jerryon103st, I too was a pea shooter in the Parkwest when I was a kid. Gosh! how that brings back memories. SamDaman, I remember during the war (WWll) seeing a soap sign saying to the effect that we are Chinese, not Japanese.
SamDaman, I lived at 703 Amsterdam Avenue, after the corner restaurant and Candy Store next to it. Lupo’s Funeral Home was at the end of the block before the Beer Garden. If I remember correctly, the laundry was Chinese?
The Parkwest was in bad shape and had seen better days. Thanks for the photo.
By the late nineteen forties, this theater was in bad condition. I used to go there occasionally, with my cousin, to see old movies that were not shown in the upscaled theaters-the Riverside, Riviera, etc. Frank Bucks “Bring them Back Alive” and some old Clyde Beatty movies were some we remember. We used to call it “the Dump,” it had seen better days. Admission was 10 cents, whereas other theaters charged 25 cents.
jerryon103st, I too was a pea shooter in the Parkwest when I was a kid. Gosh! how that brings back memories. SamDaman, I remember during the war (WWll) seeing a soap sign saying to the effect that we are Chinese, not Japanese.
SamDaman, I lived at 703 Amsterdam Avenue, after the corner restaurant and Candy Store next to it. Lupo’s Funeral Home was at the end of the block before the Beer Garden. If I remember correctly, the laundry was Chinese? The Parkwest was in bad shape and had seen better days. Thanks for the photo.
By the late nineteen forties, this theater was in bad condition. I used to go there occasionally, with my cousin, to see old movies that were not shown in the upscaled theaters-the Riverside, Riviera, etc. Frank Bucks “Bring them Back Alive” and some old Clyde Beatty movies were some we remember. We used to call it “the Dump,” it had seen better days. Admission was 10 cents, whereas other theaters charged 25 cents.