RADarby, you managed the Plaza? I’d probably remember you. Remember showing all 5 Planet of the Ape movies? I was there. I’ve been going through old microfilms at the library and have many ads from the Plaza (it’s very nostalgic for me)I took pictures when they tore the theater down last year. There’s a couple with the interior wallpaper still on the walls. What a great theater. For me, it was a home away from home as I was always there. In those days you can slip a kid 2 dollars to go to the movies and he’s have money left over for popcorn and candy. Not like today where you have to mortgage your home just to see a lousy flick.
I do remember dish night. Always went with my mother. Those WERE the days.It’s really a shame that theater went down hill in the mid to later 70’s. Do you think it was the neighborhood deteriorating or the influx of Karate and cheapie exploitation flicks? Do you know of ANY pictures of the Plaza at all I can see??
RADarby, the US sounds like a great theater. I am a Paterson native and I went to the Fabian and Plaza Theaters. I have so many fond memories of them that I’m trying to locate ANY photos (interior and exterior) of these theaters. I have a few of the Fabian, but are there ANY of the Plaza and of the US?? I have made this a mission..any help you can give me?
Savage, I found it. Thanks so much. The pictures on the site are great. I’ve taken my own pictures of the Ziefeld, Film Forum but haven’t got any of Astor, and in the event I don’t get there before it closes. I still can’t believe it. Wouldn’t it be great if The Astor had a farewell film festival, featuring Big Screen Classics like Star Wars, Ben-Hur, River Kwai, etc. When that theater goes, so does a piece of classic cinema culture. I feel as if the multiplexes are the enemy. Thanks again.
In my opinion, this is THE BEST theater in the north as of today. I’ve been attending the weekly Big Screen Classics on Saturday mornings. The owners are true movie lovers and showmen. They provide the best in entertainment. If you’ve never been there, make a special trip. It’s like eating potatoe chips. You can’t eat just one. You’ll go back again and again. I’ve seen Quiet Man, Producers, Wings (with organ), Ben-Hur (original silent), James Bond, Buck Privates. They’re showing Jaws in June. This theater is the best of old tradition movie theaters. You have to see it.
Savage, where are the pictures of the Astor located. I went on the site but could not find anything? BTW…I think the Astor closing is a blight on NY. It is one of the best theaters I ever went to. I saw Apocalypse Now, 2001, The Godfather there. I hate the feeling of multiplexes.
RADarby, you managed the Plaza? I’d probably remember you. Remember showing all 5 Planet of the Ape movies? I was there. I’ve been going through old microfilms at the library and have many ads from the Plaza (it’s very nostalgic for me)I took pictures when they tore the theater down last year. There’s a couple with the interior wallpaper still on the walls. What a great theater. For me, it was a home away from home as I was always there. In those days you can slip a kid 2 dollars to go to the movies and he’s have money left over for popcorn and candy. Not like today where you have to mortgage your home just to see a lousy flick.
I do remember dish night. Always went with my mother. Those WERE the days.It’s really a shame that theater went down hill in the mid to later 70’s. Do you think it was the neighborhood deteriorating or the influx of Karate and cheapie exploitation flicks? Do you know of ANY pictures of the Plaza at all I can see??
RADarby, the US sounds like a great theater. I am a Paterson native and I went to the Fabian and Plaza Theaters. I have so many fond memories of them that I’m trying to locate ANY photos (interior and exterior) of these theaters. I have a few of the Fabian, but are there ANY of the Plaza and of the US?? I have made this a mission..any help you can give me?
Rhett
Savage, I found it. Thanks so much. The pictures on the site are great. I’ve taken my own pictures of the Ziefeld, Film Forum but haven’t got any of Astor, and in the event I don’t get there before it closes. I still can’t believe it. Wouldn’t it be great if The Astor had a farewell film festival, featuring Big Screen Classics like Star Wars, Ben-Hur, River Kwai, etc. When that theater goes, so does a piece of classic cinema culture. I feel as if the multiplexes are the enemy. Thanks again.
In my opinion, this is THE BEST theater in the north as of today. I’ve been attending the weekly Big Screen Classics on Saturday mornings. The owners are true movie lovers and showmen. They provide the best in entertainment. If you’ve never been there, make a special trip. It’s like eating potatoe chips. You can’t eat just one. You’ll go back again and again. I’ve seen Quiet Man, Producers, Wings (with organ), Ben-Hur (original silent), James Bond, Buck Privates. They’re showing Jaws in June. This theater is the best of old tradition movie theaters. You have to see it.
I was fortunate to see a re-release of “El Cid” in 1993. Why are all the great theaters dying off?? Could it be because the movies of today stink?
Savage, where are the pictures of the Astor located. I went on the site but could not find anything? BTW…I think the Astor closing is a blight on NY. It is one of the best theaters I ever went to. I saw Apocalypse Now, 2001, The Godfather there. I hate the feeling of multiplexes.