Our first apartment after arriving in 1951 was at 1730 Broadway, right down the block. I remember a “Refrigerated” banner hanging from the marquee. A few years later we moved around the corner to Rockaway Avenue. Across the street from that apartment was an owner-operated laundry. I became fast friends with their son, Ziggy, who was only there on Saturdays. Since they put a Coming Attractions poster in the window, they got free passes, so Ziggy and I went to the movies just about every Saturday. The majority of features on Saturday were B-list films, i.e. House on Haunted Hill, Seventh Voyage of Sindad, etc., but it was always a double bill and included Movietone News. The best bill was when they had a matinee of “25 Color Cartoons, and a Two-Reel Three Stooges Comedy!”
Our first apartment after arriving in 1951 was at 1730 Broadway, right down the block. I remember a “Refrigerated” banner hanging from the marquee. A few years later we moved around the corner to Rockaway Avenue. Across the street from that apartment was an owner-operated laundry. I became fast friends with their son, Ziggy, who was only there on Saturdays. Since they put a Coming Attractions poster in the window, they got free passes, so Ziggy and I went to the movies just about every Saturday. The majority of features on Saturday were B-list films, i.e. House on Haunted Hill, Seventh Voyage of Sindad, etc., but it was always a double bill and included Movietone News. The best bill was when they had a matinee of “25 Color Cartoons, and a Two-Reel Three Stooges Comedy!”