Park Theatre
132-15 Rockaway Boulevard,
South Ozone Park,
NY
11420
132-15 Rockaway Boulevard,
South Ozone Park,
NY
11420
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I’m not sure when the Park closed but I remember seeing “Old Yella” (Walt Disney)there about 1957.
the photo i posted is looking east down 120 ave from Rockaway Boulevard
A local.live image of the Park in Rockaway was posted by Bway under that theater’s entry: View link
It could be the building in the photo posted by Warren above: View link
Sorry. The correct link is: View link
The photo of the Park Theater looks a lot like the Park Theater in Rockaway Park on B.116th St in the ‘30s or early 40’s. That box office looks very similar to the portable one used during the summer season. About mid September it would be rolled away and you bought your ticket at a window on the right side wall of the first lobby.
Thanks. I guess we can conclude that the street configuration was probably changed after the theater was demolished, then?
The presumed site of the theater can be seen in the fourth and fifth pictures, the lot with the “For Sale” sign (4), next to “Monica’s Nail Salon.” (5).
Thanks, J.D.
The building appears to have been demolished and replaced by multi-family brick homes facing the side street. (133rd).
Thanks, Lost Memory.
Could there have been two theatres, the Park Theatre, and another one, similar to it, adjacent to each other on this stretch of Rockaway Blvd. ?
The photo in Warren’s posting of Dec 6th could not be this Park Theatre. Facing the entrance, it was located on the right end of the block and did not have such a fancy entrance.
Thank you all. This is good to know.
The park was the"classy" movie in south ozone park. Had a candy machine in back of movie Had to go upstairs to bathroom and to have a smoke. Had YoYo contest on Sat matinee on stage.Kids weren’t allowed in without a shirt. Was a WW1 cannon in little square in front of movie. Saw some great movies there Double Indemnity and used to come out blind into sun after watching first tecnicolor musicals color by MGM & Natalie Kalmus.
David Robertson
I agree with the posted address of 132-15 Rockaway Blvd. I also show multiple seating capacities for this theatre. I believe the 1941 listing of 1028 was overstated and would use the 920 listing instead.
The address of the Park Theatre is listed in the 1950 Film Daily Yearbook as 132-15 Rockaway Blvd, South Ozone Park. Seating capacity is given as 920, but in the 1941 edition of F.D.Y it has 1028 seats (again listed under South Ozone Park)