RKO Keith's Theater (Richmond Hill, Queens)

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The former RKO Keith's Theater on Hillside Avenue in Richmond Hill Richmond Hill RKO-2.jpg
The former RKO Keith's Theater on Hillside Avenue in Richmond Hill

RKO Keith's Theater is a historic RKO Pictures movie theater located at 117-09 Hillside Avenue in the Richmond Hill section of the New York City borough of Queens. It was designed by architect R. Thomas Short and built in 1929 in the Neo-Classical Revival style. It has a two-story, three bay wide front facade with its original, horizontal marquee and terra cotta details. The orchestra level measures 100 feet 6 inches (30.6 m) deep and 99 feet (30 m) wide. It has a balcony and three tiered boxes of seating on the north and south walls. [1]

The theater closed in 1968 and it has been used as a bingo hall and flea market. In 2003, the theater was listed on New York's State Register of Historic Places, but the property owner refused listing on the National Register of Historic Places.

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View of the former RKO Keith's Theater as of February 2021

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References

  1. "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2019-04-04. Retrieved 2016-07-01.Note: This includes Kathy Howe, Carl Bellenas, Nancy Cataldi, and Ivan Mrakovcic (March 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: RKO Keith's Theater" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-07-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) and Accompanying photographs

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