Paramount Theatre
1300 Ocean Avenue,
Asbury Park,
NJ
7712
1300 Ocean Avenue,
Asbury Park,
NJ
7712
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Opened on July 11, 1930, the Paramount Theatre is now a concert venue on Asbury Park’s long suffering boardwalk area.
It was restored in 2007.
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This is the same link posted by JKane on Oct 15, 2006. It should be used for the Related Websites link above. This information comes from that link:
“Asbury Park’s Convention Hall and Paramount Theatre were designed by Warren and Wetmore, the architects of New York City’s Grand Central Station”.
Auditorium:
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Nice photo Lifes too short.
Friends: a bit of clarification please – I just found this link to a theatre organ, currently located in the Asbury Park Convention Center. The photo certainly does not seem to be the Paramount auditorium. Is the organ over in the other part of the building? Out over the water? http://www.gstos.org/asbury.htm
The organ is in Convention Hall, not the Theater.
The Paramount will be featured in an episode of Fact Or Faked on SyFy sometime in the next two months.
I still have to stop for a moment sometimes first thing in the morning to just sit alone in the middle of the auditorium and appreciate just how lucky I am to play a small part in the history of this grand theater.
-Philip LaDue
avguy:
Welcome to Cinema Treasures and thank you for the two photos. The poster cases oustide the theatre are for six sheet (81"x 81") and three sheet (41"x 81") posters. Your photo of the top of the poster case is for the three sheet posters.
As I do not know your background relative to this theatre and your knowledge of it, or other local and New York City theatres, I can only state that, if you are new to this “Realm of Wonder”, you have begun a journey of historical reflection that is most rewarding and touches the aesthetic nature of all who experienced these theatres, large and small.
The authors of this website have done a great work and those who post comments (their experiences, theatre data and photos of theatres and advertisements) are to be praised for their contributions, and their research work, to bring to the world the splendor of the cinema theatre.
Again, my best to all who contribute to and/or use this website for enjoyment, memories and research.
Much success to all, and especially you “avguy” as you are in for a great experience.
In the photo section I have uploaded the actual six-sheet poster (“Them!”) and the three-sheet poster (“Killers from Space”) for the double feature presentation of the films at the theatre on Wednesday, June 30, 1954.
Enjoy!
I was a member of Cinema Tresures a few years ago when I was working in another Vaudeville house in Upstate NY.
Thanks for the posters.
I saw a comedy show here a few years ago — majestic space, with the salty sea air a nice touch.
avguy,
The files on this theatre are in storage at the present time.
As I recall, there are:
Seating chart (for reserved seat tickets).
8x10 negative and postive print of auditorium from the balcony around the period of the 1930s.
Color photo from 35mm slide of the curtain and proscenium taken by a representative of the Theatre Historical Society (Biff Butler) in 1977.
8x10 contact sheet of various interior view taken by the above THS individual.
Several 8x10 stills of the exterior from 1954, one of which is displaying “The High and the Mighty” (Warner Brothers 1954) as the feature.
Posters of various sizes of films shown at the theatre.
Numerous advertisments and articles (both original and photcopied)
A series of 8x10 showing the construction of the theatre.
The original 35mm reel one of “The Sound of Music” after the 74 week engagement.
Some of these will be scanned and posted to this theatre’s page on this site.