Flatbush Ave in the 50’s & 60’s was like Broadway to me with all the theaters. Sometimes We’d walk to each one to see what future attractions were coming. My favorite was Loew’s Kings. Remember seeing “ King of Kings” there on Holy Thursday ,April 1962
I used to go to the Granada every Saturday afternoon for the Kiddie Matinees.They would have 2 horror or action/adventure films and cartoons and a horse race in which prizes were won. In the mid 60's
it became a Showcase theatre and featured Brooklyn runs of “The
Greatest Story ever Told”,“ Mary Poppins”,“The Americanization of Emily,” etc.
The first film I saw at the Rivoli was “Francis of Assisi” with Bradford Dillman back in 1961.Since then I saw “70 mm version of "Gone With the Wind” and “Sound of Music”. It’s a shame these fabulous movie houses were never deginated as landmarks.
t’s a shame that the people of Bensonhurst have to travel to Sheepshead multiplex to go to the movies.What happened to the new multiples by Nellie Bligh’s?
The Loews Kings on Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn was THE showplace of
Flatbush. It was like Broadway in Brooklyn. I saw many wonderful films ,mainly from the MGM library there, “Quo Vadis”, “Ben Hur"
and "King of Kings” 1961 just to name a few. I miss it so much.
Flatbush Ave in the 50’s & 60’s was like Broadway to me with all the theaters. Sometimes We’d walk to each one to see what future attractions were coming. My favorite was Loew’s Kings. Remember seeing “ King of Kings” there on Holy Thursday ,April 1962
The theatre is located on King Highway and West 7th St
The Linden was located on Nostrand Ave. between Winthrop Street and Parkside Ave. I moved right around the corner when it sadly closed as a theatre.
The Marine had the exclusive Brooklyn showing of “The Sound of Music”. It ran there for 6 months.
I used to go to the Granada every Saturday afternoon for the Kiddie Matinees.They would have 2 horror or action/adventure films and cartoons and a horse race in which prizes were won. In the mid 60's
it became a Showcase theatre and featured Brooklyn runs of “The
Greatest Story ever Told”,“ Mary Poppins”,“The Americanization of Emily,” etc.
The first film I saw at the Rivoli was “Francis of Assisi” with Bradford Dillman back in 1961.Since then I saw “70 mm version of "Gone With the Wind” and “Sound of Music”. It’s a shame these fabulous movie houses were never deginated as landmarks.
t’s a shame that the people of Bensonhurst have to travel to Sheepshead multiplex to go to the movies.What happened to the new multiples by Nellie Bligh’s?
The Loews Kings on Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn was THE showplace of
Flatbush. It was like Broadway in Brooklyn. I saw many wonderful films ,mainly from the MGM library there, “Quo Vadis”, “Ben Hur"
and "King of Kings” 1961 just to name a few. I miss it so much.