enormous billboard advertising “The Bible.. In the Beginning, which opened at Loew’s State in Sept. 1966. At that same site, a few pictures earlier the billboard advertises what looks to be a Barnum and Bailey circus event – the sight claims this view is from 1963. The billboard stretches the entire block between 45th and 46th Streets over the Astor and Victoria theaters.
I’m looking for information about what content appeared on that billboard (specifically, I’m interested in what appeared on it in the Spring – Summer of 1964). I assume it wasn’t always movies that appeared at Loew’s because of the Barnum Ad that I saw. Does anyone have any insight into this?
enormous billboard advertising “The Bible.. In the Beginning, which opened at Loew’s State in Sept. 1966. At that same site, a few pictures earlier the billboard advertises what looks to be a Barnum and Bailey circus event – the sight claims this view is from 1963. The billboard stretches the entire block between 45th and 46th Streets over the Astor and Victoria theaters.
I’m looking for information about what content appeared on that billboard (specifically, I’m interested in what appeared on it in the Spring – Summer of 1964). I assume it wasn’t always movies that appeared at Loew’s because of the Barnum Ad that I saw. Does anyone have any insight into this?
I am interested in finding out some information about the Gaiety theater, and wondered if anyone knows much about it’s history or could direct me to a book that does. It seems like it went through a bunch of changes in the late 30’s and early 40’s. I’ve seen pictures with the Minsky name, and a big burlesque sign. Then it’s simply the Gaiety with smaller letters on the marquee that I couldn’t make out in the photo (c. 1938). I also read from an earlier posting that it was Laffmovie by 1942. Can anyone clarify what type of place this was – stage, theater, etc – and what changes it went through?
Sorry, Here the first part of my message:
There is a photo at the following site: www.lileks.com/NYC/timessquare/33.html
that shows an /…… enormous billboard..
enormous billboard advertising “The Bible.. In the Beginning, which opened at Loew’s State in Sept. 1966. At that same site, a few pictures earlier the billboard advertises what looks to be a Barnum and Bailey circus event – the sight claims this view is from 1963. The billboard stretches the entire block between 45th and 46th Streets over the Astor and Victoria theaters.
I’m looking for information about what content appeared on that billboard (specifically, I’m interested in what appeared on it in the Spring – Summer of 1964). I assume it wasn’t always movies that appeared at Loew’s because of the Barnum Ad that I saw. Does anyone have any insight into this?
enormous billboard advertising “The Bible.. In the Beginning, which opened at Loew’s State in Sept. 1966. At that same site, a few pictures earlier the billboard advertises what looks to be a Barnum and Bailey circus event – the sight claims this view is from 1963. The billboard stretches the entire block between 45th and 46th Streets over the Astor and Victoria theaters.
I’m looking for information about what content appeared on that billboard (specifically, I’m interested in what appeared on it in the Spring – Summer of 1964). I assume it wasn’t always movies that appeared at Loew’s because of the Barnum Ad that I saw. Does anyone have any insight into this?
I am interested in finding out some information about the Gaiety theater, and wondered if anyone knows much about it’s history or could direct me to a book that does. It seems like it went through a bunch of changes in the late 30’s and early 40’s. I’ve seen pictures with the Minsky name, and a big burlesque sign. Then it’s simply the Gaiety with smaller letters on the marquee that I couldn’t make out in the photo (c. 1938). I also read from an earlier posting that it was Laffmovie by 1942. Can anyone clarify what type of place this was – stage, theater, etc – and what changes it went through?