Roosevelt Theatre

2497 Seventh Avenue (now Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard),
New York, NY 10030

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Chancellor
Chancellor on March 10, 2012 at 1:59 pm

No, actually the theater closed in 1978. The last picture I saw there was the Bill Cosby Sidney Potier 1977 film, ‘A Piece Of The Action’.

AlAlvarez
AlAlvarez on February 28, 2010 at 6:44 pm

Stopped showing films in 1976.

AlAlvarez
AlAlvarez on February 12, 2010 at 7:50 pm

The architect was Charles Goodman.

Warren G. Harris
Warren G. Harris on May 25, 2009 at 7:54 am

“Roosevelt” was such a long name that they economized on the vertical sign by using just the first letter “R”, followed by animated arrows pointing at the building.

RobertR
RobertR on April 17, 2009 at 2:06 pm

Check out the odd vertical with the arrows…..did it once say RKO?

AlAlvarez
AlAlvarez on April 13, 2009 at 11:37 am

The Roosevelt.

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lostmemory
lostmemory on November 15, 2008 at 6:08 am

Interesting. Thanks.

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on November 14, 2008 at 8:52 pm

Small item from the NYT dated 10/12/63:

A movie projectionist was shot and robbed yesterday in the projection booth of Roosevelt Theater, Seventh Avenue, the police reported today.

RobertR
RobertR on September 26, 2006 at 4:54 pm

It was still open in 1971 showing one of MGM’s Family Matinee’s.
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lostmemory
lostmemory on September 23, 2006 at 5:10 pm

A c/o dated October 7, 1920 was issued for a 1526 seat motion picture theater at 2495-97 Seventh Avenue . The owner is listed as the Silber Amusement Co.

KenRoe
KenRoe on May 3, 2006 at 5:50 am

Three views of the Roosevelt Theatre taken in July 2003:
http://flickr.com/photos/kencta/139767260/
http://flickr.com/photos/kencta/139767567/
http://flickr.com/photos/kencta/139767921/