Merrick Theater
163-06 Jamaica Avenue,
Jamaica,
NY
11432
163-06 Jamaica Avenue,
Jamaica,
NY
11432
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The Merrick Theater opened in 1920, at 163rd Street and Jamaica Avenue in the Jamaica section of Queens. A recent drive-by indicates that the facade of the former Merrick Theater appears to be well intact.
With a 2,500 seating capacity, the Merrick Theater would have historically been the third largest theater in the neighborhood, after the Loew’s Valencia Theatre and Loew’s Hillside Theatre.
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According to this article much of this theater will soon be occupied by a gym.
A photo of the building from 2011.
The Google Street Maps view is still miles away from the Merrick Theatre. Won’t it ever be corrected?
“Woodhaven-Richmond Hill” should be deleted from the address ribbon at the top of the listing. It should read “New York>Jamaica>Merrick Theatre.” The Merrick is in the heart of the Jamaica shopping district, and was considered one of the “top three,” competing against Loew’s Valencia and the RKO Alden.
The Merrick Theatre is also shown incorrectly on the Google Streets Map. Isn’t anyone monitoring this website familiar with Queens geography?
The “Nearby theaters” list is also wacky due to the false assumption that the Merrick is in Woodhaven-Richmond Hill. The nearbys should include Loew’s Valencia, RKO Alden, Skouras Jamaica, Savoy, Loew’s Hillside, Carlton.
And, in that radius, the Plaza in South Jamaica. Don’t sweat the nearby theatres. Many times it says none in 15 miles and there is one down the street. This is something they’ve never fixed.
Tinseltoes… I know this is a pet peeve of yours (and it bugs me, too) but I think the address ribbon to which you refer is a function of how the database is organized. Not that I have a lot of experience at developing and mapping out websites, but I do believe that it isn’t a matter of fixing the ribbon as it is of getting the database organized into more logical geographic buckets. In other words, it is likely not going to be a quick and easy fix.
“Black light” mural in mezzanine lounge was pictured in this 1942 trade report: Boxoffice
There is indeed a gym, Blink Fitness, occupying the theater.