Tremont Theatre (Bronx)
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| Address | The Bronx, New York City United States |
| Location | Webster Avenue and East 178th Street |
| Type | Movie theater |
| Capacity | 942 seats |
| Construction | |
| Built | Around 1910 |
| Closed | Around 1960 |
Tremont Theatre was a theater constructed in about 1910 with seating for 942. It was located on Webster Avenue and East 178th Street, beside a New York Telephone Company building.[1] One of the earliest purpose-built cinemas, it was known by various names during its use including Tremont Yiddish Theatre, Cinema Tremont, Moss's Tremont Avenue and the Hamilton Theater. It was located on East Tremont Avenue. The theater closed around 1960.[2][3][4][5]
Organ Specifications: It had a II/7 "Style 3" Wurlitzer, Op. 9 in 1912 and an M. P. Moller pipe organ, Opus 2952, 3 Manual/17 Rank installed in 1921 at a cost of $8,000.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Bill Twomey South Bronx Page 90
- ^ Warren G. Harris
- ^ Tremont Theatre New York Public Library Photo
- ^ photo
- ^ Digital Collections, The New York Public Library. "(still image) Bronx: Webster Avenue - 178th Street". The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
- ^ Tremont Theatre NYCAGO
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