Strand Theatre
7 E. Main Street,
Freehold,
NJ
07228
7 E. Main Street,
Freehold,
NJ
07228
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Open since at least 1935, this theatre was still listed as operating in the 1956 Film Daily Yearbook.
Any additional information on this theatre would be greatly appreciated.
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You can change this one to “demolished”. I read the following on the Strand:
“Well, there was a fire in Freehold that destroyed the Strand Theatre. And I happened to be in town at the time, and it took a number of buildings along with it. It was one of the biggest fires that Freehold had in my lifetime, and they never rebuilt the theatre after that. That was next to the county building on Main Street”.
The entire interview can be found here.
1935 program:
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There is a nice picture of the Strand, ca 1930, on page 26 of “Images of America: Freehold”. The caption states that the Strand burned down on April 7, 1962 along with nine stores.
On page 123 of “Images of America: Freehold Volume II” there is a picture of the Strand in the background of a 1953 parade. The marquee is curved, unlike the aforementioned photo that has a vertical marquee. The curved marquee also reads “A Walter Reade Theatre”.
Old posters:
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From Boxoffice magazine, April 1950:
Tony Hunting, manager of the Strand, Freehold NJ, offered a Saturday morning showing of “Cinderella”. He made arrangements with the local school bus service to pick up all youngsters along the regular routes and bring them to the Strand.