Loew's State Theatre
1540 Broadway,
New York,
NY
10036
1540 Broadway,
New York,
NY
10036
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What’s unusual is that I can hardly see the State — but the Victoria /theaters/2945/ across the street (playing “Wilson”) is pretty clear.
From LIFE (1944), an unusaul view of Loew’s State can be seen here -
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It’s still a great shot, though. Thanks, Ken.
It was only Jack’s second film. For his fourth film, “Mister Roberts”, he won an Oscar.
That’s probably right. I saw the movie but it was years ago at some repertory place in Philly.
“It Couldn’t Happen to a Nicer Guy”, I think. That’s from memory, so I might be a little off.
He was still relatively unknown, as I recall. I think his first film was in 1952, so perhaps he didn’t merit star billing.
Strange how Jack Lemmon did not get his name up in lights for the movie “Phffft”. I thought he and Judy Holliday were the stars of that film.
Here is a December 1954 photo from Life magazine:
http://tinyurl.com/kjgrfk
Lost, I hope you had a good night’s sleep, because guess what — link stinks. Again.
I cut school and saw a British import titled Venom with Klaus Kinski and Oliver Reed in 1982 in the upper theater. I was the only one there in what still remained a very large, opulent, and cavernous space!
Yes, photo posted on 7/26/09 is the one entitled “House from Stage.”
I saw it last night and it’s a beauty. Full auditorium view taken from the front/stage area.
Not sure if it’s just me, but I haven’t been able to open that file last night or throughout this morning, Yorkville. Would really like to see the photo.
Here’s an inside view around the 1960’s:
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Nice shot from the Daily News.
Here is a January 1936 photo from the NY Daily News:
http://tinyurl.com/nmhrm3
Cool!
There was a taxi strike, apparently.
Wow, I wish the streets were that empty all the time! Must have been taken on a Sunday morning.
Here is a 1949 photo from Life magazine:
http://tinyurl.com/kqjg8p
But I’d take that look in a heartbeat if it meant having a movie theater in Times Square once more. It’s still hard to believe there isn’t one left in the entire Square.
Not the best look.
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Renewing link.
You’re welcome, Kieran. I’m proud to say I saw 70mm Cinerama there, once: “Krakatoa East of Java” in 1969. Sure wish it was “It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad World”, though.
Thanks, Bill. Appreciate it.