The Elgin Theater holds very dear memories for me. I grew up in Chelsea and lived on 19th street between 8th and 9th avenues. Being of Puerto Rican descent, my grandmother loved the Spanish movies shown at the Elgin in those days. They were actually Mexican films. My grandmother would take me along and I got to spend some really nice times with her. I still remember those great Mexican “singing cowboys”, Pedro Infante, Jorge Negrete, Luis Aguilar and Pedro Admendariz. I also remember the great dramatic actresses, Libertad Lamarque (Argentina),Maria Feliz, Dolores Del Rio. My favorites were of course, the comedians, Cantinflas and Tin Tan. Evita Peron was highly jealous of Libertad Lamarque and blocked all her films from being shown in Argentina. The memomories of the time that I spent with Grandmother watching those films at the Elgin will forever be in my mind. Priceless memories.
I was raised in the Chelsea/Greenwich Village area. I remember “The Chelsea Theatre”. I recall it being a large theater with a balcony. What stands out is spending entire Saturday afternoons watching 2 full length features, 10 cartoons, “cliff-hanging” serials (we called them CHAPTERS), movie-tone newsreel and coming attractions for just 75 cents. Those were the days my friend, we thought they’d never end.
The Elgin Theater holds very dear memories for me. I grew up in Chelsea and lived on 19th street between 8th and 9th avenues. Being of Puerto Rican descent, my grandmother loved the Spanish movies shown at the Elgin in those days. They were actually Mexican films. My grandmother would take me along and I got to spend some really nice times with her. I still remember those great Mexican “singing cowboys”, Pedro Infante, Jorge Negrete, Luis Aguilar and Pedro Admendariz. I also remember the great dramatic actresses, Libertad Lamarque (Argentina),Maria Feliz, Dolores Del Rio. My favorites were of course, the comedians, Cantinflas and Tin Tan. Evita Peron was highly jealous of Libertad Lamarque and blocked all her films from being shown in Argentina. The memomories of the time that I spent with Grandmother watching those films at the Elgin will forever be in my mind. Priceless memories.
I was raised in the Chelsea/Greenwich Village area. I remember “The Chelsea Theatre”. I recall it being a large theater with a balcony. What stands out is spending entire Saturday afternoons watching 2 full length features, 10 cartoons, “cliff-hanging” serials (we called them CHAPTERS), movie-tone newsreel and coming attractions for just 75 cents. Those were the days my friend, we thought they’d never end.