Garden Theater
113-12 Jamaica Avenue,
Richmond Hill,
NY
11421
113-12 Jamaica Avenue,
Richmond Hill,
NY
11421
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Small neighborhood theater in the Richmond Hill section of Queens, it dated back to the days of the silents. Had an outdoor rooftop theater for the showing of movies during the summer months. Closed early to mid-1950’s due to television and competition from the nearby RKO Keith’s Theatre – Richmond Hill. Used as a warehouse until demolished in the mid-1990’s.
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Erwin Markisch
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It’s very possible. I see the el up ahead. There is a photo on nycsubway.org that shows the upper part of the Garden:
http://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?6626
The photo is featured at “brooklynpix” as a “mystery theatre.” There was also a Garden Theatre in Brooklyn, but I don’t think it was this one. The Richmond Hill Garden was near enough to Brooklyn to have a photo mistakenly added to a Brooklyn collection. However, I think that the Brooklyn Garden was also under or near an elevated subway, so anything is possible.
What street was the Brooklyn Garden on?
Bway, the Brooklyn Garden was situated on Manhattan Avenue in Greenpoint, accross the street from the Meserole. It was strictly a silent era house that closed in the late 1920’s and became a catering hall. Since an elevated subway never existed on Manhattan Ave., this wasn’t the place depicted in the picture.
By the way, the Brooklyn Garden has a short Cinema Treasures page that is worth exploring.
The Brooklyn Garden was on New Utrecht Ave., which also has an elevated subway. However, the description of the Brooklyn Garden makes it seem like it was considerably smaller than the Richmond Hill Garden: /theaters/5845/
Well I guess there were two Garden Theaters in Brooklyn. Here is the link to the one in Greenpoint.
/theaters/11234/
I guess the Greenpoint Garden was so called to promote Greenpoint as the “Garden Spot of the World” – a term proudly touted by the local politicos that – during the time of this theater’s existence, and long after – would have required one’s tongue to be firmly placed in one’s cheek.
Based on something Ed Norton said on “The Honeymooners” in February 1967, I thought Perth Amboy, NJ, was the sun and fun capital of the world.
What year was the Garden torn down? Was it anything after it was a theater?
Here’s a link to a photo and article: qchron