A likely (current) address would be 83-12 Broadway. The theater building was directly adjacent to the 4 story brick at the corner of Broadway and Dongan Avenue.
According to the local newspaper, the Newtown Register of February 11, 1913, this theater opened that same afternoon as the Elmhurst Theatre. This appears to track as the theater does not show up on a 1908 map, but does on a 1915 map.
Wondering if the building covering the addresses 18-05/-07 College Point Boulevard would correspond to the old Thirteenth Street address. The look of the architecture seems to suggest that it may be the former Regent Theatre.
New York Public Library Digital Collections has a P.L. Sperr photo of the building —and adjoining buildings — taken in 1932. If you zoom the photo on the NYPL website you can see the “COURT” on the vertical sign, as well as an advertisement for the New Brighton Theatre on the building.
There is a nice write-up in the Leader-Observer’s March 5, 1914 issue which came out the Thursday after the opening weekend as the Forest Park Theatre:
Some cliff notes: Opening date: February 28, 1914; Seating for 600+ [with hat racks, foot rests, ample spacing]; Two box offices; Extensive exterior & interior decoration
Architects: Maull & McMunn; Builder: Jacob Weber; Decorating: R. Maller; Owners: John Linker, Jacob Weber, Joseph Herrlein
http://fultonhistory.com/Newspapers 23/Forest Parkway NY Leader Observer/Forest Parkway NY Leader Observer 1912-1914/Forest Parkway NY Leader Observer 1912-1914 – 0927.pdf
Regarding the Crescent Theatre noted earlier as shown in the AMPD at 2125 Jamaica Avenue: there is an ad in the January 1, 1914 issue of the Leader-Observer — the East New York/Western Queens local newspaper — showing the 2125 Jamaica Avenue address as being the “Blue Cat Theatre” and in the Brooklyn Hills section of Woodhaven/Richmond Hill.
More likely the Theatre was named with respect to Manor Avenue.
According to the Leader-Observer — the local weekly newspaper of the area — the Manor was between Manor Avenue [95th Street] and Willard Avenue [96th Street] on Jamaica Avenue [f/k/a the Brooklyn & Jamaica Plank Road]. If the building number was indeed even then it would be on the south side of Jamaica.
A likely (current) address would be 83-12 Broadway. The theater building was directly adjacent to the 4 story brick at the corner of Broadway and Dongan Avenue.
According to the local newspaper, the Newtown Register of February 11, 1913, this theater opened that same afternoon as the Elmhurst Theatre. This appears to track as the theater does not show up on a 1908 map, but does on a 1915 map.
New add to photo section: 1928 Certificate of Occupancy. Shows seating capacity as 1,473.
After looking at an old atlas page for College Point, it appears that the Lyceum may have been approximately located at 14-33 College Point Boulevard.
Wondering if the building covering the addresses 18-05/-07 College Point Boulevard would correspond to the old Thirteenth Street address. The look of the architecture seems to suggest that it may be the former Regent Theatre.
New York Public Library Digital Collections has a P.L. Sperr photo of the building —and adjoining buildings — taken in 1932. If you zoom the photo on the NYPL website you can see the “COURT” on the vertical sign, as well as an advertisement for the New Brighton Theatre on the building.
Court Theatre 1932
Nice, detailed, front page article in the local Leader-Observer weekly paper from around the time of the opening:
The Leader-Observer, October 22, 1914
There is a nice write-up in the Leader-Observer’s March 5, 1914 issue which came out the Thursday after the opening weekend as the Forest Park Theatre:
Some cliff notes: Opening date: February 28, 1914; Seating for 600+ [with hat racks, foot rests, ample spacing]; Two box offices; Extensive exterior & interior decoration
Architects: Maull & McMunn; Builder: Jacob Weber; Decorating: R. Maller; Owners: John Linker, Jacob Weber, Joseph Herrlein
http://fultonhistory.com/Newspapers 23/Forest Parkway NY Leader Observer/Forest Parkway NY Leader Observer 1912-1914/Forest Parkway NY Leader Observer 1912-1914 – 0927.pdf
Regarding the Crescent Theatre noted earlier as shown in the AMPD at 2125 Jamaica Avenue: there is an ad in the January 1, 1914 issue of the Leader-Observer — the East New York/Western Queens local newspaper — showing the 2125 Jamaica Avenue address as being the “Blue Cat Theatre” and in the Brooklyn Hills section of Woodhaven/Richmond Hill.
From the August 8, 1912 issue of the Leader-Observer.
More likely the Theatre was named with respect to Manor Avenue.
According to the Leader-Observer — the local weekly newspaper of the area — the Manor was between Manor Avenue [95th Street] and Willard Avenue [96th Street] on Jamaica Avenue [f/k/a the Brooklyn & Jamaica Plank Road]. If the building number was indeed even then it would be on the south side of Jamaica.
From the May 1, 1913 issue of the Leader-Observer
The local.live location is that of the Loews Willard.
http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/4040