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Evillage74 commented about RKO Jefferson Theatre on Jun 23, 2014 at 9:17 am

There must have been more than one “life-size bust” because the one that I have – here in my possession that I removed from the brick rubble back when it was demolished – is definitely not Thomas Jefferson. It might be Joseph Jefferson but it’s definitely not Thomas Jefferson. I’ll try to upload a pic today. Pretty fun conversation on this old theater! I miss the neighborhood.

Evillage74
Evillage74 commented about RKO Jefferson Theatre on Jan 4, 2012 at 11:58 am

Hey Guys! Interesting stuff here. I used to live at 212 East 14th Street, on the top floor, which you can see in many pictures. I moved there right out of college (I guess 1997-2003). I loved NYC, loved my apartment, the neighborhood, all of it.I miss it greatly and still consider myself a “city person”.I actually saw the theatre get taken down by hand, brick by brick. Spring of 1999 I’d say. At the time I didn’t know (or I guess even care) about the history. And it was a total eye sore and figured it housed rats, etc so I didnt mind seeing it go. Now, I have several old pictures of the theater, along with other East Village pics in my house (in SC). I have two questions and am hoping someone that perhaps visited this theater might be able to answer:

1) why was it named “Jefferson” 2) were there any pictures of anyone perhaps named “jefferson” inside the theater, a bust, etc?

Thanks and Happy, Healthy New Year to all of you!

Evillage74
Evillage74 commented about RKO Jefferson Theatre on Jan 4, 2012 at 11:58 am

Hey Guys! Interesting stuff here. I used to live at 212 East 14th Street, on the top floor, which you can see in many pictures. I moved there right out of college (I guess 1997-2003). I loved NYC, loved my apartment, the neighborhood, all of it.I miss it greatly and still consider myself a “city person”.I actually saw the theatre get taken down by hand, brick by brick. Spring of 1999 I’d say. At the time I didn’t know (or I guess even care) about the history. And it was a total eye sore and figured it housed rats, etc so I didnt mind seeing it go. Now, I have several old pictures of the theater, along with other East Village pics in my house (in SC). I have two questions and am hoping someone that perhaps visited this theater might be able to answer:

1) why was it named “Jefferson” 2) were there any pictures of anyone perhaps named “jefferson” inside the theater, a bust, etc?

Thanks and Happy, Healthy New Year to all of you!