Newtown Theatre

91-11 Corona Avenue,
Elmhurst, NY 11373

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Exterior as Interboro’s Newtown (1948)

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Comfortably Cool on March 25, 2016 at 7:11 am

The Interboro Circuit’s takeover in 1946 included the theatre’s first refrigerated air-conditioning system…The Newtown fronted on Corona Avenue, part of the trolley car route that connected Ridgewood and downtown Flushing. MTA buses now provide the same service.