Ridgewood Theatre
55-27 Myrtle Avenue,
Ridgewood,
NY
11385
55-27 Myrtle Avenue,
Ridgewood,
NY
11385
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Interesting. Obviously, the front lot that is on Myrtle Ave (the 40X100 lot) is just the lobby area, that fronts on Myrtle Ave.
I don’t know how many lots the Ridgewood is on, but most of them front on Madison St, and also on Cypress Ave. Of course obviously the lobby was built at the same time as the theater auditorium itself.
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It looks like Fast Eddie, Ridgewood Bill, Sally, etc, etc, etc, etc is still with us.
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Oh, thanks. Yeah, most of UA’s newer theaters (and older ones for that matter) look like crap, and years older than they are.
No I was talking about Crossbay 2. This place is like 10 years old and looks like its 50. Even on the outside all the lights are burned out.
Robert, are you talking about UA owning the Ridgewood or the Crossbay, I wasn’t clear from your comment. If UA owns the Ridgewood, it is doomed, because while their theaters were great in the 80’s and 90’s, recently they all seem to being going to hell.
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UA only did maintenance on this house the first few years after they opened it. Since then bare minimum has been done to upkeep it, and nothing to improve it. On the outside of the building the UA logo is not even lit anymore. Is Regal in the same financial ruin UA was in?
How sad. How did it happen ? I would expect that of the Cross Bay 1 (the older theater) but the Crossbay 2 was in mint condition when I was last there in early May 1995.
Both Crossbays are still open although the #2 one looks like one of the 42 St houses right before they tore them down. That theatre is maybe 10 years old and there is water damage, collapsed ceilings, ripped rugs and bathrooms that can only be described as a nightmare.
The Metropolitan Cinemas was shelved because the neighborhood fought tooth and nail about traffic issues. It was to be located where the Home Depot Mall is now. I think Sunnyside is closer then Forest Hills to the Ridgewood Theatre, but it could be close. I am in Forest Hills but my grandparents lived in Glendale, so I was always at The Oasis, Madison and Ridgewood.
RobertR, thanks for the news about the new “Atlas Terminals” cinema on Cooper Avenue in Glendale.
What about the plans for a multiplex at the southeast corner of Metropolitan Avenue and Woodhaven Blvd., at the southeast corner of Forest Hills ?
I used to always go to the Forest Hills theaters when I was a teenager, as soon as I was old enough to “leave the neighborhood”. I “abandoned” the Ridgewood for the most part when I was about 16, and was only back once or twice in my early 20’s. It was more fun to take the subway to the theater than to simply walk to it, it sort of made a whole day out of it. And once in my early 20’s, I abandoned the FOrest Hills theaters for the Manhattan ones like the Zeigfeld and the others. And now I’m down to the multiplexes, as that’s all what’s basically around where I am now….(although do vistit some of the Manhattan ones occasionally.
BTW, I believe the Oasis was Ridgewood, not Glendale, but that’s just a minor nitpick, I know what you mean.
I think it’s more than trivial, to us movie buffs who hail from Ridgewood. Time to get out the map, dividers, and a current newspaper listing of active theaters. I estimate the current functioning Brooklyn or Queens cinema closest to the Ridgewood is either in downtown Brooklyn or Forest Hills, Queens, now that the Elmwood is gone.
Glendale is getting it’s first new movie theatre since the Oasis closed in 1977. It’s going to be located in the Atlas Terminal on Cooper Ave off Woodhaven Blvd. They are advising it will be a 6-plex and lean toward art films. I think thats just a way to get the theatre built, since Glendale is not a real art house type area. Forest Hills and Kew Gardens already have art houses. This does not have to be a death kneel for the Ridgewood because the way bookings go nowadays I’m sure they can play day and date. The Ridgewood leans toward more action and horror films, but they would both draw with something like Spiderman or a Disney film. In regards to the above question, the nearest Queens theatre to the Ridgewood would be the Sunnyside Center. Prior to the Commodore closing that was the closest Brooklyn house, but now I would guess Linden Blvd Cinemas.
I, too, hope it stays open indefinitely into the future. Bway and lostmemory and I, among hopefully many others, are only all too aware of how many movie theaters there used to be in the neighborhoods of Bushwick, Ridgewood, Glendale, Maspeth, and Middle Village, all within walking distance (4 miles or less) of the Ridgewood Theater, THAT ARE NO LONGER THERE !!!! How many miles is it from the Ridgewood to the nearest still-functioning movie theater in either Brooklyn or Queens ???
the ridgewood is a nice theatre I think it will stay open for along time
I went to the Ridgewood many times before moving to Staten-Island. I miss this theater and Ridgewood.
Hi, I wrote the Block article. The Ridgewood is awesome. The cinematour site sucks. It helped with the addresses of a few theaters that aren’t on this site, but it is useless by itself.
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I would love to see the Ridgewood overhauled and continue for another 100 years.