The problem with this theater is it needs to be remodeled badly.It could definately use new seats. I left Ft Lauderdale in 2005 and over the 10 years I was there went many times to the Gateway. In 2000 they had a big celebration for the 50th anniversary. The thing I loved going there and the Galleria was they use real butter on the popcorn. I know the Galleria was damage last year with Hurricane Wilma. Is that why they didn’t re-open? I know the Doubletree hotel next door was trying for many tyears to buy the property.
TLA should use the auditorium as a theater if it is still intact. For many years they had a theater in Phila on Chestnut street along with the video store.
I agree with what you wrote Theater Buff. Atlantic City was a disaster not only to business owners, but people like myself wholoved the fun city it was before the casino’s. Not one of the great old movie houses in AC survived not to mention old great restaurants.
Sorry to hear this theater isn’t opening as sonn as next year as playbill had in there article.
There is also the old Demille in Broadway aka Embassy 2,3 4. That would be a great theater to see reopened. Tampa had a bunch of theaters that closed in early 2000. I am not sure what happened to them but here is a list. Northdale Court 6, Main Street 5, Movies at Mission Bell, University 6, Hillsboro 8, Horizon Park 4, Varsity 6.
Hey guys. Well I saw on Playbill .com that The Light In The Piazza is booked for the Boyd for March6-11. Does anybody know the official opening date of the theater.
NOw that I think of it, wasn’t River Eats one the the theaters AMC had to sell in the purchase of Lowes? Whatever happened to all the theaters they had to liquidate? They still run the E-walk in NYC.
Howard
I was never in the theater but remember when it burned the fireman were talikng about looking up at the beautiful murials on the ceiling. The owner prior to the Franks was a gentleman named Sam Myers. He playe The Graduate there for two summers, 67 and 68. Like everything else,once the Frank’s got a hold of it they ruined it.
Howard
My first visit to the beach was in 1968 to see Yours Mine and Ours. At that time they had the old fashioned screen that the masking just came down for scope. Years later when I went back they had a new screen that the masking went down and opened horizontal for scope pictures.Tannembaum changed to porno after bookng family and Disney films for many years and having the theater torn up by kids. The theater also has boxes all along the right and left side of the balcony.
Ed
I thought from what I remember, Tess played at the Little carnegie as a reserved performance engagement. I lived in NYC and worked at the Festival on 57th and don’t remember it playing the Baronet.
The special wa great. I don’t understand why Barbra Strisand doesn’t do something too get the ball rolling on reviving the theater. She does a lot for charity and is doing another tour and this would be the perfect time for her to get involved.
I don’t understand why Barbra Strisand won’t get the ball rolling on the Kings. She worked there and it shuld have a lot of memeory for her. She is doing another tour and will donate money to charity.
Howard
I wonder if we know each other? I was in AC from 67-78 fro the summers and I remember it well. The Strand was indeed the last theater to operate on the boardwalk. The Apollo’s last season of operation was 1977.Charlie Tannenbaum was a customer of mine at Atlantic Bank and he told me they auditoium was condemmed. The front part through the lobby was used the following year, but burned. Eventually a men’s clothing store opened there. The last year of operation for the Strand was 1978. After that the front was kept and used for bike rentals. The auditorium was knocked down.
Wow that was unheard of for Atlantic City having a boardwalk theater open in the winter months.
I remember an old post card that had a picture of the Virgina and one summer they played The Carpetbaggers. Does anybody know which year this was. I don’t think The Carpetbaggers was a roadshow engagement. I also seem to remember them playing It’s A MAd MAd MAd World at the Virginia.
Michael
The theater didn’t close until 1973. TSOM did move to the Shore but I am not sure if it was Aptil 66 0r 67. It was whatever year Throughly Modern Mille played at the Virginia. I was not aware that the Virginia stayed open for the winter with TSOM. Can anybody confirm this?
HAs anybody heard who is going to take over the E-Walk. I know it was one of the theaters AMC had to sell. Also, do we know if AMC is going to continue as AMC/Loews?
I never went there, but remember a friend telling me about Sweet Charity and that they had aqua curtains. I heard the curtains at the Fox went up not across
Chuck
The last owner of this theater was Carmike. Why they couldn’t make a ru of it is beyond me. In the deal they got 3 theaters, Main St 5, University 6 and Hillsboro 8. The Hillsboro 8 was originally 3 scvreen theater run by Plitt. They gutted the 3 plex, knocked down the drive in behind it and reopened in the late 80’s as the Hillsboro 8. It was a beautiful theater when they opened. I rememebr one of th eopening films was Hairspray. They also were equiped to show 70mm which they did with Dick Tracy and Far And Away.
Which bankruptcy was this?
The problem with this theater is it needs to be remodeled badly.It could definately use new seats. I left Ft Lauderdale in 2005 and over the 10 years I was there went many times to the Gateway. In 2000 they had a big celebration for the 50th anniversary. The thing I loved going there and the Galleria was they use real butter on the popcorn. I know the Galleria was damage last year with Hurricane Wilma. Is that why they didn’t re-open? I know the Doubletree hotel next door was trying for many tyears to buy the property.
Isaw that this theater has reopened and has been showing movies all summer. Anybody know if it is permanant?
TLA should use the auditorium as a theater if it is still intact. For many years they had a theater in Phila on Chestnut street along with the video store.
Interesting picture. The olympia, Polk and Fair are all now porno theaters
I agree with what you wrote Theater Buff. Atlantic City was a disaster not only to business owners, but people like myself wholoved the fun city it was before the casino’s. Not one of the great old movie houses in AC survived not to mention old great restaurants.
Sorry to hear this theater isn’t opening as sonn as next year as playbill had in there article.
There is also the old Demille in Broadway aka Embassy 2,3 4. That would be a great theater to see reopened. Tampa had a bunch of theaters that closed in early 2000. I am not sure what happened to them but here is a list. Northdale Court 6, Main Street 5, Movies at Mission Bell, University 6, Hillsboro 8, Horizon Park 4, Varsity 6.
Hey guys. Well I saw on Playbill .com that The Light In The Piazza is booked for the Boyd for March6-11. Does anybody know the official opening date of the theater.
If you look at the far end of the postacrd you can see the Roxy theater that was on Kentucky and the boardwalk.
Ken
I think it was up near maryland Ave. By 1973 the theater was closed.
NOw that I think of it, wasn’t River Eats one the the theaters AMC had to sell in the purchase of Lowes? Whatever happened to all the theaters they had to liquidate? They still run the E-walk in NYC.
Looks like AMC is starting there crap. What a bunch of buttholes.
Howard
I was never in the theater but remember when it burned the fireman were talikng about looking up at the beautiful murials on the ceiling. The owner prior to the Franks was a gentleman named Sam Myers. He playe The Graduate there for two summers, 67 and 68. Like everything else,once the Frank’s got a hold of it they ruined it.
Howard
My first visit to the beach was in 1968 to see Yours Mine and Ours. At that time they had the old fashioned screen that the masking just came down for scope. Years later when I went back they had a new screen that the masking went down and opened horizontal for scope pictures.Tannembaum changed to porno after bookng family and Disney films for many years and having the theater torn up by kids. The theater also has boxes all along the right and left side of the balcony.
Ed
I thought from what I remember, Tess played at the Little carnegie as a reserved performance engagement. I lived in NYC and worked at the Festival on 57th and don’t remember it playing the Baronet.
The special wa great. I don’t understand why Barbra Strisand doesn’t do something too get the ball rolling on reviving the theater. She does a lot for charity and is doing another tour and this would be the perfect time for her to get involved.
I don’t understand why Barbra Strisand won’t get the ball rolling on the Kings. She worked there and it shuld have a lot of memeory for her. She is doing another tour and will donate money to charity.
Howard
I wonder if we know each other? I was in AC from 67-78 fro the summers and I remember it well. The Strand was indeed the last theater to operate on the boardwalk. The Apollo’s last season of operation was 1977.Charlie Tannenbaum was a customer of mine at Atlantic Bank and he told me they auditoium was condemmed. The front part through the lobby was used the following year, but burned. Eventually a men’s clothing store opened there. The last year of operation for the Strand was 1978. After that the front was kept and used for bike rentals. The auditorium was knocked down.
Wow that was unheard of for Atlantic City having a boardwalk theater open in the winter months.
I remember an old post card that had a picture of the Virgina and one summer they played The Carpetbaggers. Does anybody know which year this was. I don’t think The Carpetbaggers was a roadshow engagement. I also seem to remember them playing It’s A MAd MAd MAd World at the Virginia.
Ed
I think it was the Cine Lido.It later turned into a legit theater that played Pump Boys and Dinettes
Mike
Michael
The theater didn’t close until 1973. TSOM did move to the Shore but I am not sure if it was Aptil 66 0r 67. It was whatever year Throughly Modern Mille played at the Virginia. I was not aware that the Virginia stayed open for the winter with TSOM. Can anybody confirm this?
There is a hotel currently on the site of the former Apollo theater.
So have they switched from porno films?
HAs anybody heard who is going to take over the E-Walk. I know it was one of the theaters AMC had to sell. Also, do we know if AMC is going to continue as AMC/Loews?
I never went there, but remember a friend telling me about Sweet Charity and that they had aqua curtains. I heard the curtains at the Fox went up not across
Chuck
The last owner of this theater was Carmike. Why they couldn’t make a ru of it is beyond me. In the deal they got 3 theaters, Main St 5, University 6 and Hillsboro 8. The Hillsboro 8 was originally 3 scvreen theater run by Plitt. They gutted the 3 plex, knocked down the drive in behind it and reopened in the late 80’s as the Hillsboro 8. It was a beautiful theater when they opened. I rememebr one of th eopening films was Hairspray. They also were equiped to show 70mm which they did with Dick Tracy and Far And Away.
Which bankruptcy was this?