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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Here is another photo from the same source:
http://tinyurl.com/d4hg8t
Here’s a new link to a 1974 view of the corner entrance. Loew’s had never bothered to change the original marquee display system, using frosted white letters against a black background:
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Here is a street view of the Triboro. (From the Greater Astoria Historical Society – great website) Judging from the traffic light and the no parking sign, I would guess It was taken later on in the theatre’s life. View link
Loved those old pictures wish I could have been there.
“THE GREEN SLIME” played there.You Can’t make it up.
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.
Here’s a link to a view of the left side of the atmospheric auditorium: nycago