Boxoffice for July 11,1953 says that “The New Egypt, New Egypt, has shuttered.” Was it a new name for this theater? I would be surprised if the town had two.
The Auditorium may be partially visible at the far left of this picture. I think I can see “TOR” on a sign or marquee; “IUM” could be blocked by the traffic light. It’s the correct block and the correct side of the street. The main subject of the picture is a theater called the New Garden, which doesn’t seem to be listed here yet.
Honey Waldman, who with her husband renovated this theater and opened it as the Tappan Zee Playhouse in 1958, died December 8 in Manhattan. She was 87. New York Times obituary here.
On the search pages, when you click a link from the list of theaters a pop-up for the theater that was clicked opens on the map, and that pop-up contains a link to the theater page. If the link you click isn’t close to the top of the list, the map is scrolled off of your screen and it looks like nothing happened. My brain tells me that those links used to go directly to the theater pages, but it’s been wrong before.
Is it confirmed that this theater is demolished? The address matches the credit union seen in the street view, and I wouldn’t dismiss out of hand the notion that that building could be a 300-seat theater from the 1920s.
From Street View it looks like the actual address on this one should be 606 or maybe 608. A tailor shop and a hair salon are occupying the front of the building.
The operator of the Christian theater here (the last one, anyway) was the Reverend Harry Bristow, who had programs on Channel 29 and WTEL radio. A 1970’s Philadelphia Magazine story on movie theaters said that he left this venue and moved to the Ambler Theatre because of racial tensions in the neighborhood.
1425 West Columbia Avenue or 1425 East Columbia Avenue? The current street view and map go to East, but that area doesn’t look anything like the pictures. The address on Carlisle could have been on the side of a theater that fronted on West Columbia. West Columbia has been renamed Cecil B. Moore Avenue (after the theater’s demise), so any address on Columbia would probably automatically map as East.
Part 1 of the series talks about D.W. Griffith films made on the Fenyes estate, and the construction of Clune’s Broadway Theatre (later the Cameo) on land owned by Mrs. Fenyes.
Here’s a column from the Worthington paper that says that the State was “on Third Avenue behind the Hotel Thompson.” The column states that downtown Worthington had another, older, theater, the Grand, “in the substantial building now occupied by Carpet Plus,” which would be 408 10th Street. (Google cache version used because the web site will not currently provide the original.)
As they say over at fark.com, “This is not a repeat from 2011”: Yet another news story about how there’s nothing new with the Royal and the neighbors are continuing to be ticked off.
An EPA-sponsored photography program got a shot of the Princess' marquee and entrance in June 1975. Last picture in this slate.com story here; direct link to photo only here.
Description on theater page has 2013 for year of demolition. (Yes, it takes a while for that new year to sink in.)
Sir Run Run has died at age 106. It looks like he had a life that could inspire several movies. New York Times obituary here.
Boxoffice for July 11,1953 says that “The New Egypt, New Egypt, has shuttered.” Was it a new name for this theater? I would be surprised if the town had two.
The Auditorium may be partially visible at the far left of this picture. I think I can see “TOR” on a sign or marquee; “IUM” could be blocked by the traffic light. It’s the correct block and the correct side of the street. The main subject of the picture is a theater called the New Garden, which doesn’t seem to be listed here yet.
Honey Waldman, who with her husband renovated this theater and opened it as the Tappan Zee Playhouse in 1958, died December 8 in Manhattan. She was 87. New York Times obituary here.
The renovation into housing has been completed.
On the search pages, when you click a link from the list of theaters a pop-up for the theater that was clicked opens on the map, and that pop-up contains a link to the theater page. If the link you click isn’t close to the top of the list, the map is scrolled off of your screen and it looks like nothing happened. My brain tells me that those links used to go directly to the theater pages, but it’s been wrong before.
Hometown Pasadena tells the story of the Egyptian/Uptown from 1925 to 1936 in “Mrs. Fenyes and the Movies,” Part 3 and Part 4.
…and for U.S. readers it’s behind a paywall.
Is it confirmed that this theater is demolished? The address matches the credit union seen in the street view, and I wouldn’t dismiss out of hand the notion that that building could be a 300-seat theater from the 1920s.
Dates are correct for 1979.
From Street View it looks like the actual address on this one should be 606 or maybe 608. A tailor shop and a hair salon are occupying the front of the building.
The operator of the Christian theater here (the last one, anyway) was the Reverend Harry Bristow, who had programs on Channel 29 and WTEL radio. A 1970’s Philadelphia Magazine story on movie theaters said that he left this venue and moved to the Ambler Theatre because of racial tensions in the neighborhood.
First year of operation seen as a success. Philly.com story here.
1425 West Columbia Avenue or 1425 East Columbia Avenue? The current street view and map go to East, but that area doesn’t look anything like the pictures. The address on Carlisle could have been on the side of a theater that fronted on West Columbia. West Columbia has been renamed Cecil B. Moore Avenue (after the theater’s demise), so any address on Columbia would probably automatically map as East.
Theater has been sold to a developer; conversion to condos rumored. New York Daily News article here.
Posting an URL on this site does not automatically make it a clickable link. Here is the page that tells how to add links.
Here is a link to the Real Deal article.
Part 1 of the series talks about D.W. Griffith films made on the Fenyes estate, and the construction of Clune’s Broadway Theatre (later the Cameo) on land owned by Mrs. Fenyes.
Here’s a column from the Worthington paper that says that the State was “on Third Avenue behind the Hotel Thompson.” The column states that downtown Worthington had another, older, theater, the Grand, “in the substantial building now occupied by Carpet Plus,” which would be 408 10th Street. (Google cache version used because the web site will not currently provide the original.)
A buyer, perhaps—but for what use? Philadelphia Inquirer story here.
As they say over at fark.com, “This is not a repeat from 2011”: Yet another news story about how there’s nothing new with the Royal and the neighbors are continuing to be ticked off.
An EPA-sponsored photography program got a shot of the Princess' marquee and entrance in June 1975. Last picture in this slate.com story here; direct link to photo only here.
Theater 4 might be the secondary building of the Eric Pennsauken, with the “Eric II” sign and what looks like elevated roads in the background.
The White Tower was saved and moved to Morgantown, West Virginia. See also this page, which has a couple pictures of the Harwan as well.
Theater is approaching its fundraising goal, with $12,000 to $17,000 still to go. NJ.com story here.