Regent Theatre
1215 Fulton Street,
Brooklyn,
NY
11216
1215 Fulton Street,
Brooklyn,
NY
11216
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The Regent Theatre opened in the fall of 1914.
Glad I found it on here as the Regent. Passed by it the other day on Flatbush.
Just for the records….Trow’s Business Directory 1912 for the Borough of Brooklyn:Moving Picture Exhibitions, has no listing for a movie theatre operating at this address.
The Regent Theatre is not listed as operating in the American Motion Picture Directory 1914 – 1915 so I presume it was not a purpose built movie theatre (build date 1910 on the details posted by Lost Memory on 31st March 2005). It is listed in the Film Daily Yearbook;1926 edition as the Regent Theatre, 1217 Fulton Street with a seating capacity given as 560. It is still listed as operating in the F.D.Y. 1957 edition with a seating capacity of 529.
Here is an exterior photograph I took in June 2006 of the now closed Slave #1 Theatre;
http://flickr.com/photos/kencta/183997141/
Is the Regent currently being used for anything at all?
Here’s an aerial view of the Regent, aka Slave Theater. It was not a particularly large building, and would probably be easy to miss as a “theater” if not for the marquee.
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Wow, thanks Warren. Hard to believe it’s the same theater photographed in March (see my march 2005 post above).
Truthfully though, I can readily piture the scene today from the old photos though.
Wow, I didn’t realize that the Slave was originally the Regent. I remember hearing about all the crazy going ons at the Regent through a friend who frequented that place in the early 80’s. The Slave didn’t last long even though they offered double bills at a dollar the area was just too “ghetto”. Also, when not showing movies, the place just became a meeting hall where angry Blacks would congregate to vent their frustration about the “evil” white man and the Jews. Good riddance Slave One. We’re better off without places like this!
Wow, the Slave was a theater? Geez, I can’t even imagine what kind of theater that must have been. I don’t imagine you would go see “101 Dalmations” or “Back to the Future” in a theater called “The Slave”!!
Here’s a photo of of the Regent taken yesterday. I don’t exactly know what the “Slave” was, but assume it must have been some sort of club or something.
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Is this the Slave Theater seen on this page about half way down?
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The Regent Theatre (Brandt’s) should be the title/heading of this page. The Bedford Theatre was on Bedford Avenue not Fulton Street. The Regent became “Slave One” at 651 Fulton Street. There already is a listing for Loew’s Bedford on Cinema Treasures. The Bedford (Fox/Loew’s) is on Bedford Avenue midway between the Savoy and the now-demolished Loew’s Brevoort. The Bedford and Savoy Theatres are still churches the last time I checked.