This theater was located on Belascoaín near Monte, at the Cuatro Caminos intersection. I saw “Dick Tracy’s Dilemma” there with Ralph Byrd when I was about seven.
Loved it. Spacious, uncluttered, relaxed, next to the Alfred I. DuPont building. I saw “Rome Adventure” there with Suzanne Pleshette and Troy Donahue. Gone.
Ellegant, with its star-studded sky-ceiling, when it was a movie theater, the Olympia was the Miami counterpart of the Washington Heights RKO Coliseum. I now see the Olympia was originally a Paramount theater. I saw “Dr. No” there with Sean Connery and Urusula Andress and “How to Murder Your Wife” with Jack Lemmon and Virna Lisi. It has lost much of its grandeur.
The Auditorium was founded in 1928 across from the Gonzalo de Quesada or Villalón Park and named Amadeo Roldán in honor of the French-Cuban violinist. It was sponsored by Sociedad Pro-Arte Musical. It was destroyed in 1977 by a pyromaniac and reopened in the 1990’s.
The exact address of this theater was Calle 44 # 3305 between Avenidas 33 and 35, in Nicanor del Campo. I went once, in early 1959. It is incorrectly positioned on 130 Street in the street map. I don’t know what name they may have given the district now.
This drive-in movie, the largest, was located on the Calzada de Vento, near the Vento Water Works, in the vecinity of Palatino, to the southwest of Havana.
I saw “Giant” there with Rock Hudson, Elizabeth Taylor, James Dean and Sal Mineo early one February, there was a heavy snowfall and Broadway was blocked. It was James Dean’s last movie. Can somebody tell me who played the younger boy in “Knock on Any Door” with John Derek?
Tinseltoes, Then it must have been the RKO Coliseum. I remember Broadway was blocked by the snow, it was February 1st, we took a taxi coming out of the theater, but the driver stopped in front of the Presbyterian Medical Center and told us to get off, he couldn’t go on.
The theater is erroneously positioned in El Cerro on the street map, it was located on 26 Street between 35 and 37 Streets in Alturas del Vedado, its address was Avenida 26 #3500.
This theater first opened on December 23, 1947 with the name Warner (Warner-Pathé) as part of the CMQ Radiocentro complex, owned by brothers Goar and Abel Mestre. I remember seeing Los Chavales de España on stage. It was later adapted for Cinerama. It is erroneously positioned on the street map in El Cerro, it was on L and 23 Streets in Vedado.
This theater is erroneously positioned in the street map on 56 Street, it was on Avenida 41 between 30 and 32 Streets in the district formerly called Nicanor del Campo.
I saw “Milagro a los Cobardes” (1962) there with Ruth Roman and Javier Escrivá. I don’t know whether Ruth Roman spoke Spanish or her character’s voice was dubbed.
This theater was located on Belascoaín near Monte, at the Cuatro Caminos intersection. I saw “Dick Tracy’s Dilemma” there with Ralph Byrd when I was about seven.
Modest. It showed “Jeux interdits” with Françoise Boyer in 1960.
Loved it. Spacious, uncluttered, relaxed, next to the Alfred I. DuPont building. I saw “Rome Adventure” there with Suzanne Pleshette and Troy Donahue. Gone.
This movie theater was located in Reparto Jacomino, in San Miguel del Padrón district, Guanabacoa, to the east of Havana.
Ellegant, with its star-studded sky-ceiling, when it was a movie theater, the Olympia was the Miami counterpart of the Washington Heights RKO Coliseum. I now see the Olympia was originally a Paramount theater. I saw “Dr. No” there with Sean Connery and Urusula Andress and “How to Murder Your Wife” with Jack Lemmon and Virna Lisi. It has lost much of its grandeur.
The Auditorium was founded in 1928 across from the Gonzalo de Quesada or Villalón Park and named Amadeo Roldán in honor of the French-Cuban violinist. It was sponsored by Sociedad Pro-Arte Musical. It was destroyed in 1977 by a pyromaniac and reopened in the 1990’s.
This movie theater was named after French-Argentine tango singer Carlos Gardel, who died in an airplane crash in June, 1935.
This movie theater, at Infanta # 501, probably opened in 1947. I saw Rita Hayworth’s “Gilda” and “The Lady from Shanghai” there.
This was the theater for the Army enlisted men in Columbia Military Camp.
This theater showed Mexican film “Grítenme piedras del campo” with Miguel Aceves Mejía.
The exact address of this theater was Calle 44 # 3305 between Avenidas 33 and 35, in Nicanor del Campo. I went once, in early 1959. It is incorrectly positioned on 130 Street in the street map. I don’t know what name they may have given the district now.
This drive-in movie, the largest, was located on the Calzada de Vento, near the Vento Water Works, in the vecinity of Palatino, to the southwest of Havana.
This drive-in movie was located in Tarará beach resort, to the east of the capital.
I saw “Private Property” with Warren Oates there in 1960, the first American movie shown after over a year.
Tinseltoes, That was on my birthday. That was the last winter we lived in New York. We moved south in March.
Yes, thanks. Sal Mineo in “Rebel without a Cause” reminded me of him.
I saw “Giant” there with Rock Hudson, Elizabeth Taylor, James Dean and Sal Mineo early one February, there was a heavy snowfall and Broadway was blocked. It was James Dean’s last movie. Can somebody tell me who played the younger boy in “Knock on Any Door” with John Derek?
Tinseltoes, Then it must have been the RKO Coliseum. I remember Broadway was blocked by the snow, it was February 1st, we took a taxi coming out of the theater, but the driver stopped in front of the Presbyterian Medical Center and told us to get off, he couldn’t go on.
How depressing! I think I saw “Giant” with Rock Hudson and Elizabeth Taylor there in an early February, there was a heavy snowfall.
The theater is erroneously positioned in El Cerro on the street map, it was located on 26 Street between 35 and 37 Streets in Alturas del Vedado, its address was Avenida 26 #3500.
This theater first opened on December 23, 1947 with the name Warner (Warner-Pathé) as part of the CMQ Radiocentro complex, owned by brothers Goar and Abel Mestre. I remember seeing Los Chavales de España on stage. It was later adapted for Cinerama. It is erroneously positioned on the street map in El Cerro, it was on L and 23 Streets in Vedado.
The theater is erroneously positioned in El Cerro on the street map, it was located on 23 Street between 12 and 14 Streets in Vedado.
This theater is erroneously positioned in the street map on 56 Street, it was on Avenida 41 between 30 and 32 Streets in the district formerly called Nicanor del Campo.
I saw “Milagro a los Cobardes” (1962) there with Ruth Roman and Javier Escrivá. I don’t know whether Ruth Roman spoke Spanish or her character’s voice was dubbed.
I’m not sure if this is where I saw “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” with Richard Dreyfuss in 1977. There was a looong line.