Normandy Theatre

The correct spelling is Normandy. This theatre opened in 1919 as the Elton Theatre. When the other Normandy Theatre on Fulton Street became the Howard Theatre this Elton Theatre then became the Normandy Theatre. I show the seating for this theatre at 1200+ seats.

My father owned a luncheonette across the street from the Normandy on New Utrecht ave, and got to know the manager/owner a Mr. Green I recall. My mother who worked in the store, would leave me in the theatre to babysit me, I guess in 1950-51 or 52 and the matrons as we used to call them would look after me. I recall having to sit through A Streetcar named desire over and over, and for years after I had an aversion to it. Also have a memory of seeing an Italian film either bitter rice or maybe anna with silvano magnano. In the mid 50’s it was turned into a factory, and many of the Puerto Rican workers would come to eat lunch at my fathers store, and I would sometimes go with my mother in the factory/theatre to deliver lunch for the workers.

Listed as the Elton at 4215 New Utrecht in 1940 yellow pages. Number was WIndsr 8-3232.

I went to an epic rave party in this location. ;) There is a beautiful dome right in the center of the theater.

Photo of marquee from Brooklyn Pics.