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TAG1218 commented about Hippodrome Theatre on Jan 8, 2012 at 8:52 pm

Never new that Davis toy store was the old Hippodrome. I do remember Davis and that just up the block – same side – was Ponticorvo fruits and vegetable stand. They later moved to Ridgefield in Bergen County.

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TAG1218 commented about Lincoln Theatre on Jan 7, 2012 at 5:48 pm

In the 50’s,there were matinees every Saturday and kids were charged 25 cents. The Davis Toy Store – just around the corner on Bergenline Ave – would donate some toys that would be raffled off between the double features for the kids. These matinee movies were usually comedies from Abbott & Costello, Martin & Lewis, some Three Stooges, Westerns etc.

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TAG1218 commented about Cinema Theater on Jan 7, 2012 at 5:42 pm

Before it was called the Cinema Movie theater, it was called Temple Inn. It was next to a very fancy restaurant that I think was called Dick’s. What I remember best about the Cinema Theater was that it showed Double Feature B movies – never first run – and ticket prices were the lowest in Union City.