Manhattan 1 and 2
220 E. 59th Street,
New York,
NY
10022
220 E. 59th Street,
New York,
NY
10022
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As the ‘RKO 59th St. Twin 1 Theater saw 'Saturday Night At the Baths’ here.
The Sutton was recently torn down; here’s the entire sad story… /theaters/308/
This house was weird. I frequently patronized the theatres around Bloomingdale’s but rarely went here. In all my years of movie going, I only went there three or four times. I remember seeing three films here, FEAR with Marky Mark & William Peterson. It might have been the last night it played. I caught Bruce Beresford’s PARADISE ROAD, Baz Luhrman’s ROMEA & JULIET and ONCE UPON A TIME WE WERE COLORED. Last time I was there was ‘98.
It is kind of sad the way that neighborhood around Bloomingdales is now almost bereft of theatres. It used to be quite a movie going destination, but the Baronet, Coronet, & Manhattan Twin all closed, leaving City Cinema’s ‘plex, Cinemas 1,2,3 & ImaginAsian. I don’t even know if the Sutton is still open. It is not listed in today’s Times.
I ran away from home once in the 1970s (for a few days!; I saw “The Way We Were” here, and I haven’t been the same since.
Yes on of the few houses that sloped up to the screen
This was a really weird duplex that Cinema 5 took over in the late 70’s. I remember when RKO had it I saw “The Boyfriend” with Twiggy there.
I think it never found it’s own personality but got an audience from the sold out shows around the corner at the Cinema1 and 2 complex as well as the Baronet/Coronet theatres.
For a while it showed gay porn and had a dark/room maze in the lobby.
I remember seeing “The Mirror Cracked”, among other things here. The Marquee had “Liz is back” on it.
An apartment building occupies the former Manhattan 1 and 2 site.
I actually saw a free screening of “Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight” here after a Fangoria Weekend of Horrors gave out free tickets. Actually had a blast.
I believe the Manhattan Twins actually sloped upward towards the screen.
It also went through a very short time as i Bollywood theatre at the very end.