Laconia Theatre
3942 White Plains Road,
Bronx,
NY
10466
3942 White Plains Road,
Bronx,
NY
10466
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I had completely forgotten about the Laconia, until this Website inspired this old geezer to reminisce about my movies of yore. When I was a kid, during and after World War II (until 1951 or so, when I went away to College), I explored all the theaters anywhere near “Wakefield” — the Kent (my “neighborhood” movie, over in Woodlawn), the Wakefield (the best of all!), the Craft (OK), the Kimball (up on Yonkers Avenue; also OK); and, when I felt like taking a long walk, the Laconia. The last usually wasn’t worth the walk. In my dotage, I can’t remember why I deemed it the pits; but, I did.
The church has had some legal problems recently, according to this article:
http://tinyurl.com/69sobp
the laconia was converted into a church
A Wurlitzer organ Opus 1269 Style D was installed in the Laconia Theater on 2/9/1926.
In the 1970s the Laconia was a porno house.
The address for the Laconia Theatre was 3942 White Plains Rd., Bronx, NY.