Sandy Hook in Middletown Township in Monmouth County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Post Theater

Photographed By Bill Coughlin, April 14, 2012

1. Post Theater Marker

This is the 26th in a series of 39 markers on the Fort Hancock Walking Tour.

Inscription. Soldiers could catch the latest films of the day at the Post Theater, which seated 300. The average ticket price in the 1930s and 1940s was ten cents.

Fort Hancock was in operation from 1895 to 1974.

Erected by Gateway National Recreation Area. (Marker Number 26.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment • Forts and Castles • Notable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the New Jersey - Fort Hancock Walking Tour series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1895.

Location. 40° 27.857′ N, 74° 0.325′ W. Marker is in Middletown Township, New Jersey, in Monmouth County. It is in Sandy Hook. Marker is on Kessler Road, on the right when traveling north. Marker is located in the Fort Hancock area in the Sandy Hook Unit of Gateway National Recreation Area. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Highlands NJ 07732, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Officers Row (within shouting distance of this marker); Ferry Landing and Chapel (within shouting distance of this marker); Post Chapel (within shouting distance of this marker); Baked Fresh Daily! (within shouting distance of this marker); History House

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(within shouting distance of this marker); World War II Victory Garden (within shouting distance of this marker); Quartermaster Storehouse (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Fire House Number 1 (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Middletown Township.

More about this marker. The background of the marker features a photo showing the Post Theater as it appeared on opening night in 1933. A photo at the lower left of the marker shows the Theater audience in 1945.

Marker in Fort Hancock image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Bill Coughlin, April 14, 2012

2. Marker in Fort Hancock

Marker at the Post Theater image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Bill Coughlin, April 14, 2012

3. Marker at the Post Theater

Fort Hancock Post Theater image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Bill Coughlin, April 14, 2012

4. Fort Hancock Post Theater

The Post Theater is Building #67 at Fort Hancock.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 15, 2012, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 489 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 15, 2012, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.