Best Black and White movie of all time. The Longest Day 1962. Saw colorized version. It STINKS! I also heard that Speilbergs Shindlers List was also being filmed in color the same time it was being shot in BW. Any truth to this?
PS152…Thanks for your informative and insightful reply on the Yiddish theater.This fascinating facet of NY culture really piqued my interest. I am not Jewish, but I do intend to research this subject.By the way, my mother and her family lived on the Lower East Side not too far away from this area.She was born in 1627 and her ramily and her emigrated to the Mapleton area of Brooklyn in the mid 1930s. She remembers the neighborhood theaters fairly well.
I remember the Catholic Legion Of Decency very well. Before I was 13 years old my mother, a devout Catholic would check every movie I wanted to see. We used to call it The Clod for short
Tommy X….Neither do I. It seems that not too long ago there were movies that were actually worth seeing. For the most part, todays films are not really films at all. They are only deals that are made by producers, Hollywood and merchandising people. They are designed to be made fast,open in wide release, do a few good weekends, and go to DVD or pay per view in the span of three months. Can anyone with half a brain be willing to pluck down 8 bucks, go to a faceless multiplex, be bombarded by endless commercials( not including the trailerts) to see a moron movie like The Pacifier with Vin Diesel and call THAT entertainment? If Hollywood gave us more intelligent movies say like Master and Commander, prehaps I would go back again. It may be sad, but it is certainly true.
Robert R When the Oriental was multiplexed, the orchestra saction was left intact. The Balcony was seperated in its first incarnation to make it a twin. When it became a triplex, the balcony was divided down the middle. The orchestra level was never cut up.
Box Office Bill- Thanks for the info on the Electra and the Stanley theaters. Tell me, Box Office Bill. Other than the Park theater at 41st and 5th av, and the Coliseum on 4th av, were there any other theaters on 5th av.in the Sunset Park area? My memory may be hazy(comes with age0 but I think I remember another theater on th av, probably at about 53 or 53st.This had to be in the early 1960s.Thanks.
I do not remember the Stillwell as a movie theater, but when it was a roller scating rink there was a lot of the theater left inside. Even though all the seats were gone, the decorative plaster work around the fire exit doors and the oval shaped domed celing(wich resembled a UFO to this ten year old) were dead giveaways to its movie house origin.Cannot say for sure if there was a balcony due to the many renovations that were done to it over the years.There seems to be no evidence of a fire escape outside.IN n the early 60s a second floor was added, probably at a great expense to the owners and a bowling alley called Bowl A Rama opened. One of the better alleys in the neighborhood, I bowled there for my high school team in 68 and 69.One day our team recieved free passes for two people to any Loews theater in Brooklyn. It was in April 68. I took my younger brother to the 46th st to see the movie The Bible. It was no 10 Commandments, but an interesting film based on the book of Genesis. The director, John Huston played Noah in the deluge sequence. Some old timers who remember the Stillwell told me the nickname of this theater was the Stinkwell. Not a good name!
PS 152 and Mike M It is nice to dream. It would really be fantastic if the 46th.st. would re open again. This will never happen for several reasons. First,theres the neighborhood itself. Largely Hassidic and now with an emerging Mexican and Slavic community, it is doubtful that the new residents would patronize the theater. The then growing Hassidic community put pressure on the 46th.st and the old Boro Park to close on Sabbath back in the late sixties. This might happen again today. Second is the lack of parking-both public and municipal. The Boro Park area is the hardest neighborhood in Brooklyn to park. Many private houses have driveways for their owners in the front,so that almost eliminates street parking.There is no municipal parking either. One can make an argument for mass transit- the subway stops near the theater, but are people from the rest of Brooklyn or the so called outer boros willing to use the subway- especially at night? Third this would be the enormous cost of renovating the theater to its former glory.Where would the money come from? Would it be eligable for public funding? would the city council or other politicos approve such a project?Maybe a private benefactor can be found. I know that if I had this kind of money I would support it, but I do not.One can look at the Loews Jersey renovation project in Jersey city as a point of reference.Wether this approach would work in Brooklyn cannot be said for sure. I am sure that a group of volunteers would come foward to help out with things. The last point is would the current owners of the furniture store be willing to give up their business? I can go on and on, but I hate to be pessimistic.We all have fond memories of the 46th.st. Lets remember it the way it was. They cannot take that away from us….at least not yet.
The Culver was on the north east corner of McDonald and 18th.av.The address would probably be 4339 18th.av. The addresses ending in odd numbers are on the east side of 18th.av. The addressea ending in even numbers are on the west side of 18th. av.There is no way the Culver would have been at 4334 18th av.And,yes. There is a bank where the Culver once stood.
I hope that I am not opening a can of worms. My friend (who shall remain nameless)gained access to the theater from the back stage area.Upon entering there was a corridor with the long abandoned dressing rooms on each side. The mirrors were still there but all the bulbs were missing. there were also bathrooms with showers in this area.Then came the back stage area itself. It seemed to be as high as the celing. Scaffolding held the lights. There was a wooden floor with hatches that led under the stage-I never went down there. This is where the riser mechanism fof the orchestra pit was. I understand it was not operating due to years of neglect. There was an elaborate system of ropes and blocks(pulleys) to raise and lower the top and side curtains as well as a winch. The ropes were attached to the pinrails and were made fast to the belaying pins . This area kind of resembled the deck of an 18th crntury pirate ship.There were also switchboards and othet controls for the lighting system.When I walked on stage, the walled off front section of the balcony that had been divided down the middle was clearly visable.In the orchestra section all the fire doors were locked from the inside. Somebody had removed the glass plates that had exit written on them. Even at this stage after the theater was closed for almost6 months it seemed to be in good order. There was no graffiti sprayed on the walls.At the rear of the orchestra near the doors to the lobby was the new projection room that was built when the theater went multiplex. The projectors were gone.We had to be careful in the lobby-we did not want anybody to see us. A large roll down gate was placed at the outside entrance on 86th st. I saw the managers office that was built under one of the stairways to the balcony. Nothing was there except a leather couch. This is where my friend slept. Ironically enough, the electricity was never turned off, but your eyes quickly adjusted to the half light in side. All the vending machines and video games were also gone. The beautiful mezzanine was also in good condition. The toilets un the bathrooms still worked as did the sinks. The balcony had hundreds or broken seats. I was also shown the upper projection gallery, also with the projectors removed. This was a long narrow area that seemed as wide as the theater. Nothing of value was in here. The basement was pretty much nondescript as were the heating and airconditioning areas. It was an eerie experience.but a thrilling one too. The few homeless people that were residing there set up big garbage bags for their litter. I guess they respected the old theater, their new home.My friend was a Trival Pursuit fan> .I wrent over a few times and we played it in the managers office.I should have taken my camera. Sorry I didnt.
Fred B It could be that the Deluxe probably had a soft core film that week. Sometimes these soft porn features would play at legitimate houses, but in reality they were really only R rated films where there was no graphic sex .only a hint of it. Remember when Midnight Cowboy came out it had an X rating. At this time an X rating did not necessarilly mean a filw was porn. More like the dreaded NC17 rating of today.Also The Last Tango In Paris from 1973 had an X rating. At about this time the triple x rating was used to rate hard core porn.
When I was 13, I became fascinated by movie theaters and I tried to visit as many as I could to see what they were like inside.The beautiful 46 th. st. soon became one of my favoriter. The outside was done in an Italian Renaisance style and had two small towers at each end of the front.The marquee resembled that of the Oriental wich was about 2 miles away by the elevated subway on New Utrecht Av. The lobby had the usual marble stairway to the mezzanine where the restrooms were. The mezzanine was square in shape and you could walk all around it. There were also the stairways to the balcony here.If memory serves, I remember that there was a long passageway behind a wall at the top level of the balcony. The interior featured a lot of statuary work that was back lit in red or orange. The prosceniun had 3 blocks of seate seperated by 4 aisles. I believe there were 2 more stairways at the back end of the orchestra that led to the balcony. There was a seperate entrance from the orchestra to the lobby.It kind of resembled the Oriental inside, but a few different features made it unique. I saw film here that included Doctor Zhivago,A re release of the 10 Commandments(the perfect theater for this movie) Batman-( 1966 quickee wade to capitalize on the then hot tv show)A Man For All Seasons, and Howard Hughes fave Ice Station Zebra.The theater stopped showing movies in the early 70s. After that they had rock and roll concerts. but I never went to one. The building is now a furniture store. I was there very recently. The entire lobby and mezzanine is intact. I also believe the balcony still has it seats. One of the employees said if I ask the manager to let me see the balcony,he would probably say yes if I make a good case. He was not in that day. I will get back to to you if I have any sucess.
Box Office Bill….You seem to be a bit older than I. A friend tells me there were movie theaters on 5th Av and 74th St and 3rd Av and 75th St in Bay Ridge. If that is true. please tell me the names and give a description of them, As you can probably see, I am fascinated by them and as a lifetime movie goer and Brooklyn resident, I am trying to compile a complete listing of movie houses in Brooklyn. Thank You.
After writing the above blog, I would like to add some additional comments about the theater . After the theater closed in May 1995, official word was it was closed due to the lack of parking space in the area. That sounded like BS because parking was never an issue for almost 65 years.Also there is another fact that many of you do not know. In late 1995. there wetre a small number of homeless people living there. A friend of mine from my second job got put out by his wife. He managed to make his way in after sleeping in his car for over a week.When he told me this, I asked him if I can come inside and take the grand tour. He said y7es, but he told me not to tell anybody about it.Lack of time prohibits me from getting into it now, but maybe I will continue the story in the near future.
Theaterfan and Yankee Mike Re the Deluxe. This was a small theater when compared to the Benson and Oriental.It was also a lot older. When it was built, this area was pratically a shorefront resort area like Coney Is. and Brighton Beach. A trolley ran down Bath Av. The fact that it held on so long and even changed its name is amazing. What I do remember qabout this theater was the fact that it was always kept very clean -especially when compared to the Benson and kept in good order. There was no balcony, but it had a raised section at the rear.There were 3 blocks of seats divided by 2 aisles. The lobby had a few leather chairs and some oil paintings as well as a candy counter,and yes there was a small shoe repair store next door. This theater usually got a good crowd for weekend shows in those pre cable and video days. The last legitimate film they showed was a re-release of Gone With The Wind in November 1974
YankeeMike-Saw the buildiong in various stages of construction. The side wall on the 20th Av side was never torn down as was the back wall. The builders incorporated it into the new structure.They simply added to it and built up and around it. There is at least 30 percent of the theater in the new structure. The entire interior was gutted ouy in the summer of 2004. Though not a theater. the new building is very pretty and is far more attractive than the cookie cutter buildings going up throughout Bensonhurst.
The Culver was just a neighborhood theater. Very similiar to the Benson(see entry] it seared about 1200.here was no balcony or seperate entrance from lobby to proscenium. The outside was painted tan and had an orange stripe. The marquee was semi circular and had the name in neon lights. It was a last run theater that generally showed double features. It was owned by the Randforce co. wich also owned the Benson, Beverley, Walker ang Marboro theaters. It stood under the elevated subway where the F train runs.I remember seeing Woodstock the movie here in the summer of 1970.I had a summer job at Ajax Transmissions at Webster Av. 3 blocks away. One Friday we had half a day. I cashed my check and walked over to see it.From what I remember, it was boarded up and closed by early 1971
The Oriental was the best theater in Bensonhurst.It was a picture palace,a cinema cathedral and a mosque to the movies. When you went to the Oriental you went to the movies. Not as big or ornate as the Kings, it still was a picture palace of the first order. Somewhat similiar inside to the 46th St,it did not have as much statuary work, but was just as beautiful.There was the marbl;e stairway to the mezzanine where the restrooms were located. At either end of the mezzanine were the two stairways to the upper and lower parts of the balcony. Expensive looking drapes hung there. The interior was in green stucco with brass trim. The doorways had pointed Moorish style arches. There was a seperate entrance from the lobby to the proscenium with heavy brass doors. There were 3 blocks of seats seperated by 4 aisles. There was a fence around the stage and a domed celing. The theater resembled a sultans palace and epic films seemed right at home on the big screen.It was, in fact taller than the 6 story apartment buildings that were behind it on Bay 19th St.
Albert Peckman RE your comments on JohnWayne. John came from a working class background. He was a patriot who loved America. Sure his politics were rigt wing (something wrong with that) bot in no way shape matter or form was he an anti Semite.Suggest you read an unbiased biography on this American icon before you form your prejudiced views
EDR Thanks for the correction. Guess the old memory can play tricks on you, especially after almost 4 decades. What I do remember about the Boro Park is that it was a nice theater and fun to go to- especially if you got to sit in a box seat.
Best Black and White movie of all time. The Longest Day 1962. Saw colorized version. It STINKS! I also heard that Speilbergs Shindlers List was also being filmed in color the same time it was being shot in BW. Any truth to this?
Typo above! The year should be 1927. She is not THAT old!
PS152…Thanks for your informative and insightful reply on the Yiddish theater.This fascinating facet of NY culture really piqued my interest. I am not Jewish, but I do intend to research this subject.By the way, my mother and her family lived on the Lower East Side not too far away from this area.She was born in 1627 and her ramily and her emigrated to the Mapleton area of Brooklyn in the mid 1930s. She remembers the neighborhood theaters fairly well.
I remember the Catholic Legion Of Decency very well. Before I was 13 years old my mother, a devout Catholic would check every movie I wanted to see. We used to call it The Clod for short
Tommy X….Neither do I. It seems that not too long ago there were movies that were actually worth seeing. For the most part, todays films are not really films at all. They are only deals that are made by producers, Hollywood and merchandising people. They are designed to be made fast,open in wide release, do a few good weekends, and go to DVD or pay per view in the span of three months. Can anyone with half a brain be willing to pluck down 8 bucks, go to a faceless multiplex, be bombarded by endless commercials( not including the trailerts) to see a moron movie like The Pacifier with Vin Diesel and call THAT entertainment? If Hollywood gave us more intelligent movies say like Master and Commander, prehaps I would go back again. It may be sad, but it is certainly true.
Robert R When the Oriental was multiplexed, the orchestra saction was left intact. The Balcony was seperated in its first incarnation to make it a twin. When it became a triplex, the balcony was divided down the middle. The orchestra level was never cut up.
Tommy X,,,I had an encounter with that Russian woman. Rude to the extreme. And nasty. Bet the only party she ever went to was the Communist party!
PS 152…This is years before my time. Sounds fascinating. Please tell me more whenever it is conveinent for you. Thanks.
Box Office Bill- Thanks for the info on the Electra and the Stanley theaters. Tell me, Box Office Bill. Other than the Park theater at 41st and 5th av, and the Coliseum on 4th av, were there any other theaters on 5th av.in the Sunset Park area? My memory may be hazy(comes with age0 but I think I remember another theater on th av, probably at about 53 or 53st.This had to be in the early 1960s.Thanks.
I do not remember the Stillwell as a movie theater, but when it was a roller scating rink there was a lot of the theater left inside. Even though all the seats were gone, the decorative plaster work around the fire exit doors and the oval shaped domed celing(wich resembled a UFO to this ten year old) were dead giveaways to its movie house origin.Cannot say for sure if there was a balcony due to the many renovations that were done to it over the years.There seems to be no evidence of a fire escape outside.IN n the early 60s a second floor was added, probably at a great expense to the owners and a bowling alley called Bowl A Rama opened. One of the better alleys in the neighborhood, I bowled there for my high school team in 68 and 69.One day our team recieved free passes for two people to any Loews theater in Brooklyn. It was in April 68. I took my younger brother to the 46th st to see the movie The Bible. It was no 10 Commandments, but an interesting film based on the book of Genesis. The director, John Huston played Noah in the deluge sequence. Some old timers who remember the Stillwell told me the nickname of this theater was the Stinkwell. Not a good name!
So do I Yankee Mike. So do I
PS 152 and Mike M It is nice to dream. It would really be fantastic if the 46th.st. would re open again. This will never happen for several reasons. First,theres the neighborhood itself. Largely Hassidic and now with an emerging Mexican and Slavic community, it is doubtful that the new residents would patronize the theater. The then growing Hassidic community put pressure on the 46th.st and the old Boro Park to close on Sabbath back in the late sixties. This might happen again today. Second is the lack of parking-both public and municipal. The Boro Park area is the hardest neighborhood in Brooklyn to park. Many private houses have driveways for their owners in the front,so that almost eliminates street parking.There is no municipal parking either. One can make an argument for mass transit- the subway stops near the theater, but are people from the rest of Brooklyn or the so called outer boros willing to use the subway- especially at night? Third this would be the enormous cost of renovating the theater to its former glory.Where would the money come from? Would it be eligable for public funding? would the city council or other politicos approve such a project?Maybe a private benefactor can be found. I know that if I had this kind of money I would support it, but I do not.One can look at the Loews Jersey renovation project in Jersey city as a point of reference.Wether this approach would work in Brooklyn cannot be said for sure. I am sure that a group of volunteers would come foward to help out with things. The last point is would the current owners of the furniture store be willing to give up their business? I can go on and on, but I hate to be pessimistic.We all have fond memories of the 46th.st. Lets remember it the way it was. They cannot take that away from us….at least not yet.
The Culver was on the north east corner of McDonald and 18th.av.The address would probably be 4339 18th.av. The addresses ending in odd numbers are on the east side of 18th.av. The addressea ending in even numbers are on the west side of 18th. av.There is no way the Culver would have been at 4334 18th av.And,yes. There is a bank where the Culver once stood.
I hope that I am not opening a can of worms. My friend (who shall remain nameless)gained access to the theater from the back stage area.Upon entering there was a corridor with the long abandoned dressing rooms on each side. The mirrors were still there but all the bulbs were missing. there were also bathrooms with showers in this area.Then came the back stage area itself. It seemed to be as high as the celing. Scaffolding held the lights. There was a wooden floor with hatches that led under the stage-I never went down there. This is where the riser mechanism fof the orchestra pit was. I understand it was not operating due to years of neglect. There was an elaborate system of ropes and blocks(pulleys) to raise and lower the top and side curtains as well as a winch. The ropes were attached to the pinrails and were made fast to the belaying pins . This area kind of resembled the deck of an 18th crntury pirate ship.There were also switchboards and othet controls for the lighting system.When I walked on stage, the walled off front section of the balcony that had been divided down the middle was clearly visable.In the orchestra section all the fire doors were locked from the inside. Somebody had removed the glass plates that had exit written on them. Even at this stage after the theater was closed for almost6 months it seemed to be in good order. There was no graffiti sprayed on the walls.At the rear of the orchestra near the doors to the lobby was the new projection room that was built when the theater went multiplex. The projectors were gone.We had to be careful in the lobby-we did not want anybody to see us. A large roll down gate was placed at the outside entrance on 86th st. I saw the managers office that was built under one of the stairways to the balcony. Nothing was there except a leather couch. This is where my friend slept. Ironically enough, the electricity was never turned off, but your eyes quickly adjusted to the half light in side. All the vending machines and video games were also gone. The beautiful mezzanine was also in good condition. The toilets un the bathrooms still worked as did the sinks. The balcony had hundreds or broken seats. I was also shown the upper projection gallery, also with the projectors removed. This was a long narrow area that seemed as wide as the theater. Nothing of value was in here. The basement was pretty much nondescript as were the heating and airconditioning areas. It was an eerie experience.but a thrilling one too. The few homeless people that were residing there set up big garbage bags for their litter. I guess they respected the old theater, their new home.My friend was a Trival Pursuit fan> .I wrent over a few times and we played it in the managers office.I should have taken my camera. Sorry I didnt.
Fred B It could be that the Deluxe probably had a soft core film that week. Sometimes these soft porn features would play at legitimate houses, but in reality they were really only R rated films where there was no graphic sex .only a hint of it. Remember when Midnight Cowboy came out it had an X rating. At this time an X rating did not necessarilly mean a filw was porn. More like the dreaded NC17 rating of today.Also The Last Tango In Paris from 1973 had an X rating. At about this time the triple x rating was used to rate hard core porn.
When I was 13, I became fascinated by movie theaters and I tried to visit as many as I could to see what they were like inside.The beautiful 46 th. st. soon became one of my favoriter. The outside was done in an Italian Renaisance style and had two small towers at each end of the front.The marquee resembled that of the Oriental wich was about 2 miles away by the elevated subway on New Utrecht Av. The lobby had the usual marble stairway to the mezzanine where the restrooms were. The mezzanine was square in shape and you could walk all around it. There were also the stairways to the balcony here.If memory serves, I remember that there was a long passageway behind a wall at the top level of the balcony. The interior featured a lot of statuary work that was back lit in red or orange. The prosceniun had 3 blocks of seate seperated by 4 aisles. I believe there were 2 more stairways at the back end of the orchestra that led to the balcony. There was a seperate entrance from the orchestra to the lobby.It kind of resembled the Oriental inside, but a few different features made it unique. I saw film here that included Doctor Zhivago,A re release of the 10 Commandments(the perfect theater for this movie) Batman-( 1966 quickee wade to capitalize on the then hot tv show)A Man For All Seasons, and Howard Hughes fave Ice Station Zebra.The theater stopped showing movies in the early 70s. After that they had rock and roll concerts. but I never went to one. The building is now a furniture store. I was there very recently. The entire lobby and mezzanine is intact. I also believe the balcony still has it seats. One of the employees said if I ask the manager to let me see the balcony,he would probably say yes if I make a good case. He was not in that day. I will get back to to you if I have any sucess.
Box Office Bill….Thank You thakk you.
Box Office Bill….You seem to be a bit older than I. A friend tells me there were movie theaters on 5th Av and 74th St and 3rd Av and 75th St in Bay Ridge. If that is true. please tell me the names and give a description of them, As you can probably see, I am fascinated by them and as a lifetime movie goer and Brooklyn resident, I am trying to compile a complete listing of movie houses in Brooklyn. Thank You.
After writing the above blog, I would like to add some additional comments about the theater . After the theater closed in May 1995, official word was it was closed due to the lack of parking space in the area. That sounded like BS because parking was never an issue for almost 65 years.Also there is another fact that many of you do not know. In late 1995. there wetre a small number of homeless people living there. A friend of mine from my second job got put out by his wife. He managed to make his way in after sleeping in his car for over a week.When he told me this, I asked him if I can come inside and take the grand tour. He said y7es, but he told me not to tell anybody about it.Lack of time prohibits me from getting into it now, but maybe I will continue the story in the near future.
Theaterfan and Yankee Mike Re the Deluxe. This was a small theater when compared to the Benson and Oriental.It was also a lot older. When it was built, this area was pratically a shorefront resort area like Coney Is. and Brighton Beach. A trolley ran down Bath Av. The fact that it held on so long and even changed its name is amazing. What I do remember qabout this theater was the fact that it was always kept very clean -especially when compared to the Benson and kept in good order. There was no balcony, but it had a raised section at the rear.There were 3 blocks of seats divided by 2 aisles. The lobby had a few leather chairs and some oil paintings as well as a candy counter,and yes there was a small shoe repair store next door. This theater usually got a good crowd for weekend shows in those pre cable and video days. The last legitimate film they showed was a re-release of Gone With The Wind in November 1974
YankeeMike-Saw the buildiong in various stages of construction. The side wall on the 20th Av side was never torn down as was the back wall. The builders incorporated it into the new structure.They simply added to it and built up and around it. There is at least 30 percent of the theater in the new structure. The entire interior was gutted ouy in the summer of 2004. Though not a theater. the new building is very pretty and is far more attractive than the cookie cutter buildings going up throughout Bensonhurst.
The Culver was just a neighborhood theater. Very similiar to the Benson(see entry] it seared about 1200.here was no balcony or seperate entrance from lobby to proscenium. The outside was painted tan and had an orange stripe. The marquee was semi circular and had the name in neon lights. It was a last run theater that generally showed double features. It was owned by the Randforce co. wich also owned the Benson, Beverley, Walker ang Marboro theaters. It stood under the elevated subway where the F train runs.I remember seeing Woodstock the movie here in the summer of 1970.I had a summer job at Ajax Transmissions at Webster Av. 3 blocks away. One Friday we had half a day. I cashed my check and walked over to see it.From what I remember, it was boarded up and closed by early 1971
The Oriental was the best theater in Bensonhurst.It was a picture palace,a cinema cathedral and a mosque to the movies. When you went to the Oriental you went to the movies. Not as big or ornate as the Kings, it still was a picture palace of the first order. Somewhat similiar inside to the 46th St,it did not have as much statuary work, but was just as beautiful.There was the marbl;e stairway to the mezzanine where the restrooms were located. At either end of the mezzanine were the two stairways to the upper and lower parts of the balcony. Expensive looking drapes hung there. The interior was in green stucco with brass trim. The doorways had pointed Moorish style arches. There was a seperate entrance from the lobby to the proscenium with heavy brass doors. There were 3 blocks of seats seperated by 4 aisles. There was a fence around the stage and a domed celing. The theater resembled a sultans palace and epic films seemed right at home on the big screen.It was, in fact taller than the 6 story apartment buildings that were behind it on Bay 19th St.
Albert Peckman RE your comments on JohnWayne. John came from a working class background. He was a patriot who loved America. Sure his politics were rigt wing (something wrong with that) bot in no way shape matter or form was he an anti Semite.Suggest you read an unbiased biography on this American icon before you form your prejudiced views
EDR Thanks for the correction. Guess the old memory can play tricks on you, especially after almost 4 decades. What I do remember about the Boro Park is that it was a nice theater and fun to go to- especially if you got to sit in a box seat.