Dear Bronxville Community Members,
Mar. 17, 2021: In response to Mayor Mary Marvin’s community appeal for ideas to keep the movie theater in Bronxville, a small group of Bronxville residents are beginning to assemble to assess the best ways to keep the theater and the visual arts alive in Bronxville. There are a number of ways to achieve this goal, however the viability of all the operational options is completely dependent upon the financial support of the community. For this reason, we’ve created a short survey to canvas and understand the level of support that exists for such an endeavor.
The future of the theater will likely require the involvement of community members as working board members with legal, financial and other expertise, donors and patrons. If saving the theater matters to you, please take a few minutes to complete this brief survey below. Your responses are very important.
Thank you for your time.
Click on the link below to take the survey
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/MR8KW3Z
Sincerely,
Community Members For Bronxville Theater
Pictured: Bronxville Movie Theater
Photo by A. Warner
Bronxville is a quaint village (one square mile) located just 16 miles north of midtown Manhattan (roughly 30 minutes on the train) and has a population of approximately 6,500. It is known as a premier community with an excellent public school (K-12) and easy access to Manhattan. Bronxville offers many amenities including an attractive business district, a hospital (Lawrence Hospital), public paddle and tennis courts, fine dining at local restaurants, two private country clubs and a community library.
While the earliest settlers of Bronxville date back to the first half of the 18th century, the history of the modern suburb of Bronxville began in 1890 when William Van Duzer Lawrence purchased a farm and commissioned the architect, William A. Bates, to design a planned community of houses for well-known artists and professionals that became a thriving art colony. This community, now called Lawrence Park, is listed on the National register of Historic Places and many of the homes still have artists’ studios. A neighborhood association within Lawrence Park called “The Hilltop Association” keeps this heritage alive with art shows and other events for neighbors.
Bronxville offers many charming neighborhoods as well as a variety of living options for residents including single family homes, town houses, cooperatives and condominiums. One of the chief benefits of living in “the village” is that your children can attend the Bronxville School.
The Bronxville postal zone (10708, known as “Bronxville PO”) includes the village of Bronxville as well as the Chester Heights section of Eastchester, parts of Tuckahoe and the Lawrence Park West, Cedar Knolls, Armour Villa and Longvale sections of Yonkers. Many of these areas have their own distinct character. For instance, the Armour Villa section has many historic homes and even has its own newsletter called “The Villa Voice” which reports on neighborhood news.
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