New Delancey Theater
62 Delancey Street,
New York,
NY
10002
62 Delancey Street,
New York,
NY
10002
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Not to be confused with Loew’s Delancey Theatre, this modest sized theater, played Spanish-language films for a good part of its life. Closed some time in the early-1980’s and used as a storage facility for a lumber company. One day in the early-1990’s the theater collapsed and had to be demolished shortly thereafter.
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Three views circa 1928-34 of the New Delancey Theatre, including the marquee and vertical sign, can be seen here: View link
Great pictures. Thanks for this posting.
The 1993 NYCLPC Landmark Designation Report for the Jaffe Theatre (now City Cinemas Village East) listed the Delancey Theatre, 62 Delancey Street, among the other Manhattan works of architect Harrison G. Wiseman. The report gives the Delancey’s build date as 1922.
Two additional Manhattan theaters by Wiseman are either not yet listed at Cinema Treasures, or are listed under later names but are missing their aka’s. These two are a nickelodeon called the Penn Theatre (1910) at 409 8th Avenue (demolished); and the Union Theatre (1913) at 505 W. 42nd Street (also demolished.)
Thanks Tinseltoes for the vintage photos. I hadn’t realized that the original marquee was so extravagent and included the blade sign, and that that portion of DElancey St., south of Allen was so vibrant with activity. In my memory I only saw the non-descript stainess steel-yellow backdrop box.
As for any confusion with the Winston, that theatre was on Clinton St, and is listed in CT by its original name, the Palestine. The narrow lobby of this house had a large “W” set in to the inlay flooring.
The New Delancy was owned by my family Orjelick-Theaters. At its peak my grandfather owned 15 movie theatres. Many closed prior to when I was born in 1976. They were small family theaters that usually had 1-2 screens. Many of theaters included spanish films at one time. In an article I have about the Orjelick-Theatres dated June 11, 1987 it stated, “One by one, those theatres went under unable to survive the advent of the suburban multi-screen franchise cinema…By the 1980’s the Orjelick-Theatres had dwindled down to three properties to include the Art Theatre in the Bronx, the New Delancy in Manhattan and the Hoboken Twin in NJ.” The only other theater I remember that my family had owned was called the Colony Theater and was located somewhere in NY.
Just wanted to add my belated thanks to Tinseltoes for posting those terrific pictures. They really convey the feel of the period. (In addition to the picture of the old New Delancey, you can also access about eight other picture pages of Delancey St., one of which features the awning of a Paramount Theater.)
I remember this theater during its Spanish days when I used to shop on Delancey St., often after walking over the Williamsburg Bridge.
That’s the Paramount Cafeteria, John.
Thanks for the clarification, Al. You must admit that this was the most cinematic of cafeteria signs!
It sure was. Maybe they were aiming at the movie crowd.
…and thank you all for the pictures and memories. I remember going there as a child with my grandpa and father.