The Nova theater was one of my greatests chilhood memories of the 80’s.
I actually remember when it only cost $1.50 to see two movies. Thats when it was a single screen theater in the early 80’s. Yes it’s true that was a dangerous theater, but only cause at that time Harlem was Buckwild! And the neiborhood people who went there were wild. I remember one time when the projector operator messed up a movie that was playing, and everybody in the whole theater rushed the front box office demanding their money back! it was an unreal mob scene! But order was restored when the projector operator immediately got the movie going again. They used to show new movies and a lot of b- movies that are very rare and some are cult classics. And i do remember when they filmed ‘Death wish 3’ it was a few scenes right on the same block as the Nova. They actually blew up a car around the corner for one scene! Wow just so many memories, and i’m sad it’s gone. The last movie i saw there was ‘Black Rain’ in 1988 or 1989. I had moved to Philly by 1990 so i never knew about the changes it went through in the 90’s. But i was one of the original theater goers since it opened in the early 80’s and i have tons of memories!!!
The Nova theater was one of my greatests chilhood memories of the 80’s.
I actually remember when it only cost $1.50 to see two movies. Thats when it was a single screen theater in the early 80’s. Yes it’s true that was a dangerous theater, but only cause at that time Harlem was Buckwild! And the neiborhood people who went there were wild. I remember one time when the projector operator messed up a movie that was playing, and everybody in the whole theater rushed the front box office demanding their money back! it was an unreal mob scene! But order was restored when the projector operator immediately got the movie going again. They used to show new movies and a lot of b- movies that are very rare and some are cult classics. And i do remember when they filmed ‘Death wish 3’ it was a few scenes right on the same block as the Nova. They actually blew up a car around the corner for one scene! Wow just so many memories, and i’m sad it’s gone. The last movie i saw there was ‘Black Rain’ in 1988 or 1989. I had moved to Philly by 1990 so i never knew about the changes it went through in the 90’s. But i was one of the original theater goers since it opened in the early 80’s and i have tons of memories!!!