Elmwood Theatre
57-02 Hoffman Drive,
Elmhurst,
NY
11373
57-02 Hoffman Drive,
Elmhurst,
NY
11373
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Built in 1928, this once proud vaudeville and movie house along Queens Boulevard in the Elmhurst section of Queens closed in early 2002. It is now home to a church in the shadows of the Queens Mall and the Long Island Expressway.
A plan to demolish the theater after the creation of an 18-screen megaplex nearby stalled. Meanwhile, the Elmwood Theatre has recently been reconverted into a single auditorium space after years as a four-screen theater. Other areas of the theater are also in the midst of renovation and restoration as well.
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Cinema Treasures, David Kingham
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I remember that Wonderama The vIrconic children program on WNEW in the 70-80’s did a road show at this theater.I took part in the snake cans game which I lost.
It looks like it was a twin at the time that photo was taken.
What does “virconic” mean? I’ve never encountered it before. I may also be too old to know what the “snake cans game” is. Can anyone explain?
I ment iconic The snake cans game is therere a row of cans ,one with a bouquet of flow to denote the winne the rest have snake that pops up when the can is open. withethe flowers you win the grand prize
And the grand prize was usually a cool bike. Sorry you didn’t win Fred, but it must have been fun to be on.
The list of “Nearby theaters” neglects to mention the two that were the nearest competition, the Newtown Theatre on Corona Avenue near Newtown High School, and the Drake Theatre on Woodhaven Boulevard in Rego Park. Both were in easy walking distance of the Elmwood.
The UA Lefrak was also within walking distance.
Ok I am confused. Is the above photo a new photo or an old one. In looking throught the photos I saw on that showed the marquee totally gone and a new front for the Rock Church.
That’s an old photo from after the theater was closed but before the Rock Church replaced the marquee and removed the rest of the exterior ornamentation.
Mikeoaklandpark… the representative photo that winds up on the “overview” page is generally the most-viewed image from a given theater’s photo gallery. I’m not sure what logic is employed in the eventuality that more than 1 photo in a given gallery has been viewed by the same number of people, but the actual age or date of the picture has nothing to do with whether it shows up as at the top of this page.