Ellwest Stereo Theater

155 West 47th Street,
New York, NY 10036

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AlAlvarez
AlAlvarez on April 16, 2011 at 4:11 pm

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AlAlvarez
AlAlvarez on March 1, 2010 at 9:55 pm

A police report of adult establishment in 1995 lists the LAP MOVIE THEATRE at 204 West 47th Street. Has anyone heard of that one?

randytheicon
randytheicon on June 14, 2009 at 7:56 am

Ellwest also had a location in downtown Baltimore, on Guilford Ave. near that city’s infamous “Block.” The site is now occupied by a garage.

lostmemory
lostmemory on November 10, 2006 at 6:16 am

Talk about being confused. The above comment belongs in the other Ellwest Stereo Theater. LOL

lostmemory
lostmemory on November 10, 2006 at 6:04 am

Even though this theater closed in 1973, the building is still listed as having a theater in 1974. This theater might have closed in 1973 and another theater opened here or the same theater opened under another name. You know how those porn operators are. They are big believers in recycling. :) Anyway, the seating above sould be set to 30.

Ed Solero
Ed Solero on November 8, 2006 at 4:35 pm

I just want to turn my notification on here. But, I did submit both Ellwest Stereo Theaters to CT. This was the second one I submitted. I hope the other wasn’t deleted because they both had the exact same name.

I also wanted to add that it appears Ellwest Stereo Theaters ran a number of porn houses in cities across the country, including Seattle, Phoenix, Dallas and Nashville. A search of the name on google returns a number of legal decisions from lawsuits that were tried at the circuit court level in several States. I wonder if any of those cinemas are listed here under different names…

I am somewhat familiar with this parking lot and can recall looking down on it from my room at the Doubletree Suites Hotel when I stayed there overnight on several occasions over the last 6 or 7 years. It’s a fairly large facility with rooftop parking in addition to the indoor levels. Several storefronts line the ground floor inlcuding a deli and a coffee shop. The theater would have been at the western most edge of the building, closest to Seventh Avenue.