Loew's Poli Theatre
23 Church Street,
New Haven,
CT
06510
23 Church Street,
New Haven,
CT
06510
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Loew’s Poli Theatre opened on November 19, 1917, and was designed by Thomas W. Lamb. It had a Moller organ. Razed in 1960, and was #102 on the THS’s list of largest movie palaces.
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A Poli Theater in New Haven had a Moller theater organ opus 2319 installed in 1917.
The Poli in New Haven was the flagship for Loew’s New England theaters and the regional offices were in the Poli Building. Harry Shaw was regional manager in the 1950'and Morris Rosenthal was manager of the Poli until he retired in 1958. Sid Klepper was the manager after Rosenthal.
Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland visited the theater for an onstage performance on 10 August 1939.
Max Brunswick, whom ushered there as a high school kid, cites the house as seating 3200.
a great theatre—they don’t make em like that anymore..
Any Photos anyone.
An exterior photo of Loews Poli was published in the March, 2009, issue of Reminisce Magazine, page 26.