Empire Theatre
882 DeKalb Avenue,
Brooklyn,
NY
11221
882 DeKalb Avenue,
Brooklyn,
NY
11221
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Opened as the Palace Theatre in 1913, it had been re-named Empire Theatre in 1917 and was operated by C & S Amusement Company. This was a short-lived name as it closed soon afterwards and it had totally disappeared from listings by 1926.
It was located on the edge of the Bedford-Stuyvesant district. Still to be seen on the facade of the building today are two panels which have the words ‘Comedy’ and ‘Drama’ enscribed on the stonework.
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KenRoe
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Great find Ken. I’m sure that Bway will be happy to see this theater listed.
Here are some links to photos of Palace/Empire that I found on the web:
http://www.disassociate.com/theatre_flatbush.JPG
http://www.disassociate.com/theatre_flatbush2.JPG
http://www.disassociate.com/theatre_flatbush3.JPG
The building at 882-884 DeKalb Ave is listed as an indoor miniature golf course in October of 1930. The building is altered and not new. It was operated by Deanville Miniature Golf Links Inc. Indoor miniature golf was not popular in Brooklyn so in November of 1931 the same building is listed as a warehouse.
Wow, 1930. It didn’t last long as a theater obviously. It appears vacant right now (at least judging by the photos I linked above, but I don’t know how old those photos are). Some of the photos on that site are at least 5-10 years old, so I don’t know if there is something else in the building now.
Any update on what this theater is being used for?