Totowa Cinema
Route 46 near I-80,
Totowa,
NJ
Route 46 near I-80,
Totowa,
NJ
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This began as a single screen cinema in the mid-60s. It looked similar to the GCC Central Plaza (now Clearview) in Yonkers.
Anybody have more info?
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1971 ad when this theater was a part of GC. Not sure if this was an adult theater at the time or if the movie was a “mainstream” X rated release (courtesy of RobertR):
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Seems this theatre was also known as Totowa Twin as seen in a 1982 ad.
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Some of the theatres I saw in the old ad are still around, particulary the Succasunna cinema 10 (in the Atlantic City ad) and the chester theatre. Many of the other theatres, especially the Rockaway theatre and Amboy, are gone. I liked both Totowa theatres, especially the old GC theatre. Last movie Isaw there was the rocketteer.
Here is a 1974 ad from the NY Times:
http://tinyurl.com/ypzasp
The Towering Inferno was released in December of 1974.
Does anyone have any exterior/interior photos of the Totowa Cinema?? I miss that place
The fire occured during the removal of the theatre equipment. The crews were using torches and the walls put up during conversion to a twin caught fire.
Thanks for posting that ad, Ken. I saw “The Towering Inferno” at the Totowa Cinema 1, and I remember wishing it had been at the Cinema 46 down the road because they had a bigger screen.
Here is an April 1969 ad:
http://tinyurl.com/ntc8s6
I accidentally posted a comment about office max on a different theater in totowa, but office max is closed earlier this year waiting for another retailer to come in. This year marks 20 years since this theater was burned in a fire. I always loved the arcade room since it was decent sized.