Central Theatre
271 Central Avenue,
Jersey City,
NJ
07307
271 Central Avenue,
Jersey City,
NJ
07307
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Previously operated by: Warner Bros. Circuit Management Corp.
Architects: Eugene DeRosa, E.C. Horne
Firms: E.C. Horne & Sons
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Located on the west side of Central Avenue between Hutton Street and Sherman Place. The Central Theatre was one of the two neighborhood movie theatres on Central Avenue. It was opened April 30, 1921 with Thomas Meighan in “The City of Silent Men” plus vaudeville on the stage. By 1941 it was operated by Warner Bros. Circuit Management Corp. It was closed on August 8, 1961 with Cantinflas in “Pepe” & Ron Randell in “Most Dangerous Man Alive”.
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The Central Theatre was located at 271 Central Ave. and it seated 1961 people.
On 11/30/1920, a Wurlitzer organ, opus 369, was installed in the “National” Central Theater in Jersey City.
There is a parking lot at this address.
1942 ad, courtesy of Bill Huelbig – see upper right under Warner:
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Still listed in the 1956 FDY as a Warner Theatre.
1959 ad (center) courtesy of Bill Huelbig:
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According to the records of the New York Terra Cotta Company, the Central Theatre was designed by E.C. Horne & Sons. It was opened in 1920.
The July, 1921, issue of Architecture and Building has a brief article about the Central Theatre and a portfolio of several photographs. I now think that E. C. Horne and Sons must have designed only the building the theater was in, as the article identifies the architect of the theater itself to Eugene De Rosa.
This opened on April 30th, 1921. Grand opening ad in the photo section.
The Central Theatre closed permanently following the August 8, 1961 showings of “Pepe” and Most Dangerous Man.“ The City sold the building in 1968 for $68,000 for the intended purpose of redeveloping the land.