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izzy272 commented about Cameo Twin Cinema XXX on Nov 26, 2007 at 2:34 pm

I thought this was a nice forum where I could share memories and information about old movie house. I do not like the direction this thread has twisted and turn into.

If your idea of a good time is spending hours in some dark dank shit hole of a crack den getting passed from aids infested fag to aids infested fag fine.

BUT!

Please go else where to trade you sad sad stories.

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izzy272 commented about Cameo Twin Cinema XXX on Aug 5, 2007 at 1:34 am

Here is a photo of the place

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izzy272 commented about Cameo Twin Cinema XXX on Jul 15, 2007 at 4:06 am

This is not the treat theatre per say. The ordinal treat was just around the corner where the ATT offices are now. The old place was torn down to make room for the ATT high-rise office buildings. I am pretty sure that the same owner open up this new place as I can remember the same old white woman working there taking tickets in the lat 80’s. I am not sure of the exact date I first whent to the old treat but I can say it was when I was still in high school so before 1977. That whole area was quite the place with many strip bars and other delights to keep any 16/17 year old boy busy. This was of course all pre AIDS.

I spoke to my friend who is a Newark cop and he informed me that this place is a crack house that caters mostly to homos

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izzy272 commented about Mayfair Theater on Jan 29, 2006 at 10:45 pm

I thank you for your info “Movie Guy”. It did jar my memory a bit. I spoke with my Father last night. He grew up in that area of Newark. As I am sure you must know back in those days it was a mostly Jewish area and my Zada (Grandfather) was the local bookmaker. He also owned a few nightclubs. The following is almost verbatim what my Father toll me.

“The There was Two Mayfairs. One somewhere off of South Orange ave the one you mean was in Hillside across from Moon Motors. Longie die some time in the mid 50’s. I don’t remember when but before I meet your Mother (1958). His business was taken over by a guy name Myron Surgerman. His big this was pinball. I knew they guy who own the Mayfair in fact I knew he since we were kids. His father bought it right after the war”

My Father gave me the name and I remember this man. I will try and track him down and report back.

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izzy272 commented about Berkeley Cinema on Jul 30, 2005 at 10:41 pm

My grand parents lived in this area and I can remember going here in the early to mid 70’s. It was at that time part of the Jerry Lewis chain. They use to run a 2 for the price of one on Thursday nights they may still do. I saw Jaws here.

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izzy272 commented about Chancellor Theatre on Jul 27, 2005 at 3:02 am

My Father says that he use to see live shows there in the late 40’s early 50’s.It is my understanding that it was the Rex. One of the stars of the show was a young Jerry Lewis.
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izzy272 on Jul 24, 2005 at 7:19 am

No Carl I lived right around the block from here it changed its name to teh 5 points cinema. Now that I remember it may have even been in 77

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izzy272 on Jul 24, 2005 at 2:25 am

Was a small single screen place that changed its name to the Five Points cinema about 1978? It later split into two screens. I saw the Rocky horror picture show there for the first time.

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izzy272 commented about Mayfair Theater on Jul 24, 2005 at 2:20 am

I use to go here almost ever Saturday in the early 70’s. Not sure when it started to show porno but do remember driving passed it about 1982 and it was still open. My Father use to work at a place called Moon motors right across the street from here. I also use to go to the slot car racing place near by. Does anyone remember the name of that place?