Friday, April 20, 2012

And one more thing about St. Mark's Place and Second Avenue

[Via Urban Metaphysics]

One more thing on this corner, St. Mark's and Second Avenue... the St. Marks Cinema, which we have mentioned here. According to Cinema Treasures, a theater was in operation at this location from 1914 to the spring of 1985. (Jeremiah had a Jim Jarmusch-related post on the Cinema in July 2008 that you should read.)

And "Mask" and "Sixteen Candles" on the same bill in the photo circa 1984?

5 comments:

Alex in NYC said...

Punk rock trainspotters might notice to the ROCK HOTEL flyer on the lamp post, advertising an upcoming show by Canadian hardcore juggernaut D.O.A.

http://vassifer.blogs.com/alexinnyc/2012/02/which-way-to-the-rock-hotel.html

Anonymous said...

Great days. Great Midnight shows, at which I had my own personal first viewings:
"Alien"
"Blade Runner"
"Dawn of the Dead"

So much fun.

Marty Wombacher said...

Great photo and you couldn't ask for a more iconic '80's double feature than that!

Anonymous said...

Mask and Sixteen Candles are odd together? What about Salo? Can you imagine some Molly Ringwald/John Hughes bratpack loving fans watching Salo by mistake?

Anonymous said...

The only place to see 'Cry Uncle' 150 times.