Cine Lido
200 W. 48th Street,
New York,
NY
10036
200 W. 48th Street,
New York,
NY
10036
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2013 article with 1937 photos as Cotton Club.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2268971/Inside-speakeasies-1920s-The-hidden-drinking-spots-transformed-New-York-Citys-night-life-prohibition-era-beyond.html?ito=facebook_share_article-top&fbclid=IwAR1JyMOcQIpoeZs4HLKYIyC3WrMAY8-xndCJg97Y30fav3h_GSqYenfu0-M
Cine Lido among the 1971 photos in below link.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/21612362@N05/sets/72157629137226648/with/6948877089/?fbclid=IwAR1yqOGPN-v1_cRyUSinKoWV4hCX4HXAmeEfPLKcRvwAq8Q2QU9sBzMfxZk
October 1973 photo as Cine Lido added, photo credit David A. Isacowitz. Courtesy 70s/80s New York City Facebook page.
Late `30’s photo added courtesy of the IM STILL SO NYC Facebook page. Larger marquee than the previous 1930’s photo.
1930’s photo as The Cotton Club added courtesy of Stephen Sclafani.
@Steve that is awesome. Do tell more (i love this historical experiences )
I was the owner of the Princess Theatre on Broadway and was the one who re-opened the Latin Quarter. I have film footage and memorabilia from the original LQ both in NYC and Palm Beach Fla. I have also got stuff from Cab Calloways Cotton Club which was located there prior to the LQ. I also was the one who changed it to the first, biggest an best Hip Hop and rap club shortly there after. I was young and it was a lot of fun being a part of New Yorks history.
The Latin Quarter was the incubator of the Golden Era of Hip Hop 1985 – 1988. It was the scene of epic battles and performances..ie KRS-One vs Mele-Mel., KRS-1 VS MC Shan etc.. It was where folks like Public Enemy, Queen Latifah, Big Daddy Kane, Eric B & Rakim, Salt & Pepa, Kid & Play, 3rd Bass, Schoolly D, Jungle Brothers and numerous others went to get their start.
We relive those lofty days with Paradise Gray of X-Clan.. he was the one who ran the show back in the days and he has lots of insights and stories to tell. Enjoy the interview
The History of the Latin Quarter-Hip Hop’s Legendary Nite Club: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0h0c9EOo0GU
I found an old article that states the landlord was none other than E.M. Loews, who evicted the Latin Quarter due to overdue rent. Does anyone know if E.M. Loews was the actual operator of the Cine Lido and Cine Malibu?
Good work, Al! Glad I posted here today.
Found a marquee shot here:
http://img685.imageshack.us/img685/1027/58s44.jpg
There is a shot of the Cine Lido in the book NEW YORK THEN AND NOW but it is from so far away that even the marquee title is illegible.
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In keeping with the tradition of posting one comment per year on this page…
Here’s a 1950’s view of the Latin Quarter in full swing and here is another of the 48th Street entrance. This shot from 1948 shows an earlier marquee. Finally, here’s one last shot of the Broadway marquee and the adjacent Playland arcade that cut through from Seventh Ave to Broadway and I remember still being in that location into the 1980’s.
I recall another Playland location next to the Rialto Theatre’s Seventh Avenue entrance. And I believe there was one remaining Fascination arcade on Broadway in the upper 40’s. I never went into the Fascination location – never even knew exactly what it was until years later, but I remember the sign on Broadway and I’ve seen photos of other previous locations in the area, particularly on 42nd Street.
Anyway, I am unable to locate any images of this site operating as the Cine Lido, or any of its later incarnations. But I did find this 1930’s shot showing this building as the Times Square location of the famous Cotton Club.
This location most likely became the Pussycat 2 in later years.
Renewing link.
I had heard about Jules Podell’s famous Latin Quarter (often mentioned on network TV) for at least 20 years before finally getting to New York. Alas, by then it had become Cine Lino. Still, when I first saw a (poor) movie there, I was much distracted by the sense of being in the space that the nightclub once had occupied.