Manhattan Theatre
213 Manhattan Avenue,
New York,
NY
10025
213 Manhattan Avenue,
New York,
NY
10025
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The Manhattan Theatre was one of the many late-run movie houses that once co-existed on New York’s Upper West Side, in this case wedged between the districts of Morningside Heights and Harlem. Situated near 109th Street, the theatre operated into the mid-1950s. The building today houses a church.
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Yes the theater is only being used as a church. There are parts of the building where I have not been taken to. I hope to see the rest of the machinery areas shortly. I will post when I do. Is there anything you want more information? I will be visiting other old theaters in the city as time permits.
yes, i am very interested in the theaters in new york city. I am a native new yorker and looking to open a theater in new york state next year. Do you know if there are any books with pictures of these old new york theaters? Please feel free to email me directly.
ifemorena how do I e-mail you directly? Can not find a e-mail address for you on this site. Please get back to me by E-mail to with phone number. I have been servicing theater for many years and may have info you need. John
A Wurlitzer organ Opus 946 Style 135 was installed in the Manhattan Theater on 11/18/1924.
A C/O was issued to an existing building at 209-213 Manhattan Avenue on April 12, 1929 for a motion picture theater. Seating is given as follows: First floor-569 seats, Balcony-288 seats, Roof-636 seats. Total inside seating-857. Combined inside and roof seating-1493 seats. Owner listed as Grob and Knobel.
This theatre is mentioned in Rogelio Agrasanchez, Jr.’s excellent book MEXICAN MOVIES I N THE UNITED STATES.
It was turned into a Spanish language house by exhibitor Jeane Ansell in 1944.
A Manhattan Theatre on west 109th Street and Manhattan Avenue (213 Manhattan Avenue) was already running movies by 1918. Were there two different buildings on this location?
Still listed in the 1953 Film Daily Yearbook as an Ansell theatre, a chain that runs Spanish language theatres.
This theatre was already listed in a Paramount Week ad in 1918.
If this was closest movie theatre to the El train station then it was already there by 1915.
Listed in the 1959 Film Daily Yearbook as a Brook Avenue Theatre, a Spanish language chain. They also list the Santurce which is not yet identified on CT.