Thank you, robboehm for the info. I hope they still rotate the photos but whenever I see this page the Deluxe “Porno Theater” photo is always on it. Regards, Lou
I lived on this street (Belmont Ave, just off Tremont Ave) from 1952 to 1970. The Deluxe Theater entrance was about 150 feet from the front door of my apartment building. It was our movie theater. We owned it. I can’t tell you how many movies my friends and I saw here but it was lots and lots. Sometimes they would have kiddie matinee’s from 9am to 1pm and the place would be packed…and left a huge mess afterwards. It was great to have your own “private” movie theater! The only other theater that rivalled the Deluxe in terms of the amount of movies we saw there was the Loew’s Fairmount Theater which was right around the corner just passed Crotona Ave, one short block away. But, as I said, the Deluxe was ours.
The photo that was uploaded by Texas2step (the one that was taken between 1939-1941 (which is a N.Y.C. “Tax Assessment” Photo, ID# 2947-25-BX) should be the “cover photo” for this page. The Deluxe “Porno Theater” photo has got to go!!! It should be relegated to the dustbin of history and forgotten. Please change the the Deluxe Theater Page cover photo to the photo mentioned above! The Deluxe Theater deserves to be remembered as it was in it’s prime, (pre-1970) a lovely neighborhood family movie theater. Thank you.
This is The Deluxe Movie Theater as I remember it and as it should be remembered. I lived on this street (Belmont Ave) from 1952 to 1970. The Deluxe was about 150 feet from the front door of my building to the front door to of the theater. It was our movie theater, we owned it. I can’t tell you how many movies my friends and I saw here but it was lots. Sometimes they would have kiddie matinee’s from 9am to 1pm and the place would be packed…and a huge mess afterwards. It was great to have your own “private” movie theater! The only other theater that rivalled the Deluxe in terms of the amount of movies we saw there was the Loew’s Fairmount Theater which was right around the corner just passed Crotona Ave, one short block away. But, as I said, the Deluxe was ours. This photo should be the “cover photo” for this page. The Deluxe “Porno Theater” photo has got to go!!! It should be relegated to the dustbin of time and forgotten.
Thank you, robboehm for the info. I hope they still rotate the photos but whenever I see this page the Deluxe “Porno Theater” photo is always on it. Regards, Lou
I lived on this street (Belmont Ave, just off Tremont Ave) from 1952 to 1970. The Deluxe Theater entrance was about 150 feet from the front door of my apartment building. It was our movie theater. We owned it. I can’t tell you how many movies my friends and I saw here but it was lots and lots. Sometimes they would have kiddie matinee’s from 9am to 1pm and the place would be packed…and left a huge mess afterwards. It was great to have your own “private” movie theater! The only other theater that rivalled the Deluxe in terms of the amount of movies we saw there was the Loew’s Fairmount Theater which was right around the corner just passed Crotona Ave, one short block away. But, as I said, the Deluxe was ours. The photo that was uploaded by Texas2step (the one that was taken between 1939-1941 (which is a N.Y.C. “Tax Assessment” Photo, ID# 2947-25-BX) should be the “cover photo” for this page. The Deluxe “Porno Theater” photo has got to go!!! It should be relegated to the dustbin of history and forgotten. Please change the the Deluxe Theater Page cover photo to the photo mentioned above! The Deluxe Theater deserves to be remembered as it was in it’s prime, (pre-1970) a lovely neighborhood family movie theater. Thank you.
This is The Deluxe Movie Theater as I remember it and as it should be remembered. I lived on this street (Belmont Ave) from 1952 to 1970. The Deluxe was about 150 feet from the front door of my building to the front door to of the theater. It was our movie theater, we owned it. I can’t tell you how many movies my friends and I saw here but it was lots. Sometimes they would have kiddie matinee’s from 9am to 1pm and the place would be packed…and a huge mess afterwards. It was great to have your own “private” movie theater! The only other theater that rivalled the Deluxe in terms of the amount of movies we saw there was the Loew’s Fairmount Theater which was right around the corner just passed Crotona Ave, one short block away. But, as I said, the Deluxe was ours. This photo should be the “cover photo” for this page. The Deluxe “Porno Theater” photo has got to go!!! It should be relegated to the dustbin of time and forgotten.
Sorry about that, the Vogue Theater is in the dead-center of the photo, about one-quarter up from the bottom edge of it.