Boro Theatre
752 Melrose Avenue,
Bronx,
NY
10451
752 Melrose Avenue,
Bronx,
NY
10451
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The January 3, 1914 issue of Real Estate Record and Builders Guide had an item about a proposed theater in this immediate neighborhood. It was to be on the East side of Melrose south of 157th street, for the Benenson Realty Company. It was to be a two-story building with a theater and two stores, and the project had been designed by architects Gronenberg & Leuchtag. I know it’s not a perfect match for the Boro Theatre, but plans do change sometimes so the developer might have just abandoned the plan for second floor.
The theatre, as the Miracle, was open and showing films by at least 1921.
Amazingly, this tiny building is still standing, between vacant lots in the South Bronx. To see some recent pics, as well as pics of several other old theatre buildings in the neighborhood, click here:
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er…“posr” should be “post”
This theatre was later converted to a posr office and an auto repair shop.