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Quad
Quad as a word or prefix usually means 4. It may refer to: Government * Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, a strategic security dialogue between Australia, India, Japan, and the United States * Quadrilateral group, an informal group that includes the trade spokesmen of the United States, Japan, Canada, and the European Union * Quad Cities, a group of five cities straddling the boundary between the U.S. states of Iowa and Illinois * The "Quad", the senior members of the Cameron–Clegg coalition government in the United Kingdom from 2010 to 2015 Art and entertainment * Matthias Quad (1557–1613), engraver and cartographer * Quad (film), ''Quad'' (film), 2015 * Quad (music), a musical project by Gary Ramon * Quad (play), ''Quad'' (play), by Samuel Beckett * The Quad (TV series), ''The Quad'' (TV series), 2017 * Quad (arts centre), in Derby, United Kingdom * Quad Cinema, art house in New York City, New York * Quad (studio), a Japanese animation studio * Quadruple combination, the fou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quad Cinema
The Quad Cinema is New York City's first small four-screen multiplex theater. Located at 34 West 13th Street in Greenwich Village, it was opened by entrepreneur Maurice Kanbar, along with his younger brother Elliott S. Kanbar in October 1972. It has been described as "one of the oldest independent cinemas in the city" and "a vibrant center for art house films." History In the late 1960s, Maurice Kanbar, an inventor and real estate investor, purchased a six-story loft in Manhattan with plans to create an off-Broadway theater. After those plans fell through, he found himself with a large block of unused ground floor space. Kanbar believed a movie theater with multiple small auditoriums rather than a few larger ones could be profitable even with smaller audiences at most screenings. In October 1972, he and his younger brother, Elliott S. Kanbar, opened the Quad, New York City's first four-screen movie theater, and what Kanbar has called "the East Coast's first multiplex". From ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
