Central Theater
505 Central Avenue,
Newark,
NJ
07107
505 Central Avenue,
Newark,
NJ
07107
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This neighborhood Newark house was once operated by Warner Brothers chain. It was converted to church use in the late-1950’s.
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Jim Thatcher
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Listed in the 1951 FDY. 1293 seats is small !?!
As of 1925, was operated by Joseph Stern.
Listed as part of Warner Bros in the 1944 FDY. Listed as part of Stanley Warner Corp. in the 1956 Film Daily Yearbook.
1939 program:
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As a child, I went to the Central Theater in Newark, NJ, every Saturday afternoon from 1949-1954. What memories!
Here is an undated photo:
http://tinyurl.com/5q9vrw
Still a church? One never knows the age of these Google Maps photos.
The former entrance is the second building from the corner. It had a very long lobby which connected to the auditorium at the rear. The church apparently built a new entrance to the auditorium on the side street.
Here is an item about the Central Theatre from the April 21, 1921, issue of Engineering News-Record:
An item in a later issue noted that Grad was revising the plans, and that the projected cost of the theater was now $100,000. Architect Frank Grad also designed Newark’s Stanley Theatre and collaborated on the design of Symphony Hall.