I went to the old Cosmo’s theatre as child with my older brother and friends. The building still stands and was unfortunately converted into a clothing store sometime in the mid 80’s. I have lots of good memories of the theater. My older brother would take me there in the early & mid 60’s to see movies such as “Godzilla”, “King Kong”, and “Children of the Damn” along with one hour worth of short films and news. The Cosmos showed both English and Spanish films untill its closing. They also gave live concerts there. I saw Spanish artist such as Iris Chacon,Sandro,Rafael,Tito Puente, Celia Cruz long before they played Radio City Music Hall or Madison Square Garden. My babysitter, who did not speak English and loved the movies, would take me to see the old Mexican cowboy movies, as well as the “Cantinfla†movies staring Mario Moreno. They also showed lots of badly dubbed American films targeted to the Spanish speaking public. The theater closed for good some time in the early 80’s. The movie house was known as The Cosmo until its closing and kept its art deco “Cosmos” signage until the very end. The Theater was located at on 116th between Lexington and Third Avenues in “Spanish Harlem” better known as “El Barrio” to the thousands of Puerto Ricans, such as myself, who were the resident immigrant group of that time.
I went to the old Eagle’s theatre as child with my older brother. The building still stands and was unfortunately was converted into a .99 cents store sometime in the 70’s. I have lots of good memories of the theater. My older brother would take me there in the early & mid 60’s to see movies such as “Godzilla”, “King Kong”, and “Children of the Damn”. (In English) Later in the mid to late 60’s the theater started showing Spanish language films and featuring live concerts. I saw Spanish artist such as “Sandro” and “Rafael” there long before they played Radio City Music Hall or Madison Square Garden. My sitter, who did not speak English and loved the movies, would take me to see the old Mexican cowboy movies, as well as the “Cantinfla†movies staring Mario Moreno. They also showed lots of badly dubbed American films targeted to the Spanish speaking public. The theater closed for good some time in the 70’s. The movie house was known as The Eagles until its closing and kept its art deco “Eagle†signage until the very end. The Theater was located at on Third Avenue between 102nd and 103rd streets in Spanish Harlem better known as El Barrio to the thousands of Puerto Ricans, such as myself who were the resident immigrant group of that time.
I went to the old Cosmo’s theatre as child with my older brother and friends. The building still stands and was unfortunately converted into a clothing store sometime in the mid 80’s. I have lots of good memories of the theater. My older brother would take me there in the early & mid 60’s to see movies such as “Godzilla”, “King Kong”, and “Children of the Damn” along with one hour worth of short films and news. The Cosmos showed both English and Spanish films untill its closing. They also gave live concerts there. I saw Spanish artist such as Iris Chacon,Sandro,Rafael,Tito Puente, Celia Cruz long before they played Radio City Music Hall or Madison Square Garden. My babysitter, who did not speak English and loved the movies, would take me to see the old Mexican cowboy movies, as well as the “Cantinfla†movies staring Mario Moreno. They also showed lots of badly dubbed American films targeted to the Spanish speaking public. The theater closed for good some time in the early 80’s. The movie house was known as The Cosmo until its closing and kept its art deco “Cosmos” signage until the very end. The Theater was located at on 116th between Lexington and Third Avenues in “Spanish Harlem” better known as “El Barrio” to the thousands of Puerto Ricans, such as myself, who were the resident immigrant group of that time.
I went to the old Eagle’s theatre as child with my older brother. The building still stands and was unfortunately was converted into a .99 cents store sometime in the 70’s. I have lots of good memories of the theater. My older brother would take me there in the early & mid 60’s to see movies such as “Godzilla”, “King Kong”, and “Children of the Damn”. (In English) Later in the mid to late 60’s the theater started showing Spanish language films and featuring live concerts. I saw Spanish artist such as “Sandro” and “Rafael” there long before they played Radio City Music Hall or Madison Square Garden. My sitter, who did not speak English and loved the movies, would take me to see the old Mexican cowboy movies, as well as the “Cantinfla†movies staring Mario Moreno. They also showed lots of badly dubbed American films targeted to the Spanish speaking public. The theater closed for good some time in the 70’s. The movie house was known as The Eagles until its closing and kept its art deco “Eagle†signage until the very end. The Theater was located at on Third Avenue between 102nd and 103rd streets in Spanish Harlem better known as El Barrio to the thousands of Puerto Ricans, such as myself who were the resident immigrant group of that time.