“For elegant movie viewing, we would sometimes visit that wonderful movie palace, the Collingswood Theater, which was my son’s favorite baseball card shop not too long ago. Standing out in my memory of the Collingswood are its red velvet curtains. Against this regal backdrop, the one film I remember seeing there was William Castle’s "Homicidal.” "
“The DeWitt, on Broadway and 25th Street, where a McDonald’s now stands, went out of business in 1975, said Joseph E. Ryan, Bayonne’s public information director.”
New York Times. (Late Edition (East Coast)). New York, N.Y.: Mar 27, 2005. pg. 14NJ.5
http://www.bayonnenj.org/movies.shtml
here is a small map. looks like a new road.
A Wurlitzer organ, opus 749, was installed on 12/10/1923 in support of the opening.
Listed in the 1951 FDY with 968 seats. Listing is under Atlantic City.
Al Capone was arrested in front of this theater on a “prearranged” weapons charge. See the last paragraph of this article:
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A Hillgreen-Lane organ, opus 922, was installed in this theater in 1927.
A Wurlitzer organ, opus 759, was installed in this theater on 12/31/1923.
A Kimball organ was installed in this theater in 1923.
A Robert-Morton organ was installed in this theater in 1926.
A Kimball organ was installed in the Garden Theatre in 1913. Yet another Kimball was installed in 1922.
A Barton organ was installed in this theater in 1921.
Photos of the Bijou and Hamblin Opera house at this link:
http://www2.willard.lib.mi.us/bcphotos/theaters/
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In December 1948, about 450 carriers were treated to a party at the Lyric Theater in Camden.
“For elegant movie viewing, we would sometimes visit that wonderful movie palace, the Collingswood Theater, which was my son’s favorite baseball card shop not too long ago. Standing out in my memory of the Collingswood are its red velvet curtains. Against this regal backdrop, the one film I remember seeing there was William Castle’s "Homicidal.” "
Imdb lists Homicidal as a 1961 release
extracted from http://www.eticomm.net/~kelta/sjmemory.html
http://www.beerme.com/breweries/us/il/503.shtml
not sure if Mr. Rybinski owned the building or just the business.
Business operated from 1994 to 1998 at this theater.
2004 article about the last owner:
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Loews Troy Hills is listed in this 1969 ad for “2001” courtesy of Bill Huelbig:
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1969 ad for 2001 courtesy of Bill Huelbig:
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Was a GC theater back then as well.
1969 ad for 2001 courtesy of Bill Huelbig:
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Listed as a RKO-Stanley Warner theater in March 1969 when it showed 2001 (courtesy of Bill Huelbig):
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Listed as a “Florin’s” theater in March 1969 when it showed 2001 (courtesy of Bill Huelbig):
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Listed as a “Florin” theater in March 1969 when it showed 2001 (courtesy of Bill Huelbig):
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Was a “Triangle” theater in 1969 when it showed 2001 (courtesy of Bill Huelbig):
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Beautiful memoirs of the theatre:
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“The DeWitt, on Broadway and 25th Street, where a McDonald’s now stands, went out of business in 1975, said Joseph E. Ryan, Bayonne’s public information director.”
New York Times. (Late Edition (East Coast)). New York, N.Y.: Mar 27, 2005. pg. 14NJ.5
Looks like it was an adult theater in 1967 (posting courtesy of Bill Huelbig):
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