As an aside, Abe Preiskel was head of the Passaic police; but he was a steady customer of my grandfather, who was a leading “bootlegger” in Passaic during the Roaring Twenties.
I stand corrected. Abram Preiskel was the architect of both the Capital and Montauk Theaters in Passaic. He was Commissioner of Public Safety from 1919 to 1934. He died in 1967 at the age of 84. Samuel Harris owned the theater originally. Harry K. Hecht owned the Central (see my comments there) and my uncle, Harry Stein, owned the Montauk Theater Building (see there also). My grandparents were close friends with all of these owners and builders for almost 50 years.
I stand corrected. Abram Preiskel was the architect of both the Capital and Montauk Theaters in Passaic. He was Commissioner of Public Safety from 1919 to 1934. He died in 1967 at the age of 84. Samuel Harris owned the theater originally. Harry K. Hecht owned the Central (see my comments there) and my uncle, Harry Stein, owned the Montauk Theater Building (see there also). My grandparents were close friends with all of these owners and builders for almost 50 years.
The postcard must date prior to 1927. When my uncle, Harry Stein, bought the building, he retitled the building edge to read “Stein Building”. It still reads that way today. PASSAIC
The Capital was built by Samuel Harris, a Passaic businesman. I disagree with a comment above. Abe Preiskel, was the police chief in Passaic, and i would be curious of the author’s source of him as the architect.
This building was erected by the Passaic businessman, Harry K. Hecht who also built and operated the Palace Theater. Harry Hecht was a prominent Passaic businessman and philanthropist. He was a founder of Beth Israel Hospital and Temple Emanuel in Pssaic (President of both) and during World War 2, sold so many war bonds that a plane was named for him. He was killed in an auto accident in May, 1951. Quite a beloved figure in Passaic’s history.
My uncle, Harry Stein, owned the block along Main Ave from Henry St to Madison St. He demolished the old Montauk and opened the new theater in 1927. Next door, was the Ritz Restaurant (closed in mid 1960’s) and on Henry ST. side was the Hotel Lincoln and upstairs the Ritz Ballroom. When he died in 1952, the Passaic Herald News listed him as Passaic’s largest taxpayer. The family sold the building about 1966-67. As far as the cicuit, Uncle Harry was associated with the Stanley-Warner circuit in the 1920’s. He also owned the Rialto Theater(later named the Lincoln) on Lexington Avenue.
As an aside, Abe Preiskel was head of the Passaic police; but he was a steady customer of my grandfather, who was a leading “bootlegger” in Passaic during the Roaring Twenties.
I stand corrected. Abram Preiskel was the architect of both the Capital and Montauk Theaters in Passaic. He was Commissioner of Public Safety from 1919 to 1934. He died in 1967 at the age of 84. Samuel Harris owned the theater originally. Harry K. Hecht owned the Central (see my comments there) and my uncle, Harry Stein, owned the Montauk Theater Building (see there also). My grandparents were close friends with all of these owners and builders for almost 50 years.
I stand corrected. Abram Preiskel was the architect of both the Capital and Montauk Theaters in Passaic. He was Commissioner of Public Safety from 1919 to 1934. He died in 1967 at the age of 84. Samuel Harris owned the theater originally. Harry K. Hecht owned the Central (see my comments there) and my uncle, Harry Stein, owned the Montauk Theater Building (see there also). My grandparents were close friends with all of these owners and builders for almost 50 years.
The postcard must date prior to 1927. When my uncle, Harry Stein, bought the building, he retitled the building edge to read “Stein Building”. It still reads that way today. PASSAIC
The Capital was built by Samuel Harris, a Passaic businesman. I disagree with a comment above. Abe Preiskel, was the police chief in Passaic, and i would be curious of the author’s source of him as the architect.
This building was erected by the Passaic businessman, Harry K. Hecht who also built and operated the Palace Theater. Harry Hecht was a prominent Passaic businessman and philanthropist. He was a founder of Beth Israel Hospital and Temple Emanuel in Pssaic (President of both) and during World War 2, sold so many war bonds that a plane was named for him. He was killed in an auto accident in May, 1951. Quite a beloved figure in Passaic’s history.
This theater was built and operated by Harry Hecht who died in May, 1951 in Passaic.
My uncle, Harry Stein, owned the block along Main Ave from Henry St to Madison St. He demolished the old Montauk and opened the new theater in 1927. Next door, was the Ritz Restaurant (closed in mid 1960’s) and on Henry ST. side was the Hotel Lincoln and upstairs the Ritz Ballroom. When he died in 1952, the Passaic Herald News listed him as Passaic’s largest taxpayer. The family sold the building about 1966-67. As far as the cicuit, Uncle Harry was associated with the Stanley-Warner circuit in the 1920’s. He also owned the Rialto Theater(later named the Lincoln) on Lexington Avenue.