Parkway Theatre
3954 3rd Avenue near 173rd Street
The Bronx, N.Y. 10457
The 1,700-seat Parkway Theatre, located in the West Morrisania area of the Bronx, opened in 1927. Its run lasted less than twenty years as the New York Film Trade Directory reported the Parkway as closed in 1945. In the 1960s, the building was converted into a factory. At some point the building was demolished. |
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Wurlitzer Organ Company
North Tonawanda, N.Y. – Opus 1551 (1927)
Electro-pneumatic action
Style 190
2 manuals, 8 ranks, 4 tuned percussions, 18 traps, Curved Console
This organ was shipped on January 10, 1927. |
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Pedal – 32 notes
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Bass |
8 |
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Flute |
16 |
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Bourdon |
8 |
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Cello |
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Trumpet |
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Bass Drum |
8 |
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Open Diapason |
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Kettle Drum |
8 |
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Tibia Clausa |
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Cymbal |
8 |
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Clarinet |
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Crash Cymbal |
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Accompaniment (Manual I) –- 61 notes
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16 |
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Contra Viol (TC) |
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Chrysoglott |
16 |
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Vox Humana (TC) |
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Snare Drum |
8 |
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Trumpet |
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Tambourine |
8 |
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Open Diapason |
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Castanets |
8 |
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Tibia Clausa |
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Chinese Block |
8 |
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Clarinet |
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Tom Tom |
8 |
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Violin |
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Sleigh Bells |
8 |
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Violin Celeste (TC) |
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8 |
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Flute |
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Accomp. 2nd Touch |
8 |
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Vox Humana |
8 |
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Trumpet |
4 |
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Octave |
8 |
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Tibia Clausa |
4 |
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Piccolo |
8 |
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Clarinet |
4 |
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Octave Viol |
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Chimes |
4 |
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Viol Celeste |
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Triangle |
4 |
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Flute |
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4 |
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Vox Humana |
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2 |
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Piccolo |
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Solo (Manual II) – 61 notes
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16 |
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Bass |
4 |
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Flute |
16 |
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Tibia Clausa (TC) |
2 2/3 |
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Twelfth |
16 |
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Bourdon |
2 |
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Piccolo |
16 |
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Vox Humana (TC) |
1 3/5 |
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Tierce |
8 |
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Trumpet |
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Cathedral Chimes |
8 |
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Open DIapason |
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Xylophone |
8 |
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Tibia Clausa |
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Glockenspiel |
8 |
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Clarinet |
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Chrysoglott |
8 |
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Violin |
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8 |
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Viol Celeste (TC) |
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Solo 2nd Touch |
8 |
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Flute |
16 |
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Trumpet (TC) |
8 |
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Vox Humana |
8 |
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Tibia Clausa |
4 |
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Octave |
8 |
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Clarinet |
4 |
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Piccolo |
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4 |
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Octave Viol |
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4 |
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Viol Celeste |
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Adjusable Combinations
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| Accomp. & Pedal |
Pistons 1-2-3-4-5 (thumb) |
| Solo & Pedal |
Pistons 1-2-3-4-5 (thumb) |
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Tremulants (3)
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General |
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Solo |
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Vox Humana |
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Effects (operated by pistons)
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| Horse Hoofs |
Siren |
Fire Gong [re-it] |
| Surf |
Auto Horn |
Steamboat Whistle |
| Bird |
Fire Gong |
Machine Gun |
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| Door Bell (push button) |
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Sources:
Cinema Treasures website: http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/16839
Junchen, David L., comp. and ed. by Jeff Weiler. The WurliTzer Pipe Organ – An Illustrated History. Indianapolis: The American Theatre Organ Society, 2005.
Kaufmann, Preston J. Encyclopedia of the American Theatre Organ, Vol. 3. Pasadena: Showcase Publications, 1995. |
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