Posted by Judyj on Thu, Feb 29, 2024

What was the name of the movie theater in your neighborhood?

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Posted by Richard O. on Thu, Feb 29, 2024

We had at least eight.

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Posted by Saul Weber on Thu, Feb 29, 2024

VOGUE

This was originally call DALY since it was located on E Tremont and Daly Avenues

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Posted by Kevin Reynolds on Thu, Feb 29, 2024

We had 3 within easy walking distance. Castle Hill RKO, Loews American and the Circle at Hugh Grant Circle.

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Posted by Irv Berjansky on Thu, Feb 29, 2024

we had lowes fairmont deluxe elsmer vouge

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Posted by Elliott H. on Thu, Feb 29, 2024

The Dale on w231st.

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Posted by Judyj on Thu, Feb 29, 2024

Kevin Reynolds, those were my three movie theaters too. Nice memories.

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Posted by Longtime Resident on Fri, Mar 01, 2024

We had the Casino on Willis,and later uptown the Bainbridge & the David Marcus.

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Posted by Ron Simmons on Fri, Mar 01, 2024

I had several within walking distance: Freeman, Lowes Boulevard, Spooner, Star, RKO Chester, Dover.

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Posted by Joe C. on Fri, Mar 01, 2024

There was only one movie house in my neighborhood. It was called Cinelli's Savoy. It was located near Arthur Avenue in the Belmont section of the Bronx.
Everyone called it "The Dumps". They would give away a free comic book to the first 100 customers. There also would be two figure movies and cartoons. You spent some 4 hours there. My mother would pack a lunch for me. The woman in the ticket booth would always ask your age.
I don't know if it is there or not -- I doubt it.

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Posted by Alvin L. on Fri, Mar 01, 2024

Deluxe, Fairmont, Vogue, Elsmere, Chester, Paradise, Ritz

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Posted by Joel Stein on Fri, Mar 01, 2024

The Crest near 167th St. on Ogden Ave. The Ogden near 171th St on Ogden Ave. The Earl on 161st near Jerome. There was one on 167th St near Jerome but I forgot the name and another on 170th St near the Concourse but I for got that name as well.

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Posted by Richard O. on Sat, Mar 02, 2024

And the RKO Marble Hill.

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Posted by Sammy on Sun, Mar 03, 2024

My movie theaters were the Allerton, Burke, Globe and the RKO Pelham. They were all located on or very close to White Plains Road.

Sammy L. Schwartz

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Posted by Elliott H. on Sun, Mar 03, 2024

Broadway?

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Posted by WklatteTriad.Rr.Com on Sun, Mar 03, 2024

The DEVON on East Tremont Avenue between the Concourse and Anthony Avenue was the closest to where I lived. I heard that Errol Flynn one time brought his date there to see one of his pictures. He was in New York, probably staying in Manhattan and wanted to go someplace where he wouldn't be easily recognized.

Other theaters within walking distance were the CROTONA, DeLUXE, AVALON, TREMONT. PARADISE and the ASCOT (I never went there).

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Posted by Richard O. on Sun, Mar 03, 2024

Yeah, around the corner from the Dale.

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Posted by Brian Shea on Mon, Mar 04, 2024

We had the Kent, Lowes, and the Luxor near us at Concourse and down towards Jerome Avenue....167th and 170th

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Posted by Barbara on Mon, Mar 04, 2024

Wow....not one response from my neck of the woods.

Park Plaza (University Ave & Tremont) now MLK
Jerome on W. Tremont and Jerome (became a church)
Burnside
I also went to the Concourse (far from where I lived, but walkable) for foreign movies but
but I can't remember the name.

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Posted by Miltonebx on Mon, Mar 04, 2024

The Ascot.

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Posted by Judyj on Mon, Mar 04, 2024

The Ascot featured the cool and risqué foreign films.

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Posted by Judyj on Wed, Mar 06, 2024

WKlatte,

In the late 1950s I lived near the Devon ~AND~ It's likely my posting that you're referring to. It was 1958 and as we entered the Devon it was empty other than my friend and I and 'one other couple'. As we sidled to seats a row in front of the other couple ...I looked at them as the screen lighted up enough to see their faces and I was so surprised to see Errol Flynn and his 17 year old girlfriend Beverly Aadland! They were in the news every day and easy to recognize. It was a movie he was starring in late in his career, "Too Much Too Soon" and Beverly, I think, lived on Anthony Ave. which explains why they were in the Devon. And when the movie was over we all walked out onto Tremont Ave. and I ran right up to him so excited saying "Errol Flynn"! He looked at me with fear, grabbed Beverly and ran up to the Concourse, us following them....He flagged a cab, and they were gone.

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Posted by WklatteTriad.Rr.Com on Thu, Mar 07, 2024

Thanks for responding. I believe it WAS your posting about seeing Errol Flynn. I lived on Anthony Avenue for 15 years until 1955 and did not know Beverly. I wonder how E.F. ever managed to date a girl from the Bronx?

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Posted by Judyj on Thu, Mar 07, 2024

Hi WKlatte,
I just searched it on the web and apparently she was a 15 year old dancer in Hollywood when Flynn noticed her and had a third party bring her to his office for a 'meeting'..and that's how it began. They were a couple for a year or two when he died. Her mother took her from Anthony Ave. out to Hollywood to try to 'make it' there and Her mother wrote a book about the whole affair.

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Posted by Walter K on Fri, Mar 08, 2024

WOW! Thank you for looking it up. I vaguely remember reading about it in the Daily News at the time.

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Posted by Judyj on Fri, Mar 08, 2024

New York always had celebrity sightings. I saw so many. It was fun! So was reading the Daily News!

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Posted by Irv Berjansky on Mon, Mar 11, 2024

fogot about the ritz was on 180th st by daily ave

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Posted by Ernest Johnson on Sat, Apr 06, 2024

The Art

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