Capitol Theatre
4700 Bergenline Avenue,
Union City,
NJ
07047
4700 Bergenline Avenue,
Union City,
NJ
07047
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Here are some photos from 2008.
Does anyone know what happened to the Tony Theatre on Bergenline? Is it still open? I was trying to find it on CT, but couldn’t find it under Union City, NJ.
1959 ad (center, bottom ad & top times) courtesy of Bill Huelbig:
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Cinemascope!
In Time Life’s book “This Fabulous Century 1920-1930”, there is a picture on page 244 of “Shipwreck” Kelly sitting on top of a flagpole on top of BF Keith’s theatre in Union City. Must have been quite a fad back then…
In the new book “Theatres” by Craig Morrison, there is a drawing on page 132 of B.F. Keith’s Capitol Theatre, 4700 Bergenline Ave, Union City NJ. 2,129 seats. The drawing was made in 1924 by Anthony Dumas of New York City. The Capitol was on the right side of a long structure. On the left side was another theatre, B.F. Keith’s State Theatre, which had 1,794 seats. On the roof in the center of the building is a small sign “Twin Theater”. What is unique is that these two theatres, under the same management, shared one entrance. You went inside and turned left for the State and right for the Capitol. If there was only one ticket office inside, then this would be an early example of a Twin Cinema. There does not seem to be a Page here in Cinema Treasures for the State Theatre in Union City, only the Capitol Theatre.
Old photo from the 1930s/1940s:
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Here is an old postcard:
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My research shows that a Moller organ (opus 3472) was installed in this theater in 1922 and then another Moller (opus 4305) was installed in 1925.
This theater is listed as the RKO Capital in the 1951 FDY.
The RKO Capitol Theatre was located at 4700 Bergenline Ave. and it seated 2129 people.