Jackson Theatre
745 Westchester Avenue,
Bronx,
NY
10455
745 Westchester Avenue,
Bronx,
NY
10455
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An item in the May 1, 1914 issue of Real Estate Record and Builders Guide has me wondering if this house might have opened earlier than we thought, or was this just an earlier proposal for the same intersection that fell through? The item said that architect Paul H. LaVelle was preparing plans for a $100,000 brick and terra cotta theater and two stores, 70x175 feet, at Jackson and Westchester Avenue. The project was to be built for Harthill (or Hartbill?) Realty and Mortgage Company, Joseph Hersberg, president. Bids were to be taken on the general contract around May 20.
The Supermarket that the theatre became can be seen in the 1993 Movie, Hanging' with the Homeboys with John Leguizamo,Nestor Serrano, Doug E. Doug & Mario Joyner…
Listed in the Film Daily Yearbook 1930 edition as the Louis Theatre with a seating capacity of 728.
By the 1941 edition of F.D.Y. it was the Jackson Theatre with 599 seats (same details in the 1943 edition).
In the 1950 edition of F.D.Y. it is the Borinquen Theatre with a seating capacity of 570. Disappeared from listings in 1957 edition.
It’s funny those matrons were always overweight and the uniform two sizes too small :)