Pagoda Theater
11 E. Broadway,
New York,
NY
10038
11 E. Broadway,
New York,
NY
10038
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Located at the corner of East Broadway and Catherine Street in Chinatown. This was one of the newer of the Chinatown theaters, it opened in 1964. It was the first theatre in Chinatown to be built to screen movies, rather than like others which had been conversions from other uses. It was designed by architect Poy Gum Lee. Suprisingly, it was one of the first Chinese theatres to close, which happened in 1992, and was afterward torn down.
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I believe the theatre actually opened a few days later, on June 1, 1964, and that the seating capacity was only 492.
Demolished in 1992, the site is now home to the Glory China Tower office building.
Here is a photo of the Pagoda Theater before it was razed.
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Here it is again.
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Here’s a picture in color of the Pagoda from 6/18/74. My friends father was a part owner and we got tons of free tickets.
http://bus.nycsubway.org/perl/show?67
“Fist of Fury” ad for the Pagoda in 1972.
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Great photo from bassman bobby! Saw my first flick here, “I Want More.” About a concubine that demanded sex from the Emperor. She was accused of a crime, and they forced her to ride a horse with a stick in her vagina, trying to get her to confess. Later, they found the stolen statue in a neighbor’s house…right next to the house from which the statue was stolen.
Pretty dense.
Wow. I wish that this movie theater have never gotten shut down and demolished. Smh