Totowa Cinema
Route 46 near I-80,
Totowa,
NJ
07512
Route 46 near I-80,
Totowa,
NJ
07512
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This began as a single screen cinema on January 26, 1966 with Stuart Whitman in “Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes”. It looked similar to the GCC Central Plaza (now Clearview) in Yonkers. It was twinned November 20, 1974. It was closed on January 17, 1993 with “The Muppet Christmas Carol” & Toys" in Screen 1 and Warwick Davis in “Leprechaun” in Screen 2. The lobby section of the building was destroyed by a fire, and the auditorium is in use by an office supply company.
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Here is an April 1969 ad:
http://tinyurl.com/ntc8s6
I accidentally posted a comment about office max on a different theater in totowa, but office max is closed earlier this year waiting for another retailer to come in. This year marks 20 years since this theater was burned in a fire. I always loved the arcade room since it was decent sized.
I saw a lot of movies at Totowa Cinema 46. The one I really remember was “The Fly”. It was rated R. They actually checked our i.d.’s. My two buddies were only seventeen. But I was eighteen so they were allowed to see the movie because I was with them. I thought that was really stupid.
I saw Johnny Winter play at Totowa Cinema in the early ‘70’s. Does anyone know the date? It was a great show.
I worked as an usher there for about 6 months in 1984. Just wondering if anyone else out there who also worked there happened to be reading this… Chris
CC I never worked there but i remember going to the arcade in the lobby….it was awesome!!!
This opened in 1964 and reopened as a twin on November 20th, 1974. 1974 ad in the photo section.
Correction: opened on January 19th, 1966 as per this article:
Totowa cinema opening Thu, Jan 20, 1966 – 29 · The Record (Hackensack, Bergen, New Jersey, United States of America) · Newspapers.com
This opened on January 26th, 1966 after an open house on the 20th. Two grand opening ads posted.
This actually opened on January 26, 1966 with “Those Magnificent Men In Their Flying Machines”, not January 19.
The Totowa Cinema closed on January 17, 1993 with “The Muppet Christmas Carol” and “Toys” in Screen 1 and “Leprechaun” in Screen 2.