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Home » Theater Guide » Location » United States » Connecticut » Hartford » Loew's Poli Theatre
Also known as Capitol Theatre, Fox-Poli Capitol Theatre

Loew's Poli Theatre

Hartford, CT
591 Main Street
, Hartford, CT 06103 United States
(map)
Status: Closed/Demolished
Screens: Single Screen
Style: Adam
Function: Unknown
Seats: 3017
Chain: Unknown
Architect: Thomas W. Lamb
Firm: Unknown
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The Loew's Poli was originally opened as the Capitol Theatre, designed by Thomas W. Lamb. It was later known as the Fox-Poli Theatre before finally becoming the Loew's Poli. Located on Main Street, this was perhaps the most elegant of Hartford's theaters.

The site is now occupied by office buildings.
Contributed by Al Larkin

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The Loews Poli Theatre was located at 591 Main Street and it seated 3014 people.
posted by William on Nov 19, 2003 at 5:30pm
Before being called the Loew's Poli Theatre it was known as the Capitol Theatre.
posted by William on Dec 8, 2003 at 1:09pm
The theatre first opened in 1920 as the Capitol, and was designed by Thomas W. Lamb in a style similar to his NYC Capitol, which opened the previous year. After being known as the Capitol, it became the Fox-Poli Capitol, and then Loew's Poli. I believe that Loew's referred to Loew's Inc., not E.M. Loew's Theaters. Loew's Inc. operated the Poli New England Theaters circuit.
posted by Warren G. Harris on Apr 8, 2004 at 8:03am
There are photos and some history of the Fox/Loews Poli theater along with some background on other Hartford theaters here:
http://www.hogriver.org/issues/v01n03/palaces.htm

posted by Lost Memory on Mar 19, 2005 at 8:06pm
Is anyone familiar with a Poli-Bijou Theater that was located in New Haven at 28 Church St New Haven, CT. Here is a photo of the theater:
http://insight.library.yale.edu/Yaleimages/Size3/YVRC/D3449/257566.jpg
posted by Lost Memory on Mar 19, 2005 at 8:21pm
A 1960's photo of the lobby can be seen here.
posted by Lost Memory on Oct 3, 2005 at 3:11pm
Here is a picture from the Online Archive of California:

http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/FindingAids/dynaweb/calher/jvac/figures/j13FI-269B.jpg
posted by ken mc on Dec 15, 2005 at 3:55pm
Was this place across the street from the Wadsworth? When I worked at Media Play, there was this man who used to come in and he would talk about how beautiful this place was. Wow, I remember picturing it.
posted by Spike Spiegel on Jan 31, 2006 at 4:45pm
I've been told that my great-grandfather was the stage manager of this theater, I think when the vaudeville circut was still passing through.
posted by khollywood on Jun 21, 2006 at 5:35am
Here's an ad from January 5, 1933 for the Poli Capitol. Fanchon & Marco's stage adaptation of "The Desert Song" seemed more of a crowd-puller than the feature movie:
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a18/Warrengwhiz/hartfordcap.jpg
posted by Warren G. Harris on Apr 17, 2009 at 9:37am
On August 11th, 1939, Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland did a full day of stage appearances at Loew's Poli, trying out songs and routines for their forthcoming engagement at the Capitol Theatre in New York City in conjunction with "The Wizard of Oz." In Hartford, the young stars performed between showings of "Lady Of The Tropics" & "Miracles For Sale":
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a18/Warrengwhiz/mickjudy39.jpg
posted by Warren G. Harris on May 8, 2009 at 9:22am
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