RKO Keith's Theater
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RKO Keith's Theater (Flushing, New York)
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RKO Keith Flushing, April 2009
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| Location: | 129-143 Northern Blvd., New York, New York |
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| Coordinates: | 40°45′48″N 73°49′57″W / 40.76333°N 73.8325°WCoordinates: 40°45′48″N 73°49′57″W / 40.76333°N 73.8325°W |
| Area: | less than one acre |
| Built: | 1928 |
| Architect: | Lamb, Thomas |
| Architectural style: | Mission/Spanish Revival |
| Governing body: | Private |
| NRHP Reference#: |
82001260 [1] |
| Added to NRHP: | October 29, 1982 |
RKO Keith's Theater is a historic RKO Pictures movie theater located in the Flushing section of the New York City borough of Queens. It was designed by noted theater architect Thomas W. Lamb (1871–1942) and built in 1928. It has a plain three story exterior facade, but the auditorium interior was once designed in a Spanish Baroque Revival style.[2] The theater was gutted in the 1980s. As of January 2011, plans are for the lobby to be restored as an entrance to a 17 story apartment building.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1] In 1984, the theater's lobby was landmarked by the Landmarks Preservation Commission.[4]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ Anne B. Covell (August 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: RKO Keith's Theater". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=7397. Retrieved 2011-01-16. See also: "Accompanying 11 photos". http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=7409.
- ^ "'Home' movies Once-grand Qns. theater to be apt. building," By Jeremy Olshan, The New York Post, January 13, 2011
- ^ Landmarks Preservation Commission, February 28, 1984
External links
- Cinema Treasures, RKO Keith's Theatre, Flushing, NY
- Save the RKO Keith's Theater website
- "Save The RKO Keith's Flushing" Facebook.com
- Recent Photos of the Keith's Theatre by Matt Lambros
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