Fords Cinema
537 New Brunswick Avenue,
Fords,
NJ
08863
537 New Brunswick Avenue,
Fords,
NJ
08863
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Additional Info
Previously operated by: Independent Theater Service Inc.
Previous Names: Fords Playhouse
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News About This Theater
- Sep 25, 2009 — Woodbridge eyes Fords Theater's past with hope for future
Small town theater which opened as Fords Playhouse in December 1925. In later years was known as the Fords Cinema. It was closed on June 18, 1987 with Matthew Broderick in “Project X”. It was demolished in mid-February 2023.
Contributed by
Erwin Markisch
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Recent comments (view all 30 comments)
Craig, please keep us posted. My father worked there as a projectionist in the 60’s and very early 70’s.
really sad… I LOVED this theater… spent every friday or saturday watching movies….
I lived across the street from the Fords Theater in the 1940’s and went there every time the picture changed. Back then it was $.25 admission and the movies were Roy Rogers or Gene Autry. I met my future husband there when he had a broken seat and I kept kicking it. We are now married 59 years thanks to the Fords Theater. My father owned JR’S Tavern prior to its present name.
Just read scheduled for demolition Feb 5, 2023 building has fallen in such disrepair it could not be salvaged.
From my recollection the proprietors were Mr. George Lang and his wife Anna.
My father was a projectionist here in the 60s. Youn are correct about the Langs. I remember always hearing that name. In the late 60s/early 70s Fernando Bravo operated it along with the Royal in Perth Amboy.
Demolition has begun on the front facade. I was told by one of the workers that the Auditorium will be torn down next week.
Weather permitting the auditorium will be demolished starting tomw, Friday.
Numerous posts and video on social media, 17 Fed. 2023 interior has been gutted and heavy machinery is pulling the structure down from the rear. Sad the demolition started in the stage area that once hosted Vaudeville acts.
As of 4 pm today the auditorium is a pile of rubble. Status should be changed to Demolished.
Closed on June 18, 1987 with “Project X”.