The West End appears in a Paramount Week ad in 1921. It was already open in 1903 when the Sunset was being constructed next door.
In the 1934 Film Daily Yearbook the West End is listed as closed with 1672 seats. In the 1937 edition a De Luxe theatre at this address is open with 1672 seats, so it must be a name change that went along with renovation and re-opening. By 1941 it was the West End again.
I found some indications that the Apollo ran movies from 1919-1922, 1934-1953 and 1970-1977, albeit between shows and sometimes matinees only. Does anyone know if they ran any in the fifties and sixties?
The Victoria was still open as a single screen in 1977 and run by Loews. By 1978 it was closed.
In late 1986 it emerges as the Harlem Movie Center 5, run by Cine 42. It closed again in 1990 and re-opened in 1992 as the Harlem Victoria 5 run by Lesser. By 1994 it was closed again.
The National opened in 1972, was twinned in 1982 and closed in 1998.
Cineplex Odeon closed it for tripling in 1987, an aborted attempt when the landlord refused to allow it. The wall was never put up and the landlord hoped Cineplex Odeon would negotiate to leave instead as he no longer wanted a movie theatre there. It re-opened as a remodeled twin.
The last movie ad I could find for the Riviera was for a martial arts and exploitation double feature of “The Screaming Tiger” and “Black Mama, White Mama” in November of 1973.
Although the Riverside did have a long run of “American Graffiti”, it was still open after that and was showing a double feature of “The Super Cops” and “White Lightning” in May of 1974, which may have been the last bookings.
Stopped showing films in 1976.
The West End appears in a Paramount Week ad in 1921. It was already open in 1903 when the Sunset was being constructed next door.
In the 1934 Film Daily Yearbook the West End is listed as closed with 1672 seats. In the 1937 edition a De Luxe theatre at this address is open with 1672 seats, so it must be a name change that went along with renovation and re-opening. By 1941 it was the West End again.
It stopped showing films in 1975.
A theatre adjoining the West End Theatre was being constructed in 1903 according to the NYT.
This theatre opened on March 15, 1985 and the intro needs to be corrected.
Looking at this again, the De Luxe must be the West End.
The Rio closed in March 1957. The last movies were “Abandon Ship!‘ and "The Strange One”.
In March 1969, the 175th Street stopped showing movies after a run of “2001: A Space Odyssey”.
In March 1964, the Inwood closed.
Still playing the RKO subrun in 1957.
This theatre dates back to 1913.
A motion picture theatre was already at this location in 1917 according to the NYT.
I found some indications that the Apollo ran movies from 1919-1922, 1934-1953 and 1970-1977, albeit between shows and sometimes matinees only. Does anyone know if they ran any in the fifties and sixties?
The Victoria was still open as a single screen in 1977 and run by Loews. By 1978 it was closed.
In late 1986 it emerges as the Harlem Movie Center 5, run by Cine 42. It closed again in 1990 and re-opened in 1992 as the Harlem Victoria 5 run by Lesser. By 1994 it was closed again.
The Rivoli was twinned in December 1981.
On October 26, 1984 it was remodeled and re-opened as the United Artists Twin, no longer using the Rivoli name.
In June 1987 this historic palace closed with “Munchies” and “Creepshow 2”.
The Regent re-opened and was still showing movies in 1964.
The intro needs some adjusting.
The Criterion went from a single screen to five in March 1980. It was never a twin.
In 1981 it added a sixth screen and in 1991 a seventh.
This intro has several wrong dates.
The National opened in 1972, was twinned in 1982 and closed in 1998.
Cineplex Odeon closed it for tripling in 1987, an aborted attempt when the landlord refused to allow it. The wall was never put up and the landlord hoped Cineplex Odeon would negotiate to leave instead as he no longer wanted a movie theatre there. It re-opened as a remodeled twin.
This closed in late 1953 after a run of “So Big” and “The Moonlighter”.
The last movie ad I could find for the Riviera was for a martial arts and exploitation double feature of “The Screaming Tiger” and “Black Mama, White Mama” in November of 1973.
Although the Riverside did have a long run of “American Graffiti”, it was still open after that and was showing a double feature of “The Super Cops” and “White Lightning” in May of 1974, which may have been the last bookings.
This was turned into a supermarket during the war from late 1942 to 1944. By 1945 it was a theatre again.
Closed in May 1985 after a run of “JUST OF THE GUYS” and “A PASSAGE TO INDIA”.
In August 1963 it was still open.
In 1942 it went from Garden to Grande.
The last film was “The Robe” in Christmas 1953.