Dyckman Theatre
552 W. 207th Street,
New York,
NY
10034
552 W. 207th Street,
New York,
NY
10034
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An announcement about the project that would become the Dyckman Theatre appeared in the March 1, 1913, issue of The American Contractor:
The short-lived partnership of architects Frederic Von Beren and Paul B. LaVelle was dissolved in December, 1913.Thanks for the great pictures of this long gone theater.
steveb, since El Cid, athough released in late 1961, was probably presented in an exclusive midtown run for a number of weeks and then reached only an independent theater like the Dyckman many weeks later, the 1962 movie calendar noted above makes sense. The delayed presentation at the Dyckman of “A Touch of Mink” also probably took place well after its initial release date. Thus, when the place burned down, the El Cid run had probably already occurred.
Correction ….. Cary Grant not Rock Hudson starred in ‘That Touch of Mink’..
That’s odd as'El Cid' was released in December 1961. The last movie to play at the Dyckman was ‘That Touch of Mink’ starring Doris Day and Rock Hudson. The film was released on June 14, 1962. I know this because when I was 8 yrs old the theatre was gutted by fire and permanently closed. I distinctly remember the posters for ‘Mink’ survived the fire and sat safely inside their glass casings to the left and right of the entrance to the theatre for several years after that.
Still listed in an August 1962 ad for the wide run of “El Cid” as the New Dyckman and no longer operated by Loews.
Still playing the RKO subrun in 1957.
This theatre dates back to 1913.
The movie palaces of Washington Heights and Inwood.
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