Monroe Theatre
1456 1st Avenue,
New York,
NY
10021
1456 1st Avenue,
New York,
NY
10021
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Terrific promotion of turkeys & chickens as a giveaway. Must have been fresh poultry as frozen foods were not common then, and freezer space was miniscule.
Municipal tax photos of the Monroe circa 1940-41 can be viewed here and also here
Wasn’t there another theater named Monroe that eventually became El Teatro Puerto Rico?
The into address of E. 79th street should be changed to E. 76th street.
one of the shows that orginated here was Fred Waring’s Pennsylvanians
which was on Sunday night following Ed Sullivan
It appears that this is where the CBS tv special featuring Miles Davis blowing with Gil Evans and big band was broadcast from in 1959. I’m currently watching “New Rhumba” from Ken Burns' jazz documentary and there are some fine long shots.
Also, didn’t the David Brenner Show originate from here in the 1980s?
GintGotham
In 1948 this is listed as Trans-Lux Monroe.
The theatre on the SE corner of East 76th Street became CBS-TV Studio 61 in 1953, home to “Bert Parks Show” and later “The Edge of Night”. In the 90s “Inside Edition”, “American Journal” and “Rolanda” originated here. An apartment building now stands at the location, also known as 402 East 76th Street.