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As cinemas across the nation welcome movie-lovers back, Regal’s new 4DX theater at Tangram will open its doors for the first time on Friday, Nov. 12.
Downtown Flushing has been without a movie theater for over 35 years, following the closure of the historic RKO Keith Theater. Regal Tangram, located at 133-36 37th Ave., is the first movie theater to open in Flushing since then and will be the borough’s first 4DX movie theater.
“When the historic RKO Keith Theater closed in 1968, Downtown Flushing was, and has been, at a loss without a movie theater,” Helen Lee, executive vice president of F&T Group, said. “It was a high priority for us to bring a state-of-the-art cinematic experience back to the community.”
Tangram’s 36,000-square-foot Regal theatre has seven screens and will feature a 4DX auditorium with groundbreaking cinema technology, allowing the audience to connect with movies through motion-synchronized seats, wind, fog, rain, lightning, snow, bubbles, vibration and scents.
The theater will feature a full-service bar and signature concession stand favorites including Pepsi soft drinks, fresh popcorn and candy, along with a kitchen serving hot food including chicken tenders, beer-battered fries, Angus cheeseburgers and mozzarella sticks.
In celebration of opening the new state-of-the-art theatre, moviegoers will be able to enjoy all movies for only $3 starting Friday, Nov. 12 through Wednesday, Nov. 17.
I was too young for Jimmy Byrnes but have heard legendary stories, of course. And Lums was an institution in Flushing long before it actually went full Chinese.
As for this movie joint, you'd have to PAY ME to step foot in any place located in downtown, smelly, covid infested Flushing. Never.
Back in the 1970s we used to play at a club across the street called jimmy byrnes .
Our ritual for the band was to go to the rko Keith , then go to lums for dinner and then go do our shows
Woah. You went to RKO Keith's? It's a shame that place wasn't preserved. People protested but to no avail (although they put up one heck of a fight). I think it's since been demolished though they're still hoping the lobby and foyer can be preserved. Looking at old photos of the place, that theater was something else!
Lums was before my time but my college roommate's parents went to Lums and said the food was to die for. I think it's now Kum Gang San.
Keith's closed in 1984/85. I was 12 years old but got to see a few movies there, most notably Rocky 3. I guess the memory that sticks with me the most was how big and majestic the placed seemed. And lots of red. A lot of red.
Woah. You went to RKO Keith's? It's a shame that place wasn't preserved. People protested but to no avail (although they put up one heck of a fight). I think it's since been demolished though they're still hoping the lobby and foyer can be preserved. Looking at old photos of the place, that theater was something else!
Lums was before my time but my college roommate's parents went to Lums and said the food was to die for. I think it's now Kum Gang San.
The lobby and foyer of the Keith was huge. The lower level of the theater was really wide and the balcony was very high. That theater should have been landmarked.
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