Loew's Triboro Theatre
2804 Steinway Street,
Astoria,
NY
11103
2804 Steinway Street,
Astoria,
NY
11103
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One of the last giant Loew’s movie palaces to be built in New York City, this classic Thomas Lamb theater, built in 1931, welcomed visitors with a classic Mayan Revival exterior.
Inside, its Atmospheric style ceiling and palatial interior delighted audiences who journeyed in from all over Queens.
Sadly, although the Triboro Theatre was one of the last to be built, it was also one of the first to go, closing in spring of 1974. Its demolition continues to leave a gaping wound in Queens' architectural history.
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Many or 99% of Warren’s photo links no longer work. They stopped working over a year ago.
There are likely thousands of photo links on this site that no longer work. Has anyone found a solution? Can’t photos be uploaded to this site and stored here?
This photograph of the Loew’s Triboro Theatre was taken in 1931 by George Mann of the comedy dance team, Barto and Mann.
> There are likely thousands of photo links on this site that no longer work. Has anyone found a solution?
I too have found the broken links on Cinema Treasures frustrating, michael22b. Clicking here will take you to the Wayback Machine, an internet archive. Almost magically, it brings back to life most dead links. Given current events, it’s interesting to note that the Internet archive at the New Library of Alexandria, Egypt mirrors the Wayback Machine.
This theater was like a palace inside….velvet drapes, statues, lighting effects…it was like a magical place at the end of a busy shopping street. Went there in the 50’s and 60’s when I was a child. How was this ever torn down!!! Holten’s was the luncheonette up the block.
Holten’s had great shakes. They were so full of ice cream that the machine had to strain to liquify the mass. Sitting on a stool here I watched them take down the original vertical that said Loews Triboro to ones which just proclaimed Loews.
Like so many other CT listings, STATUS needs to be changed from “Closed” to “Demolished.” Anyone going here expecting to find a closed theatre will be disappointed.
I was trying to recall what movies I saw at the Triboro, and could remember Dangerous When Wet (Esther Williams), The Caddy (Martin and Lewis), War of the Worlds (with great surround stereo sound), Fort Ti (in 3D) and, perhaps, Becket. I know I saw at least one vaudeville show when Loew’s tried to revive live entertainment in the late 50s. The theater was fantastic, always a treat to visit, even though it was a bus ride from my neighborhood in Jackson Heights.
1935 pic
http://astoriahistory.smugmug.com/keyword/steinway/431342741_vTTmkQ7#!i=431342741&k=vTTmkQ7&lb=1&s=A
All of those images of Astoria theatres have been posted here before, either in the Photos Section or linked in the comments pages.