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Opened in 1933 as The Midtown Theater
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1970’s – The Midtown becomes a porn house
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1982 – Dan Talbot purchases the theater and renames it The Metro as a dedicated art house
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1986 – Clearview Cinemas takes over and twins the theater
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1989 – Façade and marquee are landmarked
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2004 – Embassy Cinemas reopens the Metro Twin as an arthouse
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2005 – Theater padlocked, and entire interior is demolished
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2024 – Upper West Side Cinema Center announces plans to purchase the theater, restore its landmarked façade and build a five-screen arthouse cinema within
Read about the history of the Metro Theater at the following web sites:
The Metro (Midtown) Theatre | by Tom Miller, Landmark West