Belvedere Theatre
64-28 Myrtle Avenue,
Glendale,
NY
11385
64-28 Myrtle Avenue,
Glendale,
NY
11385
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Wouldn’t that be great!?
I wonder if this church ever thought of buying the much larger Ridgewood Theatre?
Seems a vintage photo of the Belvedere operating as a theatre has still not turned up.
I heard this building was up for sale last summer, is it still a church?
I will put up photos of our currect building & new properties this Sunday.
That was actually was suppose to be a police station but that never happened. Whenever Stop & Shop becomes available, we would also be able to get that too.
When & if Stop & Shop will be for sale… no one knows.
no.
We just paid cash for the house behind our building. The owners of the gas station & the triangle across the street will be selling their properties to us and we have the money & will own it in 2008. The triangle is between 64th Place & cypress (between Sakuri japenesse restuarant and Stop & Shop.
Did you buy all those two family houses that were knocked down last year adjacent to the Stop and Shop parking lot?
Did you buy all those two family houses that were knocked down last year adjacent to the Stop and Shop parking lot?
The Stop & Shop would become a 3,500 seat sanctuary with a 3-story indoor parking garbage.
Hello, I’m a staff member at Christ Tabernacle… here’s a quick update. The church has purchased the Victorian house behind the Belvedere, it will be knocked down and a 6-story building will be mage. It will be a community development center offering alot of free programs. Also, are close to purchasing the gas station (64-40 Myrtle Ave.) on the corner of Myrtle Ave. and Cypress next to our building. We will also be purchasing the triangle across from us. Thats 64-65 Myrtle Ave.) which will be converted into a food court with a the entire 2nd floor a cafeteria. The Village Pizzaria that is currently there, will also be staying.
We also plan on buying the current Stop & Shop whenever it becomes available and for sale.
The Belvedere was my motrhers favorite during the 1930s they always showed “family fare” an it was only 25 cents for adults and 10 cents for kids,,,,i remeber the “RACES” they showed on screen …each kid got a number on entering and the film showed slapstick races of all kinds ..i remember one where the guy was in a barrel and another in a bathtub on a water race///the winning number was 13 and I HAD IT !!! i was a winnerof a mickey mouse wristwatch……..those were the days as ARCHIE Bunker used to say!!! does anybody know what those “races” we named or what studio offered them perhaps they are available on DVDs ..i would love to see some of them again…….memories
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The church has been running for the last 22 years. Featuring on MTV, BET, Vibe Magazine, NBC News, ABC, CBS, NY Times, NY Newsday. Have performed around the world. Also, done events with Bishop T.D. Jakes, A.R. Bernard, Donnie MucCluklin, Kirk Franklin, NYC Republican Contention in 2004 & 2005, and more.
October 2006:
Christ Tabernacle Church currently has 4 services at its location. 9am, 11am, 1pm, 3pm (spanish). With an average of 3,000 members, we are now looking for a larger facility. Also, we owned the 2 building next to the former theater, which was made into 1 building for offices. Earlier this year, the gas station off Cypress Hill next to us gave half of the store to use. We turned it into offices also.
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The photo at right shows circuit owner Herman Weingarten. Another of Weingarten’s Brooklyn theatres was the Cameo, later acquired by Loew’s, which changed the spelling to Kameo:
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A February 25, 1943 c/o shows a 758 seat motion picture theater at 64-34 Myrtle Avenue. Block 3584 Lot 1. That is the same address currently used by the Church. Some trivia. 64th Place was previously known as Slocum Street. In 1943 the theater property was described as being on the southeast corner of Myrtle Ave and Slocum St.
That makes more sense. I was a little confused by the Kossuth St thing. Cypress Hills St and Myrtle is actually right where the Belvedere is/was. Perhaps the Skydome is where the Finast/Edwards/Stop N Shop building is now.
The Van Cortlandt Airdome was located on the corner of Myrtle Ave and Van Cortlandt Avenue which is now 71st Avenue. The Belvedere Theater building is located on Myrtle Ave between 64th Place and Cypress Hills Street (Kossuth Place). The Skydome could have been at the intersection of Myrtle Ave and what is now, Cypress Hills Street. If you were facing the Belvedere Theater, the Skydome would have been on your left. I also think that the Van Cortlandt Airdome was gone by 1922.
I really don’t know. A 1922 ad for Weingarten’s Belvedere Skydome gives no more specific address than “Myrtle Avenue and Kossuth Place.” Do you have any dates for the Van Cortlandt? If earlier than 1922, it’s possible that they are the same. Herman Weingarten was always trying to expand his holdings in those days.
Would this Belvedere Skydome be the same as the Van Cortlandt Airdrome? I am trying to place the intersection. I believe Kossuth Place is now either 70 Ave or 71st Ave? Or was that a former name for Fresh Pond Rd (as I believe Fresh Pond Rd was originally in the alignment of Cypress Hills St is now).
For at least part of its early history, the Belvedere Theatre was operated by Herman Weingarten (owner of the Parthenon), who also ran the Belvedere Skydome at Myrtle Avenue & Kossuth Place. While that outdoor theatre was operating in the summer of 1922, Weingarten closed the Belvedere for renovations that included its first carpeted floors, redecoration of the auditorium, new projectors and screen, and the installation of a Robert Morton pipe organ, according to a report in the Ridgewood Times. The rejuvenated Weingarten’s Belvedere re-opened on August 25, with “The Rosary” as the premiere attraction. Programs changed daily, and the rest of the Belvedere’s first week was filled by “The Veiled Woman,” “Her Majesty,” “The Woman Who Came Back,” “The Renegade,” “The Claw,” and “Across the Border.”
In my opinion the address of record should correspond to that used when the theater was in operation. Hopefully, that would also agree with the address shown on original land use records, aubsequent tax records, and advertising media. Any inconsistencies, including for example, the building’s current address, should be cited by appropriate foot notes.
If I understand what Warren has said, I believe my opinion agrees with his.
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Not exactly accurate fella. You gave 3 addresses and you weren’t sure which one was correct. Besides; you gave the wrong address in the first place. It took both edsolero and lostmemory to sort out the correct address.
I believe that “the other fella” was the person who came up with the correct address for the Bayside Theatre. He found it in a newspaper ad in The Bayside Times from November, 1941, when the theatre first opened under Skouras management.