Madison Cinema 4
14 Lincoln Place,
Madison,
NJ
07940
14 Lincoln Place,
Madison,
NJ
07940
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Its a real gem, or was in the not so distant past. I don’t know much about this theater, but I know it was built in 1925 and had a seating capacity of 946. It still has its original marquee hanging outside, but it has been heavily modernized.
The interior still maintains some of the original charm: there is a lounge to every bathroom, the lobby has marble all over it, and the plaster molding on the ceilings are still somewhat intact. It once was a single auditorium, but has since been divided into four. It still maintains its stand alone box office outside.
If you can look past all the horrible modernization, you can tell this was once a truly beautiful little theatre.
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Recent photo of the ticket booth:
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With the new rockaway theatre opening sometime later this year, will this theatre survive?
Old photo:
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Still a triple as of 1998 – see 2nd paragraph:
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probably they cut up the larger screen into two, or added a fourth one.
I went in yesterday as I saw the auditorium from 2 streets away and thinking it was that or a warehouse, I decided to press on and yes it was built in 1925 as the stone says on the top. I asked the young usher outside if I could have a small tour and he asked if “I was one of those.” I replied yes, I’m a human being. He looked puzzled and then showed me the basement. From the lobby, the hall down to the theatres is long and sloping and ends at a small wall. There are 2 stadiums, one on either side and he let me in to show me the stage that’s still intact. It goes to the right and ends at the wall and continues into the other theater. The other theatres are smaller and are before the stadium ones. He said the decorative elements are still untouched and there’s a drop ceiling protecting them. The auditorium ceiling from outside is quite huge.
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There should be an aka name of Madison Theater or Theatre. Listed in 1955 with 946 seats.
No mention of the theatre in this article but you can see the marquee in the top photo. I’m glad they are considering revitalizing this street. It is not vibrant like the rest of the town is.
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3d will be added at this theater for alice in wonderland 3d in two weeks. advance tickets are on sale.