Cedar Lane Cinemas
503 Cedar Lane,
Teaneck,
NJ
7666
503 Cedar Lane,
Teaneck,
NJ
7666
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Updated link for home page:
http://www.bigscreenclassics.com/cedarlane.htm
According to an article in The Record of October 26, 1996, the theater began a midnight showing of The Rocky Horror Picture Show on that date. The theatre was referenced as the Teaneck 3 Theatre.
According to an article in The Record of May 13th, 2005, this theatre is now known as Cedar Lane Cinemas, not Cedar Cinemas. A color photograph confirms that, with Cedar Lane Cinemas displayed on the wall above the entrance. The marquee, however, still has the original name of Teaneck. The article states: “Cedar Lane classifies itself as an intermediate-run theater— films arrive not quite as late as at Columbia Park [North Bergen], but there is a slight lag, and that translates to a lower price. The theater shows a combination of small independent films and high-profile movies. All shows are $4. The decor is old-fashioned; the classic movie posters adorning the walls add to the traditional ambience. The theater, once outdated, was acquired by the Galaxy Theatre Corp. in 2000. It prides itself on cleanliness.” Programming information can be found at www.bigscreenclassics.com/cedarlane.htm
My mom boasts that she stood just feet away from Grace Kelly at this theater.
The theatre was split into 3 screens on the lower level. A fourth screen was recently added in what seems to have been some sort of storage room, located on the second floor above the ground level retail stores. The new theatre is just a long rectangle, with a completely flat floor and a ceiling that seems to be around 15 feet high. Unlike most split single screens, this theatre has no balcony theatres (assuming it originally had a balcony)
Yet the mutilation and demise of another single screen classic theater. Never been there, I bet it was something back in the day. There are many theaters from North jersey, some still around…Hawthorne theater, Claridge Theater in Montclair, Allwood theater in Clifton, Hyway theater in fair lawn, Wayne Preakness in Wayne, Warner in Ridgewood etc. All former single screens, great theaters…back then. Now catered to the masses, showing crappy films. Some arew architectually a mess. the Claridge…it was a grand palace , now it’s dank, drab, uncomfortable and run by morons. I had to get out of my seat on many occasions to tell them to start the flick and close the doors. The teenagers were too busy talking. God, I miss the 70’s.
The previous link photo shows the facade’s vertical fluting to virtually identical to that on the SHERMAN theatre of 1935 in Milwaukee. Wonder if the TEANECK/CEDAR also had neon tubing between the flutes?
I recall having seen the Menahem Golan-helmed Sylvester Stallone flop “Over the Top” at this theatre in 1987. I am sorry to say I have absolutely no recollection of the visit, other than the fact that, after the show, my teenaged buddies and I journeyed up to Fiebel’s Bowling Alley on Palisade Ave. (which, unlike the theatre, did not live to see the new century) to play some arcade games.
The theatre’s official website shows an image of the theatre in 1960, featuring “Strangers When We Met” on the marquee.
An older photo can be found at
http://www.geocities.com/t_munday/page15.html
The theatre can clearly be seen in the lower image at the site, with “Grand Opening [illegible] Sept 24” on the marquee. Note the adjoining retail space is also awaiting its ‘grand opening.’
When the Teaneck Theatre was a single screen theatre it seated 1034 people.