Pix Theatre

In other words, was this the first NEW theatre to be built in Westchester County since the introduction of sound movies? Surely by 1935, every movie theatre in Westchester had been equipped with sound.

Growing up in nearby Bronxville, we attended movie theaters in White Plains on Saturday afternoons (until I was 12, in 1955), including the Pix as well as the RKO, but there is no mention on the CT site of the Loew's theater that was also in White Plains. It was on Main Street, a few blocks west of the RKO theater and I think it was called Loew's State. Anyone remember it or have any info about its history?

Stephen, Loew's White Plains was situated at 134 Main Street and had 1,830 seats, according to various FDYBs. I'm surprised that it's not listed here. Must have fallen between the cracks.

Here's an auditorium view from the October, 1936 issue of The Architectural Forum Magazine:
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The caption says: "The interior is especially commendable for its simplicity, and for the economy of cubage obtained by using the 'reversed curve' slope, thereby eliminating the spatially wasteful plenum chamber." To understand that properly, you need to look at the exterior view that has a link in the introduction to this listing.

This exterior of this theater is briefly seen in "Goodbye Columbus" which filmed throughout lower Westchester County.

The Pix was designed by the architectural firm of Bianculli & Ghiani, according to an article in the October, 1936 issue of Architectural Forum. Here's a new link to a view of the modernistic auditorium: http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a18/Warrengwhiz/128-2880_IMG.jpg