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Historic Movie Palaces of Queens

This 28-minute documentary looks at three historic movie theaters in Queens, New York: the Loew’s Triboro in Astoria, the Loew’s Valencia in Jamaica, and the RKO Keith’s in Flushing. All three theaters opened in the years 1928-31. The two Loew’s theaters closed in the 1970s, while the RKO closed in 1986. The Triboro was unceremoniously demolished in 1974 while the other two remain standing, one as a church (the Valencia) and one in a state of complete disrepair (the Keith’s). We see photos of the theaters in their heyday and hear reminiscences from Queens residents who went to these theaters. This program was made as part of a campaign to save the RKO Keith’s from demolition. We see a letter of support written by Bob Hope, who performed there in his vaudeville days. Theater historian Frank Cronican is interviewed at length and he points out examples of other historic movie palaces across the country that were saved, restored and given new life. This was produced in 1991 by Queens Public Television for the Queens Historical Society. It was directed and edited by John Culkin.