Nemo Theatre

The Nemo Theatre seated 932 people.

The Nemo Theatre was located at 2834 Broadway.

This was one of many sub-run movie houses that existed on Upper Broadway in "the old days." For some years, it was operated by Skouras Theatres, with the programs playing after the circuit's nearby Riverside and Riviera. Nemo, incidentally, is "omen" spelled backwards.

2834 Broadway is at West 110th Street/Cathedral Parkway.

The Nemo was originally a Fox theatre, which explains how it later landed under Skouras management. On May 2, 1926, the Nemo presented the first public demonstration of Fox's new "Movietone" sound system, though the program consisted only of short films.

The structure was original a beer gardenand restaurant. It was fashioned into a theatre by Thomas Lamb

This became the Daitch-Shopwell supermarket Januery 22, 1964.

The Daitch-Shopwell chain disappeared decades ago. If this site still houses a supermarket, it must be under a different name.

On January 20, 1919 a c/o was issued to a moving picture theater without stage at this address. Owner is listed as Broadway Varieties. Another c/o was issued on May 26, 1932 for a 946 seat motion picture theater. Owner was Clarence D. Loew. The next c/o is dated March 4, 1964 and this address is now a food market. I'm not 100% sure of this but I think the supermarket is D'Agostino's.

We used to frequent the Nemo as kids in the 50's. In those days they had a Children's Section with a uniformed matron to keep the kids in line. Sometimes they'd even hit the kids to maintain order. They always showed double features for 35 cents going up eventually to 50 cents. We'd just go in and watch what was on till it started over again. It was a big theatre with one of those Come on in, it's Kool inside! signs. Great on hot summer days. We were all saddened when it became a Daitch Shopwell.

The Nemo stopped showing films in March 1963, according to Boxoffice Magazine.