Colony Theatre
37-27 82nd Street,
Jackson Heights,
NY
11372
37-27 82nd Street,
Jackson Heights,
NY
11372
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The Colony Theatre opened on August 8, 1935 as part of the Brandt chain.
Today the building is part of the Jackson Heights Historic District, and the facade is safeguarded by NYC Landmark Laws.
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I had been to the Colony many times, the first time was to see the double Feature of “West Side Story” and “In The Heat Of The Night”. What i remember most of that first time was that inside the theater by the refreshment stand in the lobby was a second marquee which told us the upcoming attractions at the theater. I also the Frank Sinatra film “Dirsty Dingus Magree” there with an advance preview of Billy Wilder’s “The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes”. I also saw the third Sidney Poitier Virgil Tibbs film “The Organization” with an advance preview of the george Segal drug film, “Born To Win”. Later on on saw the second Dirty Harry film, “Magnum Force” with “The Last Of Sheila”.
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Here is a photo of the Colony today, May 3, 2009.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/michaeldj/3498753416/
37-27 82nd St is the correct address. It is part of the Jackson Heights Historic District, and safeguarded by Landmark Laws. Can someone from the Cinema Treasures staff please correct it? Thank you!
The Colony Theatre can be seen just to the left of the center of this image. Judging by a poster above the marquee for “The Citadel,” the photo was probably taken towards the end of 1938 or in early 1939: View link
Thank you for updating the theater’s address on this thread, as well as the write-up.
Tinseltoes: Thank you for sharing this very impressive vintage image.
Someone incorrectly clicked update street view at the Payless Shoe Source store. The theater was about two more clicks to the left, where the Duane Reade Drug Store is.
The entrance and marquee of the Colony Theatre were just to the right of the Game Stop store in the Google Maps view. The space is occupied in the Google Maps view by Foot Locker and a small jewelry store. The auditorium ran parallel to 82nd Street, but had stores in front of the 82nd Street wall.
There’s an historic view here: nypl
I grew up in Jackson Heights in the 1950s and saw a few movies at the Colony, including High Noon, Disney’s The Living Desert, and at least one of Ingmar Bergman’s films. The Colony was one of two “art houses” in the neighborhood, the other being the Earle on 74th Street.