Credit cards started in NYC theatres with American Express at Cineplex Odeon on May 1, 1989. When this youtube video was taken (NO WAY OUT 1987), all sales would have been cash at this location.
A correction to the post from 50SSNIPES on the October 15, 1993 shooting. The media incorrectly tried to blame the movie for the violence. The shooting actually occurred during the trailers and the film had not even started yet. The victim did not go in alone, he had come in with friends and was spotted by neighborhood rivals as the trailers were screening.
50sSNIPES, Paramount owned Florida State Theatres. Once the government forced them to separate the theatres from the studio (The Paramount Consent Decrees) they created subsidiaries and placed the ABC TV network under them.
So the theatres owned ABC, not the other way around.
In the mid 70’s the subsidiaries added the ABC name to their ads since the network was now a bigger entity than the theatres. Paramount, Florida State Theatres and ABC were all the same company, so there was no “taking over” taking place. It wasn’t until the sale to PLITT that the company changed hands and even Henry Plitt had been a Paramount employee.
Is it possible that the (S.A. Lynch-Paramount Theatre) company owned the Rosetta but had a long term lease to Wometco? After the Paramount Consent Decrees (1948) it would not be allowed to break that lease, specially since Paramount had competing theatres nearby.
50sSNIPES, I am not sure where you’re getting your information, but the Rosetta was always a Wometco house before its porn days. Did you mean to post for the REGENT?
Also, Florida State Theatres was a subsidiary of Paramount Theatres, (later ABC) and not a take-over. The “Florida State Theatres” branding did not start until 1950.
Besides downsizing, they (and the mall) also received massive federal funds after 9/11 to help bring business traffic back to Ground Zero. This location may have survived because of that tragic event.
RCBriley, I just joined this theatre link because of your post. Although I have never been to this particular cinema, I think your post explains, why, in many ways, in my opinion, why this website even exists.
I see from the photo page that this cinema hosted the World Premier of “CYRANO DE BERGERAC” (1950, Jose Ferrer). You would think that would be headline here.
rivest266, it actually opened to the public on September 1 and tickets were on sale. October 29th must have been an official launch party. I walked by on October 24 and it was open for business.
50sSNIPES, sounds like you could fill a few more history gaps here.
Heads up, RobertR.
Boxoffice is suddenly way up for really crap movies.
mOOse, that was the edited re-release you saw at the Astor Plaza. The original opened here.
Credit cards started in NYC theatres with American Express at Cineplex Odeon on May 1, 1989. When this youtube video was taken (NO WAY OUT 1987), all sales would have been cash at this location.
A correction to the post from 50SSNIPES on the October 15, 1993 shooting. The media incorrectly tried to blame the movie for the violence. The shooting actually occurred during the trailers and the film had not even started yet. The victim did not go in alone, he had come in with friends and was spotted by neighborhood rivals as the trailers were screening.
If you look at the marquee, you will see it was “LOEW’S”.
No back story on this cinema? Who opened it? Who owned it? Did Avco Embassy really open this?
May 1, 1943.
50sSNIPES, Paramount owned Florida State Theatres. Once the government forced them to separate the theatres from the studio (The Paramount Consent Decrees) they created subsidiaries and placed the ABC TV network under them.
So the theatres owned ABC, not the other way around.
In the mid 70’s the subsidiaries added the ABC name to their ads since the network was now a bigger entity than the theatres. Paramount, Florida State Theatres and ABC were all the same company, so there was no “taking over” taking place. It wasn’t until the sale to PLITT that the company changed hands and even Henry Plitt had been a Paramount employee.
Unless there was another theatre at Canal and Mulberry, this was operating as the Cinema Luna in 1972, an X-rated house.
Is it possible that the (S.A. Lynch-Paramount Theatre) company owned the Rosetta but had a long term lease to Wometco? After the Paramount Consent Decrees (1948) it would not be allowed to break that lease, specially since Paramount had competing theatres nearby.
50sSNIPES, I am not sure where you’re getting your information, but the Rosetta was always a Wometco house before its porn days. Did you mean to post for the REGENT?
Also, Florida State Theatres was a subsidiary of Paramount Theatres, (later ABC) and not a take-over. The “Florida State Theatres” branding did not start until 1950.
Besides downsizing, they (and the mall) also received massive federal funds after 9/11 to help bring business traffic back to Ground Zero. This location may have survived because of that tragic event.
It took me a while to find that this multiplex still exists. Orange County over screening. “Thou shall not Orange”.
The last commercial cinema in the Upper East Side is officially for sale at $50 million.
https://eastsidefeed.com/real-estate/ues-movie-theater-that-opened-in-1962-could-be-headed-for-final-credits/
The second screen, the James Agee Room, opened in late December 1980, not 1983.
RCBriley, I just joined this theatre link because of your post. Although I have never been to this particular cinema, I think your post explains, why, in many ways, in my opinion, why this website even exists.
This was never a General Cinema (that deal failed) and it never played “THE LION IN WINTER”.
For three years now it has been the ANGELIKA FILM CENTER. NYT ads still advertise it as that. Their website does not. What is Cinema Treasures to do?
I see from the photo page that this cinema hosted the World Premier of “CYRANO DE BERGERAC” (1950, Jose Ferrer). You would think that would be headline here.
Both Loews and Loew’s were used at the same time for many years by the company.
You would think they would choose a name that tells the public they also show movies.
rivest266, it actually opened to the public on September 1 and tickets were on sale. October 29th must have been an official launch party. I walked by on October 24 and it was open for business.
Re-opened in 1997 as the Cinema Cafe and operated until 2004.
Although Plitt stopped operating it in 1980, it did continue open as a subrun house well into 1981.