Nemo Theatre
2834 Broadway,
New York,
NY
10025
2834 Broadway,
New York,
NY
10025
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The Nemo was also operated by Skouras Theatres.
Mentioned in “Last Words”, George Carlin’s “sortabiography”.
As per Flame’s comment of 8/3/2009 the Nemo became a Daitch Shopwell. A similar fate of the old Stoddard Theater on 90th and Broadway (also a Lamb house)which too became a Daitch. The Nemo Daitch became a D'agostino’s and then the structure was eventually torn down. The Nemo was entirely gutted. A demolition worker allowed me to peek in after I convinced him the structure had been a theater at one point. The new building on the site was completed in 2004.
The Nemo stood at the south east corner of 110th and Broadway. The Rite Aid is across Broadway on the south west corner.
The Nemo stopped showing films in March 1963, according to Boxoffice Magazine.
We used to frequent the Nemo as kids in the 50’s. In those days they had a Children’s Section with a uniformed matron to keep the kids in line. Sometimes they’d even hit the kids to maintain order. They always showed double features for 35 cents going up eventually to 50 cents. We’d just go in and watch what was on till it started over again. It was a big theatre with one of those Come on in, it’s Kool inside! signs. Great on hot summer days. We were all saddened when it became a Daitch Shopwell.
This became the Daitch-Shopwell supermarket Januery 22, 1964.
The structure was original a beer gardenand restaurant. It was fashioned into a theatre by Thomas Lamb
2834 Broadway is at West 110th Street/Cathedral Parkway.
The Nemo Theatre was located at 2834 Broadway.
The Nemo Theatre seated 932 people.