I remember the Glenwood as both a movie theatre when I was a child and a bowling alley when I was a teenager. There was an Italian Restaurant on the corner of it that I remember served a knife and fork with your pizza (which we all thought was strange) and an awning and blind store a few stores from it both east of it and another blind store across from it called Geppels. It was a quick walk from Glendale where myself and all of my friends lived. A great place to spend a Saturday afternoon. The tresle was the cut off as we knew it for Brooklyn.
I grew up in Glendale being born on 69th Street in the big apartment house at 72-06 69th St., (Fosdick Court) in 1946 and attending P.S. 91. I saw many movies at the Acme although I can’t remember their names, however, I do remember the presents that were given out after the Saturday matinee and coming home with 50cents and giving it to my mother as her change for the day. I remember when it became the catering hall “Victorian House” and was “The Place” to have your wedding. It all seemed so big back then.
A correction to my recent posting – in addition to the Acme Theatre, the Glenwood (not the Glenridge), the Ridgewood theatre and the RKO Madison there was also the Belevedere Theatre. We sure had a choice of movie theatres in the neighborhood.
I remember the Glenwood as both a movie theatre when I was a child and a bowling alley when I was a teenager. There was an Italian Restaurant on the corner of it that I remember served a knife and fork with your pizza (which we all thought was strange) and an awning and blind store a few stores from it both east of it and another blind store across from it called Geppels. It was a quick walk from Glendale where myself and all of my friends lived. A great place to spend a Saturday afternoon. The tresle was the cut off as we knew it for Brooklyn.
I grew up in Glendale being born on 69th Street in the big apartment house at 72-06 69th St., (Fosdick Court) in 1946 and attending P.S. 91. I saw many movies at the Acme although I can’t remember their names, however, I do remember the presents that were given out after the Saturday matinee and coming home with 50cents and giving it to my mother as her change for the day. I remember when it became the catering hall “Victorian House” and was “The Place” to have your wedding. It all seemed so big back then.
A correction to my recent posting – in addition to the Acme Theatre, the Glenwood (not the Glenridge), the Ridgewood theatre and the RKO Madison there was also the Belevedere Theatre. We sure had a choice of movie theatres in the neighborhood.