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Built 1939
Built in 1939 for the once-thriving Parkchester neighborhood of the Bronx, the American eventually fell on hard times.

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Closed 1933

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Built 1935
The Ascot opened in 1935, located in the Fordham area of the Bronx on Grand Concourse near 183rd Street

American Theater
(Loew's American Theater)
PARKCHESTER
1450 East Ave
Seats: 1400

Ace Theatre
(Congress Theatre)
544 Southern Boulevard
Seats: 1099

Apollo Theatre
747 E. 180th Street
Seats: 433

Art Theatre
1077 Southern Boulevard
Seats: 600

Ascot Theatre
2313 Grand Concourse
Seats: 594

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Built 1926
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Built 1927
Opened in 1927, the Allerton Theatre was equipped with a Kramer theatre organ

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Avalon Theatre
275 E. Burnside Ave
Seats: 1440

Arcadia Theatre (President Theatre)
827 Westchester Ave

Art Theatre
(Jerome  Theatre)
1 W. Tremont Ave

Allerton Theatre
744 Allerton Avenue

Beach Movie Theater
Beach Ave

Built 1926
The Mosholu Theatre opened in early 1926 on 204th Street near Bainbridge Avenue. It could seat 1100 and also originally featured a rooftop "garden theatre" which sat about 1000 more. The theater's name was later changed to the Bainbridge.

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This theatre opened as the Miracle Theatre and later changed it's name to the Boro Theatre
Closed 1947

 Built 1913
Opened in August, 1913, the Bronx Opera House was considered the most beautiful theatre in the borough. The auditorium had two separate balconies, and was dominated by a huge crystal chandelier hanging from the center of the ceiling

Bainbridge Theatre (Mosholu Theatre)
286 E. 204th Street
Seats: 1100

Barnes Theatre
Allerton Ave. at Barnes Ave
Seats: 1300

Bedford Theatre
3119 Webster Ave
Seats: 600

Boro Theatre
(Miracle Theatre)
752 Melrose Ave
Seats: 559

Bronx Theatre (Bronx Opera House)
436 East 149th Street

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 Built 1917
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Closed 40’S

Burnside Theatre
(Loew's Burnside Theatre)
57 E. Burnside Ave

Bronx Playhouse  (Royal Photoplays, Radio Theatre,
 New Royal )
1348 Southern Boulevard

Bandbox Theatre (University Theatre)
33 W. Fordham Road

Belmont Theatre (DeLuxe Theatre)
648 E. Tremont Ave

Blenheim Theatre
440 E. 169th Street
Seats: 1862

Built 1921
This theater opened in 1921 and was also known as the Fenway. In 1959 this was billed as a Skouras house

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Benenson Theatre (Fenway Theatre) 1546 Washington Ave
Seats: 1312

Boston Road Theatre
1472 Boston Road
Seats: 1578

Boulevard Theatre
(Loew's Boulevard, Puerto Rico)
1032 Southern Boulevard

 

 

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Comet Theatre
B1910
1015 Boston Road

Circle Theatre
82 Hugh J. Grant Circle

Central Theatre  (Bronx Theatre, Miner's in the Bronx)
B1909
567 Melrose Ave

Capri Theatre
(Lido, Walton)
15 E. Fordham Road

Concourse Theatre  B1930
209 E. Fordham Road

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Crest Theatre
B1936
1145 Ogden Ave

Carver Theatre
(Crescent Theatre
Tower Theatre)
 B1914
1175 Boston Road

Casino Theatre
(Willis Theatre)
B1923
250 Willis Avenue

 

 

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Dover Theatre
B1930
1729 Boston Road

Dale Theatre
B1935
189 W. 231st Street

DeLuxe Theatre (Belmont Theatre)
648 E. Tremont Ave

Devon Theatre
(Trend Theatre)
B1930
241 E. Tremont Ave

Daly Theatre
 (Vogue Theatre)
 B1928
892 E. Tremont Ave

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DecaturTheatre
 (United States Theatre)
B1916
2715 Webster Ave

 

 

 

 

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Earl Theatre
B1936
58 East 161st Street

Empire Theatre
B1894
864 Westchester Ave

Forum Theatre
B1923
 490 East 138th
 Street

Freeman Theatre
B1922
1240 Southern
Boulevard

Fleetwood Theatre
B1925
1000 Morris
 Ave

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Fox’s Crotona Theatre
B1912
453 East Tremont Ave

Fenway Theatre (Benesnon Theatre) B1921
1576 Washington Ave

Fordham Theatre
B1920
215 E. Fordham Road

Globe Theater
640 Pelham Pky S

Golden Rule Theatre
B1920
3749 Third Ave

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Garden Theatre
B1914
2755 Webster Ave

Hippodrome Theatre
B1910
1313 Prospect Ave

Hub Theatre
B1920
440 Westchester Ave

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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