Apollo Theater
253 W. 125th Street,
New York,
NY
10027
253 W. 125th Street,
New York,
NY
10027
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And you would be a winner!
I’ll bet on that!
Here is another photo of the Apollo Theater at night. When I find more, I’ll be happy to post them.
Yawn
This view of the auditorium makes a welcome change from the seemingly endless and increasingly boring postings of exterior photos:
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The Harlem Opera House is listed in the 1945 Film Daily Yearbook so I assume it was still showing movies at least up to that year.
Thanks, LM! I was not aware it was still showing films that far into the forties.
Al….Its the Harlem Opera House.
LM, which Harlem Theatre is that in the May 8 photo?
The Apollo theater has just recieved another $1MM donation from one of its board members to be applied towards the completion of its renovation in time for its 75th Anniversary.
Too bad the Loew’s Kings doesn’t have this kind of support.
This is another photo of the Apollo.
Circa 1941 photo of Apollo from west of 8th Avenue:
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If you look at this photo which I posted on another theater listing, you will see the Apollo, the Harlem, and the Loew’s Victoria which is the other marquee as movie534 already pointed out.
That other marquee in the distance is of the old Loew’s Victoria 125th Street theatre, which later became the Victoria 5 theatres.
Photo of the Apollo at night.
In the 3/28 photo, what is the story with the marquee down the block? Is that another theater or former theater?
Here’s a rare Apollo ad from 1950 with a movie receiving almost as much attention as the stage bill: View link
Showtime at the Apollo TheatER.
The year given for this photo is 1989.
This is a January 16, 2008 article.
ShoeShoe…I wholeheartedly agree! While I know that the old palaces could never be replicated in a financially viable way, I don’t know why more of the multiplexes can’t be constructed to at least pay some homage to the old palaces of the past.
One of my favorite multiplexes is the AMC 25 plex in Times Square due to its incorporation of the old Empire Theater into its lobby. I would have been much, much happier it they had just made the Empire one of the 24 screens. It was, in fact a small theater, and could have been spectacularly used. I’m sure they thought of it, but for some reason or another it wasn’t financially viable.
My other favorite is the Loew’s Lincoln Sqaure and only because they paid homage to the old Loew’s movie palaces of the metropolitan New York area with each screening room dedicated to a former palace along with a small history. I only wish that each screening room was decorated to relate directly to the theater being honored. You would think that in this day of cheap faux decorations (of which Vegas is but the biggest example) this would be relatively easy to do.
Maybe not.
Warren, I respect your decision not to accept the Apollo. I, however do not accept almost any of the multiplexes as they are but simple boxes with no architectural distinctions. I stand by my comment that it is about the building. As such, I don’t care if movies were shown simply as fillers between live acts or not. If they were a beautiful strucure and they showed a film, they should be listed on CT. I believe that even a relatively spartan Apollo theater is much more a cinema treasure than almost any of the multiplexes (and many of the single screens as well) on this website.
ShoeShoe…I wholeheartedly agree! While I know that the old palaces could never be replicated in a financially viable way, I don’t know why more of the multiplexes can’t be constructed to at least pay some homage to the old palaces of the past.
One of my favorite multiplexes is the AMC 25 plex in Times Square due to its incorporation of the old Empire Theater into its lobby. I would have been much, much happier it they had just made the Empire one of the 24 screens. It was, in fact a small theater, and could have been spectacularly used. I’m sure they thought of it, but for some reason or another it wasn’t financially viable.
My other favorite is the Loew’s Lincoln Sqaure and only because they paid homage to the old Loew’s movie palaces of the metropolitan New York area with each screening room dedicated to a former palace along with a small history. I only wish that each screening room was decorated to relate directly to the theater being honored. You would think that in this day of cheap faux decorations (of which Vegas is but the biggest example) this would be relatively easy to do.
Maybe not.
Warren, I respect your decision not to accept the Apollo. I, however do not accept almost any of the multiplexes as they are but simple boxes with no architectural distinctions. I stand by my comment that it is about the building. As such, I don’t care if movies were shown simply as fillers between live acts or not. If they were a beautiful strucure and they showed a film, they should be listed on CT. I believe that even a relatively spartan Apollo theater is much more a cinema treasure than almost any of the multiplexes (and many of the single screens as well) on this website.
I would never include the Apollo in a discussion of “movie palaces.” It started out as a burlesque and vaudeville house in the plain architectural style of that time, and became famous for its stage shows with the cream of black entertainers. Movies were usually shown only as “fillers” between the stage shows.
Regarding movie palaces, these days, it would cost 5 times as much as it did then to replicate, so that’s not going to happen. But what would be cool would be a movie palace replica in fiberglass and other cheap materials, resembling a movie palace. Vegas has some money. I think that’s a great idea. Build a replica of an atmospheric.
HERE, HERE, I couldn’t agree with you more LuisV, lets get those darn ‘sheetrock palace’ multiplexes outta here!!