Fleetwood Theatre

1000 Morris Avenue,
Bronx, NY

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lostmemory
lostmemory on June 30, 2008 at 7:41 pm

A new link for the larger photo of the Fleetwood Theater is here.

lostmemory
lostmemory on June 4, 2008 at 11:44 am

This is a larger photo of the Fleetwood.

lostmemory
lostmemory on July 18, 2007 at 4:43 pm

Here is a photo of the Fleetwood Theater.

lostmemory
lostmemory on July 6, 2007 at 9:12 am

This building was used as both a bowling alley and as a supermarket. A c/o issued to 1000 Morris Avenue in December of 1961 lists a supermarket on the first floor and bowling alleys on the second and third floors.

lostmemory
lostmemory on June 9, 2007 at 2:22 pm

FORMER THEATRE BOUGHT IN BRONX; Fleetwood on Morris Ave. to Be Converted to Bowling — Deal on Tudor Plan

NY Times June 9, 1960

The building containing the old Fleetwood Theatre and three stores at 1000 Morris Avenue, the Bronx, has been purchased by Seymour M. Tannenbaum, realty investor. He plans to convert the property to an air-conditioned bowling center with twenty-four lanes. The theatre has been closed for two years. It is the fourth theatre acquired by Mr. Tannenbaum for conversion to bowling.

johndousmanis
johndousmanis on September 28, 2004 at 9:02 pm

I was in this theater last year. Much garbage on first floor and some junked cars. Stage was being used as a car repair shop at one point. A second and third floor have been added years ago. Construction looks like that used in late 1950’s. Second floor was used as a club it looks like. The third floor was a bowling alley at one point. You can see where alleys were. Balcony was removed years ago. However from third floor if you lift a certain ceiling tile and you have a 12ft ladder you can climb up to what was the projection room. There are about five rooms up here. All are empty.
Just a lot of garbage from when booth was removed.

bamtino
bamtino on August 16, 2004 at 7:04 pm

I believe this theatre did not open until 1927 or later (a February 1927 NY Times articles says that the theatre “will be opened by the Consolidated Amusement Enterprises”) and that it closed in 1958. It was purchased by a realty investor, who planned to convert the site into a bowling alley, in 1960.

bamtino
bamtino on August 16, 2004 at 6:24 pm

Another recent image of the Fleetwood, as well as many other Bronx theatres, can be found here:
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btkrefft
btkrefft on August 16, 2004 at 7:00 am

Here are photos of the Fleetwood then and now.