U.S. Theatre

617 Washington Street,
Hoboken, NJ 07030

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Previously operated by: Stanley-Warner Theatres, Warner Bros. Circuit Management Corp.

Architects: Edwin C.A. Bullock

Previous Names: United States Theatre

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U.S. Theatre

The U.S. Theatre was opened prior to June 27, 1914 and was still operating in 1951, but had closed by 1955.

Contributed by William Gabel

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William
William on December 17, 2003 at 6:43 pm

The architect of the United States Theatre was E.C.A. Bullock of New York City.

teecee
teecee on March 25, 2005 at 1:40 pm

Listed in the 1951 FDY at 617 Washington Street with 1070 seats.

Bill Huelbig
Bill Huelbig on March 25, 2005 at 1:54 pm

This was my dad’s favorite place when he was a kid. He often told me about the time in 1942 when his sister had to almost drag him home from the U.S. – he’d spent the entire day there watching James Cagney in “Yankee Doodle Dandy”.

teecee
teecee on November 4, 2005 at 7:27 am

Old photo. Marquee states “Closed Visit the Fabian"
Marquee also doesn’t spell out "United States”. It merely has “U.S.”

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Ken Roe
Ken Roe on November 4, 2005 at 8:04 am

Here are listings from various Film Daily Yearbooks that I have:
1941 edition – U.S. Theatre, 1,048 seats operated by Warner Bros. Circuit Management. (Listed as the United States Theatre in the Circuit listings).
1943 edition – United States Theatre, 1,048 seats operated by Warner Bros. Circuit Management.
1950 edition – U.S. Theatre, 617 Washington Street, Hoboken, NJ, seats 1,070 operated by Warner Bros. Circuit Management Corp. (Listed as the United States Theatre in the Circuit listings).

Bill Huelbig
Bill Huelbig on November 5, 2005 at 5:56 am

Thanks so much for the photo of the U.S., TC. It was my dad’s favorite place and I’d heard so much about it over the years, but never saw what it looked like until today.

teecee
teecee on March 10, 2006 at 7:33 pm

1942 ad (see middle right) courtesy of Bill Huelbig:
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teecee
teecee on June 28, 2006 at 4:26 pm

Old postcard postmarked 1919:
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pnelson
pnelson on August 12, 2015 at 8:41 pm

Beautiful details in this exterior. Windows are amazing. They don’t build them like this anymore.

rivest266
rivest266 on February 7, 2018 at 3:14 pm

Listings in the Jersey Journal for this theatre started June 27th, 1914. No grand opening ad found.

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