Marboro Theatre
6817 Bay Parkway,
Brooklyn,
NY
11204
6817 Bay Parkway,
Brooklyn,
NY
11204
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Mark, the catalog for the Michael Miller Slide Collection of Brooklyn theatres lists nine images for the Marboro. Six were taken in color in 1976 of the interior and exterior. Three are in B&W and show the auditorium when it first opened. Check out the website of Theatre Historical Society of America for ordering information:
www.historictheatres.org
Thank you Warren! Would you have or know where I can find pictures of the Marboro from the 20’s-70’s?? Thanks!!
Charles Sandblom was architect of the Marboro. Among his other Brooklyn projects at the time were the Congress, Walker, Carroll, Fortway, Biltmore, Empress, and Momart Theatres.
Passed by today. Still sealed.
I have a feeling any new theatre Regal Entertainment Group will open from now on will use the Regal Cinemas name, much like Loews Cineplex did with all their new theatres opening under the “Loews” banner.
To follow up on Robert’s comment from August 30th, the Battery Park City Stadium 11 was also rechristened as a Regal site.
Nothing at all, since the last time Regal sealed it with plywood boards. The only additions have been a ton of grafiti on the side of the theatre and where the front entrance is boarded up. Regal finally boarded the place up pretty well, so I don’t think there have been any more break in attempts. I doubt we will see anything happen until demolition begins next May.
Has anyone seen anything going on here?
Technically there is no more UA, they just leave it up on the theatres that have it, although they did change Union Square to Regal.
I also wonder if it will be run under the United Artists Theatres banner or under Regal Cinemas. I do hope they keep the name Marboro as the actual theatre name.
They could just call it The Marboro Multiplex. I just hope they buid it.
I hope in typical UA fashion they dont rename it The Movies at Bay Parkway. I hate all these new theatres names after streets. It would be great to see names like The Avalon, Capitol or Belvedere used again.
A friend told me she read and article in the Brooklyn Spectator that confirmed a multiplex at the old Marlboro. I was trying to find the article online and could not but I did find this site. The theatre closed on my birthday two years ago and it is missed. We are two blocks away from it and really would love to have a theatre right near us again.
Is United Artists going to run this theater.
I doubt it will be any more then 8 screens…
I was right. I thought they would demolish and start from scratch. Given the condition of this theatre its the right way to go. It will be great to see films in the neighborhood again in 2006.
I guuess that means we won’t be getting the Midway treatment on this one. Do we have any idea yet how many screens the new multiplex will have?
Well, It’s official. The Marboro will be torn down in May so the new multiplex can be built.
Just stopped by the Marboro. Early this morning, The entrance was sealed with 4x8 sheets of plywood. Unless it is removed, There is now no way in (Including for the owners as all other doors are locked from inside) Let’s see how long this lasts.
Someone should call Regal and find out if they plan to demolish the entire structure and rebuil from scratch. That might explain why nothing has been done to keep people out.
I called Regal Entertaintment Group this morning to let them know someone ripped the boards off the front door got inside and turned on the the lights, apparently the marquee lights were on all night. The person I spoke with said they would alert the district supervisor to this problem, lets hope something gets done.
The Plaza Theater in Patchogue had a similar problem (see The Plaza theater on this site). It was constantly being broken into. They would sal the door, and they would go in, over and over. Finally they boarded the whole thing, and they pried the boards off over and over.
Finally they cement blocked the whole front up, and that finally put a stop to it.
Looking at the interior photos (also linked in that page) to the Marboro’s photos, they look strikingly similar in condition, just the Plaza’s condition multiplied worse because it has been abandoned so much longer.
I’m surprised the city hasn’t boarded up the entire entrance; I’d have to think that would serve as a stronger deterrent instead of simply sealing up… and sealing up again… and sealing up YET AGAIN one vandalized doorway.
Well they acted on my call. I just passed by and found the marquee all lit up. The door had been boarded shut, well at least for a few hours……….. And has since been pried right back open. The saga continues. I guess they thought that the lights being on will stop any more breakins. It seems that they were wrong. It was nice seeing the lights on again. I will post any updates.
-Mark
Whatever Regal is going to do i hope they do it soon, this place is about to collapse in on itself at any given moment.