Liberty Theatre
1121 Elizabeth Avenue,
Elizabeth,
NJ
07201
1121 Elizabeth Avenue,
Elizabeth,
NJ
07201
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Previously operated by: Fox Circuit, Skouras Theatres, United Artists Theater Circuit Inc.
Functions: Church
Previous Names: Gordon's Hippodrome Theatre, Fox's Liberty Theatre
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Gordon’s Hippodrome Theatre was opened on October 6, 1913 presenting vaudeville and plays. By 1926 it had been taken over by William Fox and renamed Fox’s Liberty Theatre. As of 1991, this theatre was still open as a four-screen theatre but has since closed and become a church.
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As of early 2008, theatre is being converted into either a church, or a community center.
Here is an undated photo:
http://tinyurl.com/6hp4nn
Here is a 1981 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/dkxh6y
Here is a May 1984 ad:
http://tinyurl.com/mty7fn
This theater has been restored and is now home to 2 church congregations: (a different photo is in my print version of today’s Star Ledger)
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The article has a great interior photograph – it has been nicely renovated; the color scheme is white with gold trim. Nice job!
After over three weeks of fliers circulating around town and at school. Many of us couldn’t wait for that party. That night I kinda changed my mind about going but two of my friend asked if I would at least drop them off which I did. We didn’t hear about the tragedy until the next morning when my two friends called to give me the details. Unlike Joe’s previous story my friends told me that it all started when two groups, I say groups cause officially gangs really were not the fad back then.
One of the of the rivals saw someone he had a problem with and acted on it by fling a chair to the person who was either down on the dance floor or up on the second floor balcony. This started a fight which made everyone panic. Since like Joe’s story the back door was locked and no other Exit signs where visible. Everyone tried to get out the same-way the got in, which was a narrow, straight, double flight, two person, side stairwell which lead directly to the second floor. This type of stairwell made it impossible for someone to regain their balance if they would slip be someone pushing them. All of these circumstance lead to the death of those young people that night who were trampled and suffocated by the panic people tiring to get out. I thought my two cents would be appropriate seeing that I could not find anything on this tragedy which did leave scars on many kids that night along with mine.
Chochi
Opened on October 6th, 1913. Grand opening ad posted.
The Liberty Theater was tripled in 1979 and was renamed Liberty Triplex. Unfortunately I cannot find any information about the theater being a quad. In January 1995, one of the three auditoriums closed and the theater was reverted as a twin until closing for the final time in 1996.
Reopened as Liberty on August 24th, 1918. Another ad posted.