Belvedere Theatre

Someone else should list the new Atlas Park Stadium 8 if they wish to. It reminds me more of a “monstrosity” than a “treasure.” I detest multiplexes. I’m just interested in learning how it affects attendance and booking policies at other cinemas in the area.

It sounds like a “lets get acquainted offer”. Two dollars is a good deal considering that those movies would cost four dollars to rent at Blockbuster. You should submit this theater Warren since you were the first one to bring it to our attention. This is the address as shown on web based movie listings:

Regal Cinemas Atlas Park Stadium 8
80-28 Cooper Avenue
Glendale, NY 11385

The total seating capacity of the new Atlas Park Stadium 8 is 1,641, according to the Atlas Park website. Regal is part of the same company that runs the UA Midway and Brandon in Forest Hills, so it should be interesting to see how that determines bookings for Atlas Park.

I only saw one theater photo myself. I don’t see the other 111 photos either Metz so you will have to wait for RobertR to tell you where they are.

Metz….We don’t have a photo of the Madison Street side of the Ridgewood Theater yet. But you can click here to see a modern photo of Cypress Ave. and Madison St. The tall building with the tower on it is the stage end of the Ridgewood Theater.

I think cinematour is cool for research, and some information, but I never found any interest in their message board. I don’t know if it’s just me, but I read through them occasionally, and they seem a little bit too “into” it. I like theaters and all, but I’m not “that” into it like they all seem to be. A bit to serious for me.
This site is much more casual, and wouldn’t want it to be anything like the forums at cinematour. It’s not by “cup of tea” so to speak.

lost memory what do you know about"cinematour"“is it worth registering i understand some of you people have made comments on the"bulletin board…???

to lost memory///……the Majestic on Seneca is the only one of the three 3 that i never frequented for some strange reason considering i went to all the others in the negborhood from acme to wagner to monroe to oasis etc etc etc BUT iwas always struck by the similarity of the marquees…maybe some one has photos of them all so we can compare ….metz

Good comment about the Belvedere being within five blocks of the Acme and Glenwood to provide latitude in selecting a good program on any day. But, you preface it based on cost. The costs were quite different in those days; Acme was cheapest, but it was also known as the “itch” and it showed lowest grade movies; the Glenwood was the most expensive, and it showed 3rd or 4th release movies in the most genteel atmosphere of the three.

(Maybe someone can help me in characterizing the types/release of movies in these theaters. Comparison to the Oasis,Ridgewood, and Madison venues for completeness would be appreciated.(

This is now called the Christ Tabernacle Church and uses an address of 64-34 Myrtle Avenue, according to an article on page 3XQ of the NY Daily News of 7/31/05. The congregation started in Greenpoint in 1985, and in 1995 “moved into an old movie-house that dates to the 1920s. A balcony was added to the original structure, which was rehabilitated.” Pastor Rafael Castillo recalls that his proudest moment was “Opening day at our new building. Once a month, volunteers worked in the building to clear out debris, paint, etc., so it was very rewarding to see an abandoned old movie theater become our new church home…We’ve now outgrown the auditorium. We purchased the other two buildings on the block and rent a storefront. We also used a local high school, which provides another 800 seats and another campus for church services.” Due to ever booming attendance, “We are presently looking for propery or a larger facility to expand our present campus,” Castillo said. Perhaps they should consider Loew’s Kings in Flatbush.

I grew up on 61st street (64-74). Once every two years or so someone would break in to the old Belvedere when it was still closed, prior to being Fredrick’s. We went in with flashlights looking around. It was the spookiest place I ever went to until that time. There was evidence of a bum or two living in there, but we never saw them on the streets. Rats and mice were everywhere. it smelled real bad, lots of mold from leaking walls. The curtains would fall apart when touched. The stage was there, but I don’t remember going up to the camera room, but I did go up to the balcony.
Them of course someone’s parent would call the cops and they would tell us all to get out of there or else they are going to lock us in there.
Every time I go back east, I walk Myrtle Ave and enjoy the memories
Dan G

I wrote about all the theaters in Ridgewood and Glendale along with info about growing up there in the 30’s, 40’s, 50’s, and 60' s.
See articles in the Our Neighborhood column of the Times Newsweekly
on August 7, 2003 and August 14, 2003.

Would they be able to play the same movies at the Atlas as at the Midway or other theatres in Forest Hills? If not, then some Forest Hills theatres will suffer a loss of product, I would guess.