The 22nd Avenue Drive-In was advertised as the Liberty City Drive-in at the same time. Does anyone know if they had two sections for segragated audiences?
They seemed to have tried everything over the years including Spanish language films, live shows and everything Charles Bronson and Bruce Lee ever made.
Louis, I have some old Film Year Books. The 1924 edition already lists the Strand along with the Fotosho, Hippodrome, Airdome, Biltmore, Lyric, Lincoln, Fairfax and Paramount.
H.A Leach is listed as the Strand owner but there is always the possibility of another old Strand. There is no listing for it in my 1934 book.
Those Variety lists are by film, not theatre. I think the Empire with 25 screens will always trump El Capitan after opening week of a movie.
As a resident of Times Square I assure you that New Yorkers who live in Hell’s Kitchen go to the 42nd street theatres regularly. Many other New Yorkers have multiplexes closer to home. Many are, sadly, unaware of what the Ziegfeld offers to make the extra effort.
Doesn’t EDI still operate an online movie gross service?
From 1978-1980 the Essex became the Atlantic. It became the Essex once again when it was twinned in 1981. It was tripled in 1983.
The 22nd Avenue Drive-In was advertised as the Liberty City Drive-in at the same time. Does anyone know if they had two sections for segragated audiences?
Also known as the Margate Drive-In.
They seemed to have tried everything over the years including Spanish language films, live shows and everything Charles Bronson and Bruce Lee ever made.
Louis, I have some old Film Year Books. The 1924 edition already lists the Strand along with the Fotosho, Hippodrome, Airdome, Biltmore, Lyric, Lincoln, Fairfax and Paramount.
H.A Leach is listed as the Strand owner but there is always the possibility of another old Strand. There is no listing for it in my 1934 book.
No, they were mostly action films then. Just before this name change they experimented with porn.
This had seven screens at one point.
The address was 1225 N.W. 40th Avenue
The address was 300 N. Park Road.
The address was 1515 E. Hallandale Beach Boulevard.
From 1982 to 1985 this was renamed the Palm Avenue apparently to avoid confusion with the GCC Hialeah Cinema on 49th street.
This operated again in 1983-84 as the Miami Twin with Spanish language and subtitled films.
The Dade was open until 1950 and perhaps later.
This was aka the Pussycat. The Kitty Kat was a short-lived name for screen two.
Plitt Gables should be added as an aka name here as it operated as that from 1980 when it was tripled until 1984 when it was sold to Wometco.
In 1970 the Thunderbird and Gold Coast experimented by adding indoor mini theatres to the properties which played mostly ‘adult’ movies.
The address was 146 S. Dixie Highway.
The address is:
823 S. Federal Highway and the building can be seen on this Google satellite map.
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It’s the one that looks like three water tanks.
The address was 295 NE 167th street.
The Warnor, not Warner in Ft. Lauderdale:
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The address was 419 West 49th Street.
The address was 7740 S.W. 88th Street across from the one time national headquarters for Burger King.
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Nope. Back in NYC. Steve is still there.
Those Variety lists are by film, not theatre. I think the Empire with 25 screens will always trump El Capitan after opening week of a movie.
As a resident of Times Square I assure you that New Yorkers who live in Hell’s Kitchen go to the 42nd street theatres regularly. Many other New Yorkers have multiplexes closer to home. Many are, sadly, unaware of what the Ziegfeld offers to make the extra effort.
Doesn’t EDI still operate an online movie gross service?