I also would think it was just a nickelodeon, the building is different from the rest of the buildings on the block, but if you didn’t know it was once a small theater, you would never know.
Judging by the photo linked on Jun 21, 2005, it appears that it didn’t even have real letters saying it was the “Jefferson”. The name Jefferson appears on the marquee the same as a movie would.
It was very run down even in the 40’s!
Yes, Myrtle Ave should be taken off, as the location is still not 100% known. It should just say “Ridgewood, NY” for now, until we get the actual street address.
There’s a story and photo of the Evergreen in this weeks Timesnewsweekly in the “Neighborhood” section. The online version of the should be online in about a week.
Does anyone know of any historic exterior photos of what the building used to look like? I have seen marquee shots, but was wondering about the rest of the building. Unfortunately, it’s quite ugly architectually today, with an ugly stucco exterior.
It looks like the Halsey was already abandoned by 1967, it must have been torn down soon after this photo was taken. Anyone know when it closed to movies?
That’s a great photo Lost, thanks.
I remember when this theater used to play “just out of the theater” movies, and you could see them there cheap.
Here’s a street view of the New Ideal. The beams for the old marquee are still in place. I would love to see a historic photo if anyone knows of one.
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The banner is off the building, so it seems they are doing the status quo for now.
Peter, here’s a page for the New Ideal:
/theaters/25326/
What year did this Imperial stop showing movies?
I just put a link to a street view in the Ridgewood Casino’s page. Do you feel that is the corner, the corner with the one story buildings?
John, is this the corner where you say the Casino may have been? I don’t feel it could have been any of the other corners:
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This had to be a pretty small theater. Any more information on it?
I also would think it was just a nickelodeon, the building is different from the rest of the buildings on the block, but if you didn’t know it was once a small theater, you would never know.
I don’t know what the Imperial is being used for, the building still looks pretty vacant.
Does anyone know when the Grove was torn down?
Judging by the photo linked on Jun 21, 2005, it appears that it didn’t even have real letters saying it was the “Jefferson”. The name Jefferson appears on the marquee the same as a movie would.
It was very run down even in the 40’s!
Looks like the Wagner’s adult format was well in swing by the 60’s already.
Here’s the Hollywood in 1980:
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As far as I know, the Luxor is still in a state of limbo.
Here’s a 1983 photo of the Chinese:
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What if anything of the interior survives of the Parthenon?
Yes, Myrtle Ave should be taken off, as the location is still not 100% known. It should just say “Ridgewood, NY” for now, until we get the actual street address.
There’s a story and photo of the Evergreen in this weeks Timesnewsweekly in the “Neighborhood” section. The online version of the should be online in about a week.
Yes, I think it used to be red.
You can just make out the Jamaica at the extreme left of this photo:
http://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?96161
Does anyone know of any historic exterior photos of what the building used to look like? I have seen marquee shots, but was wondering about the rest of the building. Unfortunately, it’s quite ugly architectually today, with an ugly stucco exterior.
Here’s a street view of the Grandview Theater:
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Here’s a street view of the Wyckoff Theater:
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It looks like the Halsey was already abandoned by 1967, it must have been torn down soon after this photo was taken. Anyone know when it closed to movies?