RKO Palace Theater
179 S. Broad Street,
Trenton,
NJ
08608
179 S. Broad Street,
Trenton,
NJ
08608
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Listed as open in the 1951 FDY, this theater probably closed in the late-1960’s or early-1970’s. It has been demolished and a courthouse was built on the site.
From MikeH’s post on the Trenton Strand:
“The last downtown RKO theatre was several blocks further south on Broad (Memory a little faulty here as it could have been Warren St.)
which was called the RKO Palace. It wasn’t an important first-run house but it was fairly big and ornate. It also had one of those big marquees. Here again, I don’t remember ever having been in this theatre but I could have".
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Demolished. You can’t see a movie here anymore, but you could see “A Civil Action” or “The Verdict” since Mercer County’s civil courthouse is now on the site. (But not “Anatomy of a Murder;” criminal trials are in the next block.)
Had a Moller organ opus 3651 installed in 1923.
Original name was the Grand Theatre.
trentonhistory.org
“Grand Theatre, (Benjamin Levine & Joseph Levine), 179 S Broad”
listing in the 1920 Trenton City Directory as hosted by trentonhistory.org. I belive that the Levines were the managers.
Per philadelphiabuildings.org, architect was Hoffman-Henon Co. They prepared plans on 3/17/1920 for the Stanley Co. of America for a new movie theater (not named) at Broad & Warren Streets.
Listed as the Grand Theatre on page 126 of the 1917 Trenton City Directory under “Moving Pictures”. Address is given as 181 S. Broad.
By the time the 1923 Trenton City Directory was published, it was called Reade’s Palace.
Broad and Warren Streets do not cross in Trenton.
The Trent Theater was a few doors from the intersection of State and Warren, and the Lincoln was next to the Trent…
This opened on April 24th, 1923. Grand opening ad posted here.
Reopened on October 1st, 1937, ad posted here.