It closed In August 1964 with “The Carpetbaggers”. It then re-opened for three weeks in May 1965 when it showed the Electrovision “Harlow”, “operation Snafu” and “Black Spurs” each for one week, then closed again. It opened “Thunderball” in December of 1965 and closed for good in February 1966.
By the way, the manager of the Coral got the last laugh on the idiotic Miami Herald policy. On opening day of “Clockwork” he got Warner Bros. and a local record store to co-op a full page ad for the soundtrack album in the entertainment section.
Actually he pulled it due to the Miami Herald’s advertising policy of one column by two inch ads for all x-rated product. He later recanted and the film did open.
He pulled the film from the UK, where he was living at the time, for fear of violence and it was released to cinemas there after his death in 1999.
The Ritz was a separate location opened in 1937 and closed around 1953. There was also an Arcade theatre operating somewhere in Hollywood from 1937 to 1959.
Those “Carnal Knowledge” ads carried a Wometco warning about the language so the film didn’t meet with the stupidity that tried to shut down “Woodstock” and “Last Tango in Paris” at the Coral.
A NEWS Theatre in Coconut Grove and the Grove overlap from 1941 to 1945, so they must have been different theatres. I assume the News was a newsreel theatre during this period.
Hell’s Kitchen goes from 34th street to 57th street, west of Eighth Avenue. It is now known as Clinton but many locals call it Hellsea, due to the condo overflow from Chelsea.
Following this thread (and not the Theatre Unique) this photo shows that the Olympic Theatre was indeed located inside the Tammany Hall building as stated by several sources.
I think there was some cut-away to other theatres but the Warner was actually more modern and bland than the National after Cineplex Odeon was finished with it. It was actually a brand new 70mm beauty with great seats that no one attended, for some reason.
The scenes with ‘the kid" were done in NY as they found him in Bay Ridge where he used to hang out at the Alpine.
Ed, I did see those but we closed both the National and Warner for the filming. “Death” walks out the front door of the Warner at one point and interiors with ‘the kid’ (he was actually in his late teens) I believe were mostly done inside the National.
It closed In August 1964 with “The Carpetbaggers”. It then re-opened for three weeks in May 1965 when it showed the Electrovision “Harlow”, “operation Snafu” and “Black Spurs” each for one week, then closed again. It opened “Thunderball” in December of 1965 and closed for good in February 1966.
This opened in 1977.
The Holiday Springs was a triplex by 1985.
http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=7aAmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=xgEGAAAAIBAJ&pg=2888%2C3898170
AKA, Diplomat Mall 1 & 2.
By the way, the manager of the Coral got the last laugh on the idiotic Miami Herald policy. On opening day of “Clockwork” he got Warner Bros. and a local record store to co-op a full page ad for the soundtrack album in the entertainment section.
Actually he pulled it due to the Miami Herald’s advertising policy of one column by two inch ads for all x-rated product. He later recanted and the film did open.
He pulled the film from the UK, where he was living at the time, for fear of violence and it was released to cinemas there after his death in 1999.
The Ritz was a separate location opened in 1937 and closed around 1953. There was also an Arcade theatre operating somewhere in Hollywood from 1937 to 1959.
The exclusive engagement of “The Lion In Winter” was at the Byron, not here as the intro states.
Not exactly the ideal way to make the front page.
http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9dQmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qwIGAAAAIBAJ&pg=2214%2C9846
The last article has a critical error. The Sheridan was never a Brandt house.
Those “Carnal Knowledge” ads carried a Wometco warning about the language so the film didn’t meet with the stupidity that tried to shut down “Woodstock” and “Last Tango in Paris” at the Coral.
http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZLIlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=C_QFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6409%2C654140
A NEWS Theatre in Coconut Grove and the Grove overlap from 1941 to 1945, so they must have been different theatres. I assume the News was a newsreel theatre during this period.
It was definitely demolished, Ed.
Link to ads: http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=p5IlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=N_MFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3963%2C2263975
They are worth a lifetime of cherished memories.
If you want to sell your legacy for dollars, try craigslist.
Another missing intro.
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Hell’s Kitchen goes from 34th street to 57th street, west of Eighth Avenue. It is now known as Clinton but many locals call it Hellsea, due to the condo overflow from Chelsea.
Following this thread (and not the Theatre Unique) this photo shows that the Olympic Theatre was indeed located inside the Tammany Hall building as stated by several sources.
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-pi4KVLbn7qg/TW0pHiAetLI/AAAAAAAAF8w/s8rb6N5qL44/s1600/20100421153102%2521Tammany_Hall_LC-USZ62-101734.jpg
This would have served the Hell' Kitchen slum tenements.
http://ephemeralnewyork.wordpress.com/2010/03/24/a-hells-kitchen-street-scene-in-the-1920s/
Those are wonderful photos William added to this page. Thanks!
I think there was some cut-away to other theatres but the Warner was actually more modern and bland than the National after Cineplex Odeon was finished with it. It was actually a brand new 70mm beauty with great seats that no one attended, for some reason.
The scenes with ‘the kid" were done in NY as they found him in Bay Ridge where he used to hang out at the Alpine.
Ed, thanks for adding this historic venue.
For Colored people…
http://www.nycago.org/Organs/NYC/html/RenaissanceTheatre.html
I think they may be referring to the Acme.
/theaters/12399/
The Alhambra disappeared from the RKO listings after a Thanksgiving 1964 run of “Cleopatra”
Ed, I did see those but we closed both the National and Warner for the filming. “Death” walks out the front door of the Warner at one point and interiors with ‘the kid’ (he was actually in his late teens) I believe were mostly done inside the National.