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 Katetron
   
Location: Middlesex New Jersey
Gender: Female
melting your brains
 |  |  |  | HippoDrome Theater
< on 12/17/2008 10:49 PM >
|  | | | I got all my history from here
http://cinematreas...org/theater/11522/
because I thought it had the perfect history summed up pretty well.
Opened in 1914 as a mixed use vaudeville and movie theatre, the seating capacity was 1,050. It is located in the Jackson Ward district and attracted a mainly African-American audience from the locality.
In the 1930's and 1940's it attracted big stars who appeared on the stage, such as Bill 'Bojangles' Robinson, Ethel Waters, Ella Fitzgerald, Ray Charles, Moms Mably and James Brown. It was acquired by the Abe Lichtman circuit in c.1935 and the Hippodrome Theatre was listed as being a 'Negro' theatre in Film Daily Yearbooks for many years.
In 1945 the interior was gutted when the building caught fire and the building was extensively re-built in an Art Deco style with a slightly reduced seating capacity of 850, re-opening in 1946 when it became primarily a movie theatre.
The Hippodrome closed in 1967, re-opened again, then closed in 1970 to become a church. It re-opened briefly in 1982 but since then has remained little used and mainly shuttered.
Any information on its current status would be appreciated.
Contributed by KenRoe
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[last edit 12/18/2008 4:26 AM by Katetron - edited 1 times]
too many people not enuff swet |
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Aleksandar
 
Location: United States
Gender: Male
your darkest shadow, my oldest friend; the world's become ashes, this is the end.
| | Re: HippoDrome Theater
<Reply # 1 on 12/17/2008 11:40 PM >
| | | | awesome job with these pics, Katy! this looks like a really fun site 
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yota94
 
Location: AEQUITS.VERITAS. CALI.
Gender: Male
| | Re: HippoDrome Theater
<Reply # 2 on 12/17/2008 11:55 PM >
| | | | looks like a pretty sweet location...good find
UER might as well be crack...
oh and Thats TOYOTA...dick. |
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PorkChopExpress
Location: Pled's Pig Farm, Virginia
Gender: Male
Stand Up Philosopher
| | Re: HippoDrome Theater
<Reply # 3 on 12/17/2008 11:58 PM >
| | | | Awesome stuff! I can't wait to explore here!
"Deep in the human psyche there lies the need to believe in something fantastic, something powerful, something unknown."
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Comrade Jesus
Location: Southlake, Texas
Gender: Male
| |  | Re: HippoDrome Theater
<Reply # 5 on 12/18/2008 2:24 AM >
| | | | Awesome history and great place. Great pictures, especially love number 19.
"The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed." |
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PAexplorations
 
Location: Pennsylvania
Gender: Female
Medication Time...
| | Re: HippoDrome Theater
<Reply # 6 on 12/18/2008 2:33 AM >
| | | | Loves it Kate!!!!
Your hand is staining my window. |
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nootz
Location: Lake Echo, NS
Gender: Male
Many will always go where only one is needed
| | | Re: HippoDrome Theater
<Reply # 7 on 12/18/2008 2:37 AM >
| | | | Pretty awesome spot you found there Kate.
Have faith only in those who you trust. And hold who you trust close to you for you have no idea when you will need them most.
http://nootz101.blogspot.com |
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yota94
Location: AEQUITS.VERITAS. CALI.
Gender: Male
| | Re: HippoDrome Theater
<Reply # 8 on 12/18/2008 2:44 AM >
| | | | all this set is missing is a lonely chair thread =] lol
UER might as well be crack...
oh and Thats TOYOTA...dick. |
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oeuf
Location: Sarnia, Ont
Gender: Male
Who says you can't have fun with noise?
| | Re: HippoDrome Theater
<Reply # 9 on 12/18/2008 3:47 AM >
| | | | Very nice, like the photos of the projector or projectors.
Railfan, Horn guy, photographer, and urban explorer: http://www.hostovs...pher/DSC_8772b.JPG |
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M. Fuzzy
Location: GTA
Gender: Male
Machine Gun Bunnies!
| | Re: HippoDrome Theater
<Reply # 10 on 12/18/2008 6:16 AM >
| | | | Neat little find there. IMHO, I like the windows in 10.
Keep it fuzzy. |
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hombre_mosca
Gender: Male
Now Availible In Technicolor
| | Re: HippoDrome Theater
<Reply # 11 on 12/18/2008 6:20 AM >
| | | | awesome awesome
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Swiffer
Location: Smithfield, VA
High Priest, First National Church of Bacon
| | | Re: HippoDrome Theater
<Reply # 12 on 12/18/2008 6:21 AM >
| | | | Impressive! We've a theater here in town I've wanted to explore for a while. I may just do that soon...
We avoid risks in life so we can make it safely to death.
Don't fuck with Uncle Bob when he's been drinking.
BUTTHURT! BUTTHURT EVERYWHERE! |
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Gringo Loco
Location: Kansas City, MO
Gender: Male
| |  | | | Re: HippoDrome Theater
<Reply # 13 on 12/18/2008 6:30 PM >
| | | | I like the art deco water fountain.
"TubGirl is hot."
I want to be addressed as Sir Gringo DeathTruck the First. |
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Happiedaze
Location: Galveston Area, TX
Gender: Female
| |  | | Re: HippoDrome Theater
<Reply # 14 on 12/18/2008 6:38 PM >
| | | | Wow!! Awesome location with some great history! Thanks for sharing...
I love those heart-backed chairs and all the old movie reels laying around.
'Our plans are all laid out,
take all these unmarked roads,
we blaze the trails to places no one goes, yeah!' -Rise Against |
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metawaffle
King of Puns
Location: Brisbane!
Gender: Male
Purveyor of Fine Lampshades
| | | Re: HippoDrome Theater
<Reply # 15 on 12/18/2008 11:04 PM >
| | | | I agree that number twelve is the most striking composition - that rule of thirds works well sometimes
Thumbs up for number six, too, though, which has the exposure of that spotlight effect pretty much spot-on.
What are those posters on the front of the building? They look like they're some sort of advertising for the place itself?
http://www.longexposure.net |
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Katetron
Location: Middlesex New Jersey
Gender: Female
melting your brains
| | | | Re: HippoDrome Theater
<Reply # 16 on 12/19/2008 7:54 PM >
| | | | Well It is just a huge banner for the theater I guess it's been there since the last time it was opened. It has looked like that for quite some time. That banner kept hitting the wall and I kept thinking I was caught for sure!! I am so happy everyone loves this. I sure had a blast going there and taking pictures! <3
too many people not enuff swet |
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SeeThirty
Location: Indialantic, Florida
Gender: Male
| |  |  | | Re: HippoDrome Theater
<Reply # 17 on 12/20/2008 11:03 PM >
| | | | Awesome photos.
Sadly my area is tapped out at the moment.
12/17/2007 (somewhere in AvChat)
[10:29:47] <Lexi> Personally I don't really like her music
[10:29:50] <Lexi> But goddamn [10:29:59] <Lexi> I'd lick her dry. |
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CaptainJack
| | Re: HippoDrome Theater
<Reply # 18 on 12/29/2008 6:32 PM >
| | | | Theaters are almost always a winner
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