA~7~7~856831~859926?sort=borough%2Cblock%2Clot%2Czip_code
http://nycma.lunaimaging.com/luna/servlet/detail/NYCMA~7~7~1010502~859911?sort=borough%2Cblock%2Clot%2Czip_code
By the 1940’s, it was a furniture store in this great photo from the NYC archives:
http://nycma.lunaimaging.com/luna/servlet/detail/NYCMA~7~7~960379~862578?sort=borough%2Cblock%2Clot%2Czip_code&qvq=q:1033%2BBroadway;sort:borough%2Cblock%2Clot%2Czip_code;lc:NYCMA~7~7&mi=0&trs=1
Here is a stunning old photo of the Alhambra from the NYC 1940’s archives. I believe the address above is incorrect, as the NYC site says it is at 797 Knickerbocker Ave, as when I tried to search for 783 Knickerbocker, just a normal tenement building came up
http://nycma.lunaimaging.com/luna/servlet/detail/NYCMA~7~7~825294~785374?sort=borough%2Cblock%2Clot%2Czip_code
A STUNNING photo of the Ritz Theater in the 1930’s. It was already a furniture store by that point, however, the furniture store used the vertical sign of the old theater, although marquee was removed. Very rare photo from the NYC Archives:
http://nycma.lunaimaging.com/luna/servlet/detail/NYCMA~9~9~564888~1124940?sort=borough%2Cblock%2Clot%2Czip_code
Wow, an AMAZING photo of the Evergreen Building in the NYC Archives from the 1930’s.
http://nycma.lunaimaging.com:8181/MediaManager/srvr?mediafile=/Size3/NYCMA~9~9/1119/nynyma_rec0040_4_03561_0027.jpg