Dating to the 1950s, these “snipes” for the Utopia Theater in Jamaica Estates, New York include shots of the theater marquee bearing “seasons greetings”, “our feature presentation” , and other coming attraction cards. The Utopia opened in 1942. It was converted into a drug store around 1999.

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