Listed in the 1944 Film Daily yearbook with 1781 seats, in the 1951 edition with 1495 and in the 1956 edition without a seat total, perhaps indicating closure after the aforementioned fire.
I hope that you didn’t travel too far. This almost happened to me at another old theater but I called to confirm before leaving my house. Saved me 2 hrs roundtrip and frustration. Unfortunately a lot of these theaters that don’t have regular films advertise only by word of mouth for these rare showings, don’t keep their websites or answering machines up to date and often have staff who are oblivious to the showings. Very frustrating when you want to support them. In their defense, I imagine that they have difficulty obtaining these films.
Thanks for the clarification. Is this the old Korvette’s shopping center? Since you worked there and provided the clarification, why not post it as a new theater?
On 12/11/97 an Essex police officer was injured during a training exercise in this vacant theater. A bullet rebounded off of a target and hit him in the leg.
I just went to this theater on 10/30/06. What an experience. Glad I got to it before any rumored closing. The screen is immense.
What a shame if she closes.
Just returned from DC and walked up and down this block trying to locate the theater. I had a close call with a restaurant but upon further examination it was once a masonic hall. Other than this restaurant, everything else on this block is newer construction. Theater should be updated to DEMOLISHED.
Basic shopping center theater. Was visiting here over the summer and the projector broke down twice. Heard the locals say that this happens all of the time at this theater. I couldn’t recall ever having this happen to me let alone twice during the same movie. Overall an okay experience.
1942 progam:
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1950 program:
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1931 postcard:
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1938 magazine article.
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Listed in the 1944 Film Daily Yearbook with 846 seats. Listed in the 1951 & 1956 versions at 50 Palisade Avenue with 769 seats.
Listed in the 1944 Film Daily yearbook with 1781 seats, in the 1951 edition with 1495 and in the 1956 edition without a seat total, perhaps indicating closure after the aforementioned fire.
I hope that you didn’t travel too far. This almost happened to me at another old theater but I called to confirm before leaving my house. Saved me 2 hrs roundtrip and frustration. Unfortunately a lot of these theaters that don’t have regular films advertise only by word of mouth for these rare showings, don’t keep their websites or answering machines up to date and often have staff who are oblivious to the showings. Very frustrating when you want to support them. In their defense, I imagine that they have difficulty obtaining these films.
Small box like theaters just like practically all theaters built in the late 1990s.
Thanks for the clarification. Is this the old Korvette’s shopping center? Since you worked there and provided the clarification, why not post it as a new theater?
On 12/11/97 an Essex police officer was injured during a training exercise in this vacant theater. A bullet rebounded off of a target and hit him in the leg.
The Star-Ledger (Newark, NJ), Dec 12, 1997 p038
I just went to this theater on 10/30/06. What an experience. Glad I got to it before any rumored closing. The screen is immense.
What a shame if she closes.
Just returned from DC and walked up and down this block trying to locate the theater. I had a close call with a restaurant but upon further examination it was once a masonic hall. Other than this restaurant, everything else on this block is newer construction. Theater should be updated to DEMOLISHED.
Basic shopping center theater. Was visiting here over the summer and the projector broke down twice. Heard the locals say that this happens all of the time at this theater. I couldn’t recall ever having this happen to me let alone twice during the same movie. Overall an okay experience.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/shyspics/196675239/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/shyspics/196569054/
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/glc315/210071596/
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Don’t think that this one has been posted yet:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/iansummers/175837198/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rdherring5/239720232/
wish I would have heard about this one.
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Recent photos
1940s photo at this site:
http://www.45thdivision.org/Veterans/BirdA160.htm
http://www.historiclongbranch.org/town.htm
Fourth picture down shows this theatre as the Reades Broadway.
Fifth picture down is a newer one after its changeover to the Paramount.
Old aerial postcard from the 1950s. Theater is almost dead center:
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1916 postcard:
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Another old postcard:
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Small photo at this link:
http://www.driveinmovie.com/MT.htm