Ace Theatre
95-02 101st Avenue,
Ozone Park,
NY
11416
95-02 101st Avenue,
Ozone Park,
NY
11416
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Ace Theater 95-02 101Ave…. In 1938, Samuel Rinzler and Louis Frish bought the property under the name Randforce Amusement Co. They ran a chain of movie theaters in Queens and Brooklyn. At the Ozone Park corner, they opened the Ace Movie theater. The 1948 photo shown above indicates it was a lower-end operation showing old cut-rate movies. The two flicks on the marquee were originally released in 1942 and 1936, respectively. Not much is known about this mystery theater. Its name disappeared from the Queens telephone book after 1953.
7 years since 297maujer asked about the theater on Jamaica Ave and 80th St.
It was the “Haven”
I was born in Ozone Park in 1940. When I was old enough to walk to the other side of town where the theater was my Mom would let me walk to the movies. The price was 10 or 12 cents for two movies, movietone news, 6 cartoons and a serial like Gene Autry, which would end with a cliff-hanger so you came back next week. Mom packed a lunch with 2 sandwiches and maybe an apple because you would be there for 4 hours. I remember the place was a mess even back then and it never had seating for 850, maybe 200. It was a good deal on weekends for Moms because it kept the kids out of her hair for hours. We moved from Ozone Park in 1950 to Levittown.
Anyone know the name of a small movie theater on Jamaica Avenue somewhere around 80th street? It is now a discount store. It was between the Eldert Lane/75th Street and Forrest Parkway stop on the elevated J train. Thanks in advance.
VIP is a child care center. If the auditorium is a day care center, and the lobby and foyer are retail, do you have to list both as functions?
Woodhaven Boulevard:
http://tinyurl.com/5u4gha
The chinese restaurant with the yellow marquee is 95-04, so Adco Supplies adjacent would be 95-06:
http://tinyurl.com/5ayet7
“The itch” or a “scratch house” was a theater with a low standard of cleanliness—one that might be infested with fleas, body lice or other bugs that would make patrons itchy.
What did it mean when you referred to a theater as “The Itch”?
Warren’s posts are always /right-on". I never went to the Ace as far as I can remember, despite living three blocks from it after moving to Ozone Park from Glendale in 1957.My recollection was that it was closed even then. The Ozone Park Italian Club was on the same block,
My recollection of premiere movie houses in descending order were:
Radio City Music Hall; once every few years for the Christmas show
RKO Madison and Keiths; a real extravagance
Ridgewood; impress a date
Glenwood, Oasis, Lefferts, Crossbay; family night once or twice a month
Belvedere, Haven, Roosevelt; nest step is the itch
Casino, Acme; the itch
Ciao and excelsior,
‘Tonino
The kid from Glendale and Ozone Park who hung out in Woodhaven, Ridgewood, Richmond Hill
Great information, I thought I knew alot about old theatres in Queens but nver heard of The Farrell, The New Ozone or The State. Are you going to post them?
Wow I never heard of this theatre? Any idea where it was?