1940 - Building exterior (Photograph from an archival source: cinematreasures.org, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)
2022-10-08 - From cinematreasures.org: Opened on February 5, 1922, the large Forest Hills Theatre is located around the corner from the more famous (and still operating) Midway Theatre in the Queens, New York neighborhood of Forest Hills. It was designed by architect Kenneth M. Murchison. It was equipped with a Smith 4 manual 17 ranks organ (the largest instrument manufactured by Smith Organ company). The Forest Hills Theatre was remodeled in 1937. It was renovated in 1961 to the plans of architect John J. McNamara. It was twinned on December 18, 1981. After seven decades of showing movies, the theatre was closed on November 18, 1998 and was sold, along with the Midway Theatre, by United Artists to a local developer. On August 28, 1999, the Duane Reade opened, with the theatre’s façade restored. The original building beyond the façade was demolished for construction of the Duane Reade drugstore. In July 2015 a Buffalo Wild Wings restaurant opened in the upper section of the front of the building. That closed down on October 31, 2020. The project was given a local design award – ostensibly for the meticulously preserved exterior. The interior, however, is now part of Forest Hills' history. -Jeff Scofield
Source: The Diapason, June 1922
Forest Hills, New York
Forest Hills Theater
Smith Unit Organ Co. 1922 4/17
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GREAT SOLO
16' Diaphone 16' String Gamba
16' Sub Bass 8' Diaphonic Diapason
16' String Gamba 8' Flute
16' Clarinet tc 8' Tibia Clausa
16' Vox Humana tc 8' String Gamba
8' Diaphonic Diapason 8' First Violin
8' Tibia Clausa 8' Viol Celeste
8' Concert Flute 8' Tuba Horn
8' String Gamba 8' Trumpet
8' First Violin 8' Clarinet
8' Viol Celeste 8' Oboe Horn
8' Tuba 8' Kinura
8' Trumpet 8' Vox Humana
8' Clarnet 4' Tibia
8' Kinura 4' Flute
8' Oboe Horn 8' Harp Marimba
8' Vox Humana 4' Harp Marimba
4' Octave 2 2/3' Harp Marimba
4' Flute Orchestral Bells
4' String Gamba Glockenspiel
4' First Violin Xylophone
4' Celeste Chrysoglott
4' Clarion Chimes
4' Vox Humana 8' Amplex Gamba
2 2/3' Twelfth 8' Amplex Violin
2' Piccolo 8' Amplex Clarinet
2' Viol 8' Amplex Kinura
1 3/5' Tierce
Wood Harp Vibrato ECHO
Chimes 8' Flute
Glockenspiel 8' First Violin
Xylophone 8' Cor Anglais
Orchestral Bells 4' Flute
Chrysoglott 4' First Violin
---SECOND TOUCH--- 4' Cor Anglais
8' Tibia 2' Piccolo
8' String Gamba 16' Vox Humana
8' Tuba 8' Vox Humana
8' Clarinet 4' Vox Humana
8' Oboe Horn Tremulant
Chimes Chimes
Harp
Glockenspiel PEDAL
Orchestral Bells 32' Diaphone Resultant
16' Diaphone
ACCOMPANIMENT 16' Bourdon
16' Bourdon 16' String Gamba
16' String Gamba 8' Open Diapason
8' Diaphonic Diapason 8' Tibia
8' Tibia Clausa 8' Flute
8' Flute 8' Cello
8' String Gamba 8' Tuba
8' Violin 8' Trumpet
8' Viol Celeste 8' Oboe Horn
8' Tuba Horn 4' Octave
8' Trumpet 4' Flute
8' Clarinet 4' Clarion
8' Oboe Horn Chimes
4' Tibia ---SECOND TOUCH
4' Flute 32' Diaphone Resultant
2 2/3' Twelfth 8' String Gamba
2' Piccolo 8' Tuba
Harp Bass Drum
Snare Drum Kettle Drum
Tambourine Cymbal
Castanets Crash Cymbal
Chinese Block Roll Cymbal
Tom Tom
---SECOND TOUCH---
8' Tibia
8' Tuba Horn
8' Clarinet
8' Oboe Horn
Chimes
Xylophone
Triangle
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