Photos favorited by TheALAN

  • <p>Early 2010.</p>
  • <p>Detail of the Ceiling, from early 2010.</p>
  • <p>Paterson was the home town of Lou Costello.</p>
  • <p>Fabian Theatre</p>
  • <p>View of the balcony auditorium after multiplexing.</p> <p><A HREF="http://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2013/02/26/fabian-theatre/">After the Final Curtain</A><br></p>
  • <p>September 2015</p>
  • <p>September 2015</p>
  • <p>Exterior rear of auditorium, September 2015.</p>
  • <p>Stage house, September 2015.</p>
  • <p>Secondary entrance, September 2015</p>
  • <p>Probably the most famous shot of the Fabian occurred here in 1940 where Universal moved the scheduled October opening of “One Night in the Tropics” from New Orleans to Lou Costello’s hometown of Paterson, New Jersey, where Costello was performing a benefit to help raise funds for his church. Universal took no rental fees for the opening and the publicity continued with the town declaring it “Costello Day”. What was supposed to have been a breakout film for Allan Jones had turned into the showcasing of minor stars Bud Abbott & Lou Costello. Lou broke ground on the site of Paterson’s new St. Anthony’s Church, to boo, and Universal found its new box office stars thanks to the festivities at the Fabian. (Info from the book, “What Dreams Were Made of: Movie Stars of the 1940s.”)</p>
  • <p>Photo courtesy of Barry Goodkin.</p>
  • <p>a patriotic narberth ticket lol went here a few times when it was beautiful now they ruined it</p>
  • <p>A 1941 exterior shot of the Roosevelt Theatre playing a film starring the legendary football star turned actor Tom Harmon.</p>