Photos favorited by Gerald A. DeLuca

  • <p>Pre-1960s. The Majestic Theatre is at the top of the picture, wide with white side. Much of this area was demolished for urban renewal or the construction of Interstate 95 through the city.</p>
  • <p>photo from https://nyclandmarks.lunaimaging.com/ll/index.html</p>
  • <p>August 17, 1939</p>
  • <p>“Rocky” in 1976. Sylvester Stallone. Image from Facebook.</p>
  • <p>August 8, 1940 from Daily Press, Newport News, VA. German soldiers welcome in Paris cinema.</p>
  • <p>Postcard from around 1938.</p>
  • <p>August 1, 1933. German film.</p>
  • <p>During a restoration of the nearby Stanyan Park Hotel in 1982 this 1921 poster was revealed during asbestos removal. Photo from openSFhistory.org.</p>
  • <p>Night view of signage for “Fantasia” (November, 1940)</p>
  • <p>May 1, 1947</p>
  • <p>1-51</p>
  • <p>April 5, 1951.</p>
  • <p>June 9, 1954</p>
  • <p>Italian film star Roberto Benigni performed live here on June 6, 2009 in his TuttoDante interpretation of Dante’s “Inferno.”</p>
  • <p>May 1, 1968</p>
  • <p>Saturday night in Times Square. New York, 1957. Photo courtesy of the Riding Betties Facebook page.</p>
  • <p>In 1951.</p>
  • <p>In 1952. Italian films week.</p>
  • <p>August 3, 1933.</p>
  • <p>Keith’s New Theatre details, between 1902-1910. Note sign for “British Club.”</p>
  • <p>1954 image courtesy Jim Huber.</p>
  • <p>Circa November 1971.</p>
  • <p>November 25, 1959. “Big Jeeter” was the 1956 Italian film" Lauta Mancia.“ In the US it was also shown as "Big Dog Lost”.</p>
  • <p>Playing here April 2-7 after its Academy Award win for best picture of 2021.</p>