Art Theatre
1077 Southern Boulevard,
Bronx,
NY
10459
1077 Southern Boulevard,
Bronx,
NY
10459
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The Art Theatre was opened prior to 1926. It was still open in 1950. This former Bronx theatre today serves as a church.
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William Gabel
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This theatre is still standing and is currently in use as a Pentecostal church. To see recent pics of the building, as well as pics of several other old theatre buildings in the neighborhood, check out my web page:
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Was this the theatre later called Art Jerome? From the 70’s on there was a second run theatre listed this way and I think it might be this one.
The Jerome theater was also called the Art theater. Could that be the one your thinking of?
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The Art Theatre is listed in the Film Daily Yearbook;1926 edition with a seating capacity of 690 (590 in the 1930 edition, 600 in 1940 and 580 in 1950). It had gone from listings in 1957.
Here are three photographs of the Art Theatre I took in June 2005:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kencta/225253718/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kencta/225254308/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kencta/225260715/
Some exterior views can be seen in the new feature article about the Longwood district in the Bronx at www.forgotten-ny.com
The 1970 IMPA shows the operator of the Art as Lightstone Theater Enterprises, Inc, president Morty Lightstone. This outfit ran numerous houses in New York at that time as well as several in New Jersey, one in Connecticut and one in Washington, D.C.
My photos are at http://www.cinematour.com/tour/us/17178.html
Mr. Katz did you have any problems taking photos of this former theatre?4
Not sure what you mean exactly whether it was a physical problem or what. It’s hard to get a good shot because of the elevated train tracks in front. I was permitted to access the inside of the theatre, though.