Loew's Willard Theatre
96-01 Jamaica Avenue,
Woodhaven,
NY
11421
96-01 Jamaica Avenue,
Woodhaven,
NY
11421
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Scott Muni took the mailing list with him, Lost… Sorry!
Absolutely Ed. Your one of the WMCA Good Guys! BTW…I’m still waiting for my free Good Guys T-shirt since 1967. How do you ship those T-shirts, by Turtle Express? LOL
Whit Bissell was in The Manchurian Candidate. He is not in the credits. His character was a Medical Officer. I am at a loss as to Jay Overholts.
I’m reminded of my bus ride past Loew’s Kings on Flatbush Avenue this past Thursday July 20, 2006. I knew roughly where it was, and had my eye out for it. Then (pleasant surprise !) I actually saw the name “Kings” in two places on the marquee.
Then I got an idea of the true size of the auditorium, when I looked above the marquee and saw its roofline looming several stories above adjacent lower buildings, like the profile of the back of a brontosaurus walking through low trees and brush, and protruding above it.
Lost only toys with me because he loves me so much. And he knows I have a fondness for talking to myself (at great length I might add) on these theater pages. Go to the page for the Argo Theater in Elmont, NY to see a perfect example. That one spanned over several months! And no OT bilge on any of them!!! Actually, it is quite comical, isn’t it?
Thanks for the ground level shot, Warren. The aerial view was a bit deceptive.
One should not judge the true size of anything from a view taken from thousands of feet away. Here is a ground view from 2003 showing part of the stage housing. It is commensurate with the overall dimensions of the auditorium, which ran parallel to Jamaica Avenue and had considerably more depth than width:
www.i8.photobucket.com/albums/a18/Warrengwhiz/willard903.jpg
Only subliminal messages about the board game “Husker Du ?” and more trivia about Whit Bissell and Jay Overholts.
Peter….When Ed is in here typing these messages to himself, he is actually on his cell phone talking to someone else? Now I understand. LOL I’m just goofing with Ed. That is a great aerial photo. You probably thought that I couldn’t spot the yellow van without the usual crayon mark circling it. Was there something else in the photo that I was supposed to see beside the van?
That’s true, Lost Memory, but, with cell phones so common nowadays, like as not, when you see someone walking down the street, looking like they’re talking to themself, it’s probably someone talking on their cell phone, as lost in their own little world, and as oblivious to other people, as if they actually WERE talking to themself. It’s like the 1965 Stones single, “Hey, you ! Get off my cloud !” or, more to the point, “Hurray for me, to hell with you !”
Most people talk to themselves quite regularly, even when walking down the street; but, it is primarily done silently so it’s not evident to onlookers. Whether or not we talk out loud, or silently, when we talk to ourselves, we are processing our thoughts. LOL
The fly space seems pretty narrow from that view, doesn’t it? It doesn’t seem to be much wider than what the width of the proscenium would be. I was going to ask if that was common for a lesser vaudeville/movie house, but Warren commented early on this page that the Willard was considered a luxurious first-run house when it first opened.
Thanks, EdSolero !
Well… naturally it doesn’t open precisely as it should have. When you open the link (it doesn’t work on Macs, unfortunately) close out the Welcome window on the left and zoom in by clicking on the larger building icon on the tool palette. Then you’ll have to use your mouse to click and drag the image to the right in order to bring the theater into view. Sigh. Local.live is a great little site, but it can be damn frustrating post as a link!
Sheesh! I come back from a week’s vacation and find that Warren wants me exterminated! If I know what’s good for me I better stick to statistical facts and historically significant data germane to this theater…
Well… here’s a local.live view of the old Willard (which looks perfectly intact from the exterior despite the interior gut job we know took place in the ‘50’s for conversion to catering space):
View to the East
Hopefully, this opens properly. You may have to open the window to full size and zoom in, but the structure should be easily identifiable as an old theater, sitting along side the elevated J train tracks on Jamaica Ave. You can use the directional palette to rotate the view in any direction.
“Maybe we can all chip in and buy the webmeister a ‘Thirsty-Mate Bilge Pump’ for Christmas.”
It might be misused.
OTOH, that might be a GOOD thing! :)–
Is this the Battle Of The Bilge ?
I don’t pay the cranky fella no mind. Let him ramble. He is a spokesperson for Satan.
Maybe Lord of Lowenbrau would be more appropriate. I think that we should share the “wealth”. Lets send him over to Cinematour to annoy them for awhile. I doubt that he would last very long over there.
Great idea, L M ? How about a “Roach Brothel” to go with it ?
You mean, the wannabe webmeister !
“Warren Samsa awoke from uneasy dreams one morning to find himself transformed into some monstrous great vermin …”
Maybe we can all chip in and buy the webmeister a “Thirsty-Mate Bilge Pump” for Christmas. We can have it gift wrapped!
Thanks, Lost Memory. I was thinking of something similar myself.
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If members observed the rules and regulations, there would be no cause for “crankiness.” Off-topic posters are like cockroaches, and will eventually contaminate the entire website if they’re not exterminated ASAP.
CRIPES, there’s no avoiding the gripes from this crank case.
Sad to see yet another listing being turned into a dumping ground for OT chitchat. I pity anyone who’s seeking information about Loew’s Willard and has to wade through all this bilge to get to it. Why isn’t there a monitor to screen all comments before they get posted?