AMC Orpheum 7
1538 3rd Avenue,
New York,
NY
10028
1538 3rd Avenue,
New York,
NY
10028
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The area certainly had its fair share of screens but I think Greenwich Village and the east 59th/60th zone almost always had more.
Curious that in the 18 years since this theater opened there are fewer than a handful of comments. Unlike its predecessor namesake, it must be a bland and anonymous set of screens. Walking through East 86th St. it is difficult to imagine that in the past century it was a thriving movie scene with theaters on both sides of the street. Did the area have the largest conccentration of theaters outside of Times Square?
Forgot to link to the Boxoffice article.
Loews Orpheum VII opened on November 22, 1991. The seven auditoriums had from 225 to 450 seats, with a total seating capacity of 2,090, slightly smaller than the Loews Orpheum Twin which had previously stood on the site. The new theater was designed by Manhattan architectural firm Frank Williams and Associates as part of the commercial-residential development called The Gotham.
The May, 1992, issue of Boxoffice had an article about the Loews Orpheum VII. There were no photos, unfortunately.
Approx. 2430 seats total. Screen #7 was originally THX certified.