Can someone who works or has worked at AMC explain the thinking behind no titles on marquees or on the building? All the free advertising, I used to drive by and see something was playing and go see it. I just don’t get it. As a former theater manager the marquee was so important, we even used to cram the next attractions up there when we could.
I wonder now where premieres and screenings will be held? Other than HUGE spaces like Radio City or the Beacon there are no 1000-1500 seat auditoriums. The Broadway legit houses should make some money during their dark periods and make their theaters available. After all Gigi played roadshow at the Royale
I was wondering why they were letting the marquee fall apart and go dark and leave graffiti all over the building, now I know. With this closing the nearby Jackson 3 might be worth reopening.
After the Demille it had a short run as a dollar house with a different name. It then became Embassy 2-3-4
Queens is the absolute WORST borough for preservation. The Trylon was almost 100% original and was purposely destroyed
Mr Dukes handwriting
Love to see interior photos
Is this on DVD?
Heartbreaking :(
Where have NY premieres been held since the Ziegfeld closed?
Can someone who works or has worked at AMC explain the thinking behind no titles on marquees or on the building? All the free advertising, I used to drive by and see something was playing and go see it. I just don’t get it. As a former theater manager the marquee was so important, we even used to cram the next attractions up there when we could.
I’m surprised they did not try to buy space in the new mall going up here.
Boy had this place hung on a bit it could have been a top grosser again
Last of the Calderone movie houses
Pathetic
I wonder now where premieres and screenings will be held? Other than HUGE spaces like Radio City or the Beacon there are no 1000-1500 seat auditoriums. The Broadway legit houses should make some money during their dark periods and make their theaters available. After all Gigi played roadshow at the Royale
I love this type of art deco marquee
This name just sounds so moronic to me, just my opinion
So beautiful
4 week commitment seems a joke now. In the old days a movie like Star Wars played for months before it even went second and third run.
I was suprised this closed, there were not many theatres left uptown.
Me too
I remember this, Larry Parks had just died.
Come on Bow Tie the marquee still looks like crap
I was wondering why they were letting the marquee fall apart and go dark and leave graffiti all over the building, now I know. With this closing the nearby Jackson 3 might be worth reopening.
The upstairs theatre at the Plaza is still there too
Come on the theatre could get big bookings with all the other cinemas closed
Whats going on here?