Nemo Theatre

2834 Broadway,
New York, NY 10025

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Previously operated by: Fox Circuit, Skouras Theatres

Architects: Thomas White Lamb

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The Nemo Theater

The Nemo Theatre was opened in 1919 and by 1926 was part of the William Fox Circuit. It was closed in 1963. It became a supermarket, and was demolished in the early-2000’s

Contributed by Jean

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William
William on February 18, 2004 at 1:25 pm

The Nemo Theatre was located at 2834 Broadway.

DougDouglass
DougDouglass on March 14, 2004 at 3:38 pm

2834 Broadway is at West 110th Street/Cathedral Parkway.

Movieplace
Movieplace on July 9, 2004 at 8:28 pm

The structure was original a beer gardenand restaurant. It was fashioned into a theatre by Thomas Lamb

Al Alvarez
Al Alvarez on May 3, 2006 at 11:59 am

This became the Daitch-Shopwell supermarket Januery 22, 1964.

Flame
Flame on August 3, 2009 at 8:00 am

We used to frequent the Nemo as kids in the 50’s. In those days they had a Children’s Section with a uniformed matron to keep the kids in line. Sometimes they’d even hit the kids to maintain order. They always showed double features for 35 cents going up eventually to 50 cents. We’d just go in and watch what was on till it started over again. It was a big theatre with one of those Come on in, it’s Kool inside! signs. Great on hot summer days. We were all saddened when it became a Daitch Shopwell.

Al Alvarez
Al Alvarez on October 20, 2009 at 12:07 pm

The Nemo stopped showing films in March 1963, according to Boxoffice Magazine.

Movieplace
Movieplace on July 1, 2011 at 12:19 pm

The Nemo stood at the south east corner of 110th and Broadway. The Rite Aid is across Broadway on the south west corner.

Movieplace
Movieplace on July 1, 2011 at 12:24 pm

As per Flame’s comment of 8/3/2009 the Nemo became a Daitch Shopwell. A similar fate of the old Stoddard Theater on 90th and Broadway (also a Lamb house)which too became a Daitch. The Nemo Daitch became a D'agostino’s and then the structure was eventually torn down. The Nemo was entirely gutted. A demolition worker allowed me to peek in after I convinced him the structure had been a theater at one point. The new building on the site was completed in 2004.

bicyclereporter
bicyclereporter on January 26, 2012 at 11:13 pm

Mentioned in “Last Words”, George Carlin’s “sortabiography”.

Texas2step
Texas2step on September 12, 2018 at 3:37 pm

The Nemo was also operated by Skouras Theatres.

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