Royal Theatre
655 Tenth Avenue,
New York,
NY
10036
655 Tenth Avenue,
New York,
NY
10036
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The Royal Theatre was a rather posh name for a small, late-run movie house that served residents of what was then known as “Hell’s Kitchen”, one of Mahattan’s roughest and toughest neighborhoods.
More information is needed about the Royal’s history and the current status of the site, which is near Tenth Avenue’s intersection with West 46th Street. The area is now “gentrified” and known as Clinton.
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Warren G. Harris
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A c/o was issued to a 600 seat moving picture theater at 653 Tenth Avenue (corner of W 46th St) on February 1, 1918. The owner was Frederick Flagge of Rockaway, New Jersey.
According to boxoffice magazine this was operated by the same manager as the Lido (147th street, aka Bluebird) in 1945.
I think Chelsea Clinton lives on the upper west side.
Real cute.
This is still listed in the 1947 Film Daily Yearbook although the New York Times reports that the property was sold in 1945 and intended for other use.
A rare view of the Royal Theatre’s marquee can be found at left of this photo:nyc.gov
I think this building was a recording studio until it was demolished just last year.
Here’s a frontal view of the Royal Theatre: nyc.gov