The caption of this undated photo gives at least three prior names for this theater, the Jack Harris, the J.J. Kehler and the Jim White. The Garden closed in 1968 and was demolished shortly thereafter: http://tinyurl.com/2h3k6r
According to this stock certificate history, Fox was planning a theater in Hackensack around 1929. There may have been a later discussion with Warner Brothers: http://tinyurl.com/2rdanw
Seating capacity was 898:
http://tinyurl.com/29f4zr
First known as the State:
http://tinyurl.com/2fkumz
The Central can be seen in this 1972 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/22qkdc
This photo may have been taken after the theater closed for good:
http://tinyurl.com/2exfln
This appears to be from the opening in 1941:
http://tinyurl.com/2w38zc
Here are three photos. The first two appear to be from the teens and twenties. The last is 1947:
http://tinyurl.com/yosuuq
http://tinyurl.com/yunaud
http://tinyurl.com/yoocfv
The Varsity was torn down in 1980. Here is a photo. The poor quality is due to the original photo, not to me:
http://tinyurl.com/ysdhmq
Here is an undated photo of the Capitan:
http://tinyurl.com/ysh6ym
Here is a photo, circa late 1970s:
http://tinyurl.com/ysmljg
Here is an undated photo of the State:
http://tinyurl.com/ynpqkc
Here is an undated photo of the Jamboree:
http://tinyurl.com/232h8b
Here is an undated photo from the Philadelphia Architects & Buildings site. The photo is from the Irin Glazer collection:
http://tinyurl.com/2lofyc
The caption of this undated photo gives at least three prior names for this theater, the Jack Harris, the J.J. Kehler and the Jim White. The Garden closed in 1968 and was demolished shortly thereafter:
http://tinyurl.com/2h3k6r
Here is a 1948 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/2zkp55
Here is another photo of the bar from 2007:
http://tinyurl.com/ytzfcx
Problems in April 2007:
http://tinyurl.com/2fjhnv
The current occupant has a photo of the theater on its site:
http://tinyurl.com/ytlgy7
Here is a 2007 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/26p6w4
The building is for sale for $395,000. Here is a photo from loopnet:
http://tinyurl.com/2o42xb
Here is a 2007 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/yoew9r
Here is a 1963 photo, taken by Kim Goodwin of Fitchburg:
http://tinyurl.com/2c7rk7
Here is a June 2007 article about the possible re-opening of the Granby:
http://hamptonroads.com/node/282101
According to this stock certificate history, Fox was planning a theater in Hackensack around 1929. There may have been a later discussion with Warner Brothers:
http://tinyurl.com/2rdanw
The theater is advertising “talking sound pictures” in this photo, which probably dates it around 1928:
http://tinyurl.com/27zapd
This one does. Circa 1930:
http://tinyurl.com/35ezob