Toho Cinema - Bill Morrison collection, courtesy of The Shubert Archive.

Toho Cinema

209 W. 45th St., New York, NY
Seats (approximate)
600
Built
1917
Demolished
1982

ABOUT THIS THEATRE

Previously
known as
Previously known as
Bijou Theatre
D. W. Griffith Theatre
CBS Studio No. 62
Description
Herbert J. Krapp, architect. Built by the Shuberts in 1917. In 1935, it became New York's first all-cartoon cinema, beginning a rotating cycle during which the house alternated between legit and movie presentation (except when it was dark from 1937 to 1943). In 1959, the adjoining Astor was renovated and acquired a large chunk of the Bijou's space. It reopened as an art cinema in 1962. Intermittent legit productions followed until the theatre was demolished in 1982, making room for the Marriott Hotel.
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LIST OF PRODUCTIONS

  • Toho Cinema
    Showed Japanese films
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    Named 1965 (1)
    Named 1965 (1)
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  • D. W. Griffith Theatre
    Showed art films
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    Named 1962
    Named 1962
    No
    Productions
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  • CBS Studio No. 62
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    Named 1951
    Named 1951
    No
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