Tremont Theatre (Bronx) Explained

Tremont Theatre
City:	The Bronx, New York City
Country:	United States
Location:	Webster Avenue and East 178th Street
Type:	Movie theater
Capacity:	942 seats
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

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Notes and References

1. Bill Twomey South Bronx Page 90
2. Warren G. Harris
3. http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/dgkeysearchdetail.cfm?strucID=377522&imageID=702036F&word=webster%20178th%20street&s=1&notword=&d=&c=&f=&lWord=&lField=&sScope=&sLevel=&sLabel=&num=0&total=2&pos=1&e=w Tremont Theatre
4. http://www.backinthebronx.com/images/movies/tremont.jpg photo
5. Web site: (still image) Bronx: Webster Avenue - 178th Street. Digital Collections, The New York Public Library . May 4, 2021 . The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations.
6. http://www.nycago.org/Organs/Brx/html/TremontTheatre.html Tremont Theatre