I used to watch movies there in the early 1950s and would walk to Miramonte School at 68 Street from 59 Place passed it many times before it closed. The fancy sidewalk in front of the ticket booth is still there. It was a nice neighborhood theater as was the Fox Florence a few blocks south on Florence Ave. During the 1950s a young kid could walk to school or to theaters on weekends without trouoble from gangs. It was a great time to grow up in.
I went to the Fox Florence in the early 1950s and it was located a half block east of Compton Ave on the south side of Florence. There was shops around the courtyard as you went in, but by the 1950s they were closed. I remember they had raffles and I won a toy bow and arrow there. By the late 1950s it was looking run down and the neighborhood changed and TV came in and people stayed home.
I used to watch movies there in the early 1950s and would walk to Miramonte School at 68 Street from 59 Place passed it many times before it closed. The fancy sidewalk in front of the ticket booth is still there. It was a nice neighborhood theater as was the Fox Florence a few blocks south on Florence Ave. During the 1950s a young kid could walk to school or to theaters on weekends without trouoble from gangs. It was a great time to grow up in.
I went to the Fox Florence in the early 1950s and it was located a half block east of Compton Ave on the south side of Florence. There was shops around the courtyard as you went in, but by the 1950s they were closed. I remember they had raffles and I won a toy bow and arrow there. By the late 1950s it was looking run down and the neighborhood changed and TV came in and people stayed home.