Lost Memory;Thanks for the additional information. I must say that it now seems to be the Renaissance Ballroom was part of the complex with the Renaissance Theatre, but they were two seperate, but adjacent buildings. The square trim in the brickwork matches at the top of each building, set on end on the ballroom and flat on the theatre. Today, the ballroom building is now gone, but the theatre building lingers on (or did a couple of years ago).
I now realise that there was never a ballroom in the 2nd floor of the theatre building and that space is or never was large enough for that use, but is an ideal size for first a billiard parlour, then restaurant use. The name ‘Casino’ must have been part of the initial opening names;Renaissance Casino Theatre, Renaissance Casino Ballroom, even possibly Renaissance Casino Billiard Parlour? I see there is a Renaissance Pharmacy in the ballroom building.
The street scene is totally changed today, from the 1927 view. It has been widened with a dual carriagway, the left hand side of the street has been taken up with road widening and on the right I can’t recall seeing the church to the north of the ballroom.
The Tivoli Theatre is listed in the Film Daily Yearbook;1943 edition with a seating capacity of 1,309. Unfortunately, no address or further details are given.
From what I have been told only the adjacent shop units have been demolished. The cinema building still remains in April 2006, awating its final ‘death’.
Opened in 1921 with as screening of the Oscar Micheaux film “Symbol of the Unconquered”. It opened as the New Dunbar Theatre by the Savannah Motion Picture Company.
Just looked up the 34th Street Theatre and found its listed in Film Daily Yearbook’s from 1926, 1927, 1930, 1941 and 1943. Same address and seating capacity as posted above by William. Strange it is currently not listed on Cinema Treasures.
Three vintage exterior views of the Hackney Pavilion:
Photographed in September 1949 playing the Gaumont circuit release: View link
Photographed in September 1952 playing the Gaumont circuit release: View link
Undated, but looking like the late 1960’s: View link
Al; I have just found a Photoplay Palace Theatre in the American Motion Picture Directory 1914-1915. The address given is 176th Street and St. Nicholas Avenue, New York, NY. Could be the same theatre?
Al; The 1926 Film Daily Yearbook lists a Palace Theatre, 1326 St. Nicholas Avenue, New York, NY with a seating capacity of 574. It isn’t currently listed on Cinema Treasures (under the Palace name)
Here are two views of the former State Cinema as seen in the Summer of 1994:
Front main entrance on Fairlop Road, in use as a bingo hall (same use in 2006: http://flickr.com/photos/kencta/138412375/
The secondary entrance on Fullwell Avenue which served as the former balcony cinema operation when the building was ‘twinned’ for cine/bingo. Seen here after 10 years of closure (today in 2006) it is all boarded up: http://flickr.com/photos/kencta/138412826/
Here is a July 2003 photograph of the former Alhambra Theatre in Harlem:
http://flickr.com/photos/kencta/142133303/
Here is a current (July 2003) view of the former Lafayette Theatre, in Harlem:
http://flickr.com/photos/kencta/142119473/
Lost Memory;Thanks for the additional information. I must say that it now seems to be the Renaissance Ballroom was part of the complex with the Renaissance Theatre, but they were two seperate, but adjacent buildings. The square trim in the brickwork matches at the top of each building, set on end on the ballroom and flat on the theatre. Today, the ballroom building is now gone, but the theatre building lingers on (or did a couple of years ago).
I now realise that there was never a ballroom in the 2nd floor of the theatre building and that space is or never was large enough for that use, but is an ideal size for first a billiard parlour, then restaurant use. The name ‘Casino’ must have been part of the initial opening names;Renaissance Casino Theatre, Renaissance Casino Ballroom, even possibly Renaissance Casino Billiard Parlour? I see there is a Renaissance Pharmacy in the ballroom building.
The street scene is totally changed today, from the 1927 view. It has been widened with a dual carriagway, the left hand side of the street has been taken up with road widening and on the right I can’t recall seeing the church to the north of the ballroom.
The Tivoli Theatre is listed in the Film Daily Yearbook;1943 edition with a seating capacity of 1,309. Unfortunately, no address or further details are given.
From what I have been told only the adjacent shop units have been demolished. The cinema building still remains in April 2006, awating its final ‘death’.
Here is a vintage photograph, taken after closing in 1976:
http://flickr.com/photos/milliped/140492709/
Listed in the Film Daily Yearbook;1950 edition with a seating capacity of 425.
Looks like the former Metropol has been re-named ‘Goya’ as seen in this December 2005 photograph:
View link
A night photograph of the Marmorhaus, operating as a 3 screen cinema in 1981?
http://flickr.com/photos/jeanpaulraabe/116334683/
Open from 1921 operating as a ‘Negro theatre.
Opened in 1921 with as screening of the Oscar Micheaux film “Symbol of the Unconquered”. It opened as the New Dunbar Theatre by the Savannah Motion Picture Company.
Three views of the Roosevelt Theatre taken in July 2003:
http://flickr.com/photos/kencta/139767260/
http://flickr.com/photos/kencta/139767567/
http://flickr.com/photos/kencta/139767921/
Three photographs I took in July 2003 of the then derelict Renaissance Theatre:
Main entrance & marquee:
http://flickr.com/photos/kencta/139741312/
Could be the entrance to the former Casino Ballroom here at the rear of the building on W. 137th Street:
http://flickr.com/photos/kencta/139742097/
The rear stage end on the building on W. 137th Street:
http://flickr.com/photos/kencta/139742647/
Here, on a hot summer’s day in July 2003:
http://flickr.com/photos/kencta/139386630/
Just looked up the 34th Street Theatre and found its listed in Film Daily Yearbook’s from 1926, 1927, 1930, 1941 and 1943. Same address and seating capacity as posted above by William. Strange it is currently not listed on Cinema Treasures.
Here is a current (April 2006) view of the former Greengate Cinema:
http://flickr.com/photos/kencta/139316293/
Al; The Film Daily Yearbook;1950 edition lists a 34th Street Theatre, 162 E. 34th Street, New York, NY with 720 seats.
Some interesting photographs of the former Waterloo Station News Theatre here:
http://www.darkscreens.co.uk/cinema.asp?id=1
Some vintage photographs, exterior and interior plus a couple of clips to hear the Wurlitzer organ here:
http://www.darkscreens.co.uk/cinema.asp?id=162
A vintage photograph from the 1900’s of the Kennington Theatre:
View link
Three vintage exterior views of the Hackney Pavilion:
Photographed in September 1949 playing the Gaumont circuit release:
View link
Photographed in September 1952 playing the Gaumont circuit release:
View link
Undated, but looking like the late 1960’s:
View link
Al; I have just found a Photoplay Palace Theatre in the American Motion Picture Directory 1914-1915. The address given is 176th Street and St. Nicholas Avenue, New York, NY. Could be the same theatre?
Al; The 1926 Film Daily Yearbook lists a Palace Theatre, 1326 St. Nicholas Avenue, New York, NY with a seating capacity of 574. It isn’t currently listed on Cinema Treasures (under the Palace name)
Here are two views of the former State Cinema as seen in the Summer of 1994:
Front main entrance on Fairlop Road, in use as a bingo hall (same use in 2006:
http://flickr.com/photos/kencta/138412375/
The secondary entrance on Fullwell Avenue which served as the former balcony cinema operation when the building was ‘twinned’ for cine/bingo. Seen here after 10 years of closure (today in 2006) it is all boarded up:
http://flickr.com/photos/kencta/138412826/
Photographed in the Summer of 1994 when it was operating as the MGM Baker Street:
http://flickr.com/photos/kencta/138352601/