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Home » Theater Guide » Location » United States » New Jersey » Newark » Cameo Theatre
Also known as Teatro Caribe

Cameo Theatre

Newark, NJ
83 Elizabeth Avenue
, Newark, NJ 07108 United States
(map)
Status: Closed
Screens: Single Screen
Style: Unknown
Function: Church
Seats: 966
Chain: Unknown
Architect: Unknown
Firm: Unknown
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Managed by Eddie Steinberg briefly in the early 1950s. When he took over, it had been closed as a movie theater. Eddie ran it as a live theater. Closed after a brief time running in this format. Re-opened sometime thereafter and re-named Teatro Caribe, offering Spanish language movies. Now closed and in use as a Baptist church.
Contributed by TC

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This was not the Cameo that operated as a porn house... that was the former Treat theater on Orange Street. The Cameo on Elizabeth Ave. spent several years as a Spanish language theater under the name Teatro Caribe. In the mid seventies changing demographics caused then-owner Dick Nathan to move the Spanish operation across town to the Elwood theater on Broadway.
posted by jimmyt on Mar 14, 2005 at 8:50pm
Thanks for the clarification. I found a Treat theater with the following address:
TREAT THEATRE
469 BROAD ST
NEWARK, NJ 07102
973/621-7622
Is this the same one that you believe to be on Orange?
posted by TC on Mar 17, 2005 at 5:49am
The same one... it is situated on the corner of Broad and Orange Streets. Best...jt
posted by jimmyt on Mar 25, 2005 at 5:33pm
Passed Broad & Orange today. Marquee reads Cameo. Their recording announces "Cameo Twin Theatres". One straight, the other gay.
posted by DougDouglass on Apr 27, 2005 at 4:43pm
The one you saw on Broad and Orange is not the original TREAT THEATRE, the original one was demolished in the early 80's to make way for the new building for the phone company. The owners of the TREAT then moved to where you cand find it now. Now, for the spanish CARIBE moving to the ELWOOD it was on January 1st in 1972 on a saturday. When to see the 1st showing of a double spanish feature. What wonderful memories, it was great.
posted by LUISMEL on Dec 26, 2005 at 1:42pm
The church has a slideshow with several views of the interior:
http://www.fmbcnewark.com/
posted by ken mc on Jul 6, 2008 at 8:10pm
Here's a collection of pictures: http://www.cinematour.com/tour/us/31402.html
posted by LUISMEL on Mar 14, 2009 at 1:32pm
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