Majestic Theatre
275 Grove Street,
Jersey City,
NJ
07302
275 Grove Street,
Jersey City,
NJ
07302
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Architects: William H. McElfatrick
Functions: Gymnasium, Restaurant
Styles: Beaux-Arts
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The Majestic Theatre was opened September 16, 1907 by the Klein Amusement Company. The architect was William H. McElfatrick. It reopened under new management on September 10, 1910. The first feature film shown at the theatre was D.W. Griffith’s film “The Birth of a Nation” in 1915. The Majestic Theatre closed on May 13, 1935.
Over the years, the building was used as a factory, a warehouse and a church. The building was going to be renovated but in 1995 the roof collapsed and the building was demolished. Before it was demolished, the front lobby was saved and it served as the entrance to an apartment complex. It later had use as a bar. By 2018 it was a pizza restaurant with a Yoga School on the upper floor.
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Old 1911 postcard:
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Back:
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The Majestic auditorium was being restored sometime in the 1980s because I remember going into the side entrance of the building where architects were examining the interior, there was scaffolding around, and light towers about. What happened? I guess someone ran out of money.
I walked up to the second balcony.
I INSTALLED AND MAITAINED THE BIG POPCORN MACHINES.THE BAGS WOULD SENT TO ALL OF THE SKOURIS BROS. THEATRES,IT WAS ALSO USED AS A CANDY AND NOVETY STORAGE. THE FRONT WAS NOT USED BUT EVERY THING WAS READY FOR THE NEXT SHOW BY FRED FLAGG THE SHOW NEVER CAME.FRED WOULD WALK ME THROUGH ALL THE ALL THE SECERT PLACES OF TRAP DOORS,ROPES AND OLD PROPS.
1911 postcard:
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http://www.njcu.edu/programs/jchistory/pages/m_pages/majestic_theater.htm
The Majestic Theatre in Jersey City opened September 16th, 1907, according to the October, 1907, issue of Architects' and Builders' Magazine.
Also, here is JCJohn’s link in clickable form. There is a brief history of the theater and some photos of the restored entrance building.
Auditorium #9 in the Sony/Loews Theatres Lincoln Square complex on New York’s Upper West Side is named in honor of this former Loew’s Motion Picture Palace.
September 10th, 1910 grand opening ad in the photo section.
The foyer is now home to the Razza Pizza Artigianale restaurant, with a Yoga School on the upper floor. Full history at JC John’s link above.
The Majestic Theatre closed on May 13, 1935 as a third-tier, sub-run house. It was allowed to sit empty for 10 years by the Fred Klein Estate and Jersey City Amusements. They sold the theatre outright. The venue then ends up on a delinquent tax roster. There’s no indication that it ever had a show past 1935.