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Interboro Theatre 3462 East Tremont Avenue at Otis Avenue
The Bronx, N.Y. 10465
The 1369-seat Interboro Theatre, located in the Throggs Neck section of The Bronx, was built in the 1920's and was originally named the "Interborough". The planned expansion of the Interborough Rapid Transit (IRT) from Hugh Grant Circle in Parkchester never materialized, but the theater kept the name eventually dropping the "ugh". To local residents the Interboro was called "The Itch," as described by Lloyd Ultan in "The Beautiful Bronx":
"...The Interborough Theatre on Tremont Avenue in Throggs Neck was a notorious spot in the 1920s. Patrons of this movie house almost always came back scratching. The theatre was infested with lice, and the children of the area aptly called it "The Itch." Luckily, this situation did not exist in most other movie houses..."
The Interboro closed and is used as administrative offices of the Board of Education. |
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Wurlitzer Organ Company
North Tonawanda, N.Y. – Opus 1382 (1926)
Electro-pneumatic action
Style 160 (piano console)
2 manuals, 6 ranks, 4 tuned percussion, 17 traps
This organ was shipped on November 29, 1921, and was later repossessed. |
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Pedal – 32 notes
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16 |
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Bass |
8 |
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Flute |
16 |
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Bourdon |
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Bass Drum |
8 |
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Open Diapason |
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Kettle Drum |
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Cello |
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Cymbal |
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Accompaniment (Manual I) –- 61 notes
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8 |
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Trumpet |
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Piano |
8 |
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Open Diapason |
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Mandolin |
8 |
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Salicional |
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Snare Drum |
8 |
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Viol Celeste (TC) |
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Tambourine |
8 |
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Flute |
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Castanets |
4 |
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Salicet |
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Chinese Block |
4 |
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Octave Celeste |
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Flute |
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Five Adjustable Combination Pistons |
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(Accomp. & Pedal) |
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Solo (Manual II) – 61 notes
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16 |
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Bourdon |
4 |
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Salicet |
8 |
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Trumpet |
4 |
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Octave Celeste |
8 |
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Open Diapason |
4 |
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Flute |
8 |
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Salicional |
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Cathedral Chimes |
8 |
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Viol Celeste (TC) |
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Xylophone |
8 |
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Flute |
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Glockenspiel |
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Vox Humana |
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Five Adjustable Combination Pistons |
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(Solo & Pedal) |
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General
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| One Balanced Expression Pedal |
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| General Tremulant |
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| Vox Humana Tremulant |
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Effects
(operated by pistons)
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Fire Gong |
Train |
| Horse Hoofs |
Siren |
Fire Gong [re-it] |
| Bird |
Triangle |
Steamboat Whistle |
| Auto Horn |
Surf |
Tom-Tom |
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| Door Bell (push button) |
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Sources:
Cinema Treasures website: www.cinematreasures.org
Junchen, David L., comp. and ed. Jeff Weiler. The WurliTzer Pipe Organ – An Illustrated History. Chicago: The American Theatre Organ Society, 2005.
Kaufmann, Preston J. Encyclopedia of the American Theatre Organ, Vol. 3. Pasadena: Showcase Publications, 1995.
Illustration:
Cinema Treasures website: Exterior. |
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