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  • <p>WAS LOCATED IN EAST HAVEN NEAR THE EAST HAVEN / NEW HAVEN CITY LINE. A POST OFFICE REGIONAL DIST. CENTER WAS BUILT ON THE SITE, NOW A CAR DEALERSHIP (same building) IS THERE.</p>
  • <p>Interesting display for “The Lost World” as the Hyperion Theatre does a tie-up with Winchester Repeating Arms to have this eye catching display in 1925.</p>
  • <p>1000 cadets come to the College from Yale’s Air Corp Technical Training program in 1943 to see “Wings Up” in New Haven.</p>
  • <p>Circa 1961 image courtesy of Marc Friedland.</p>
  • <p>Photo credit Corbis Images.</p>
  • <p>The 3200 seat theater near Church and George Streets was a true movie palace. Sylvester Poli lived in New Haven, this was one his favorite theaters. to this day, the empty lot is only a parking lot. A tremendous loss for the city of New Haven.</p>
  • <p>1938 internet find photo. I believe this is the correct theater.</p>
  • <p>World Premiere of UNKNOWN ISLAND 1948</p>
  • <p>Scene from Grand Foyer, Poli’s New Theatre, New Haven, Conn. Grand Special Feature at Poli’s, Week of Jan. 15 ‘Le Domino Rouge’. Postally used January 12, 1906.</p> <p>Image cropped and adjusted, taken from a postcard seen at http://www.stamps-plus.com/results.asp?cmd=CTS</p>
  • <p>Loew’s Poli Theater, 1930s, Church St, New Haven, CT</p>
  • <p>This is the College Street entrance in 1964.</p>
  • <p>Source: “Shared Pleasures: A History of Movie Presentation in the United States” by Douglas Gomery</p>
  • <p>Paramount Theatre, New York, NY in 1926 - Auditorium</p>
  • <p>Loew’s Poli Theater, Church St, New Haven, CT 1964.</p>
  • <p>Close up of the chandelier.</p>
  • <p>Lobby.</p>
  • <p>Lobby.</p>
  • <p><A HREF="http://www.afterthefinalcurtain.net">After the Final Curtain</A><br></p>
  • <p>Reilly & Hall architectural sketch of the Sheridan exterior in 1920</p>
  • <p>Universal Theatre, Brooklyn, NY in 1927 - Proscenium</p>
  • <p><A HREF="http://www.afterthefinalcurtain.net">After the Final Curtain</A><br></p>