Capitol Theater
362 Washington Avenue,
Belleville,
NJ
07109
362 Washington Avenue,
Belleville,
NJ
07109
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Previously operated by: Stanley-Warner Theatres, Stern Circuit, Warner Bros. Circuit Management Corp.
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Neighborhood theater with a below-street-level lobby and entrance way. Elaborate animated marquee with a “fountain of light” effect.
Opened prior to 1925 and operated by Joseph Stern. By 1941 it was operated by Warner Bros. Circuit Management Corp. Closed in the early-1960’s. Announced to be twinned and part of the Jery Lewis circuit in the early-1970’s but nothing came of it.
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jim thatcher
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Listed as open in the 1951 FDY.
Jim – thanks for all of your recent postings of NJ theaters.
As of 1925 was operated by Joseph Stern.
Arcadia Press book “Belleville”, p 120 shows a nice ad for the theater. Feature film is “Captain Sinbad” (1963)
Heard from a friend that lives in Belleville that the Capitol was demolished along time ago. Today is just an empty lot.
In regards to this possibly becoming a Jerry Lewis Cinema, were many in that chain converted from regular theatres? I was under the impression that they were all new constructions?
Listed in the 1944 FDY as part of Warner Bros. Listed as part of Stanley Warner Corp. in the 1961 Film Daily Yearbook.
I think The Capitol was the 1st movie theatre I ever attended without my parents…in the late 50’s. On Saturdays there was always a double feature + shorts + cartoons…all for thirty five cents.
Also, I was a student @ St. Peter’s grammer school in Beleville. One day the school rented the theatre so every student could see “The Song of Bernadette.” Will always remember this.
A good article about the Capitol: http://secondriver.blogspot.com/2010/05/capitol-theatre.html