Williamsburg Theatre
279 Broadway,
Brooklyn,
NY
11211
279 Broadway,
Brooklyn,
NY
11211
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The Broadway Theater (Lowes Broadway) also had a shortened name on the marquee…. “Bway”….
I’ve seen shortened names on ads but never before on a marquee, St. being excepted.
I still can’t believe the needlessly and deliberately destroyed the Commodore and tore it down. And for what?
Jayar, it was great to hear the good news about the new movie theater in Williamsburg. (The vacant lot that was once the Commodore is just so depressing.) So I guess that the community that was able to open a bowling alley will now bring back the movies!
The 1947 picture is really terrific and also, at first sight, appears to be even older than it is.
Thanks for the correction William. I had a lot of trouble making out those letters on the marquee.
J.F. Lundy in your last post you stated WasBurg was the currect name. But it’s Wms Burg. The short version of William is Wm, so Wms Burg is Williamsburg. Since I use the short version sometime for my name William.
Dinner and a movie â€" coming soon to Williamsburg
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Comparing this photo with 1973 photo posted by Harvey shows that correct name on 1947 marquee to be WasBurg Playhouse W.McBurney as I wrongly projected it to be. That is a photo of the Williamsburg Playhouse in 1947 with a shorthand name on the marquee.
Here is a link to a photo taken on Broadway, August 20, 1947, by Ed Doyle. It shows a movie theater marquee on the right side. The name appears to be W.McBurney Playhouse. Is this the Williamsburg as it was known in 1947 or can some one tells us where this theater was located ?
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Hello All. My nam is Alan, and I spent the first five years of my life at 202 Keap St. near the corner of Lee Av. The Joe of Joe’s Luncheonette (louieb’s April 6 post) was my grandfather. I spent many Saturday nights during my younger years putting together the Suday paper, which came delivered in sections. I never attended the theaters mentioned since I was part of the “great migration†of the early ‘60’s. But we didn’t go far…just to the Midwood section of Brooklynâ€"Nostrand and K. I invite you all to go to my blog at ahodara.blogspot.com to read my short story “The Storeâ€-my fictional picture of Joe’s store and life in Williamburgh in the early ‘60’s.
OMG HARVEY..I cannot believe that I’m even seeing this Picture,,This is truly amazing,I wish I could step into This picture,and just walk around the street,I clearly remember The Mirrors on The Wall as you walked in here..I miss this place so much..and this picture was taken in 1973,and I was born in 75…If anyone has more pictures of this place,Please post them up especially from The Inside of The Theater..A million Thank you Harvey!!!!
1973 photo of the Williamsburg here.
Here’s a Google Street View of the old Williamsburg:
Click here for link. Oddly, it was done at night
Dear Tantive7
I remember when that moviehouse began to show Spanish Movies, before the Comodore did..The republic was almost gone by then. So we had downtoun Brooklyn or Greenpoint to go to see a good show..and yes I wish someone would post a pic also, it has been a long time for me also.anniegirl
Will someone please post-up a picture of the theater,It has been so long since I have seen the place,and YES,they did show Spanish Movies there.“Cantinflas Movies” “TOBI” And they showed alot of other movies there too..
Dear Lovethetheaters, and what about Stevens Ice Cream next door to the Williamsburgh..all that candy, cartoons, and soft serve Ice Cream afterwards.WOW…anniegirl
when did they start showing Spanish language movies? In the photo the marquee is advertising movies in Spanish.
I just about lived at the Williamsburg Theater in the 1940s and 1950s. I believe I paid .14 cents to get in and enjoyed two features, cartoons, a serial and 3 stooges or Our Gang comedy.
Those were the days.
Thanks Cypress, looking forward to seeing the old place….anniegirl
As long as the owner says it’s okay I will.
Dear Cypress,
All of us “Williamsburghites” would love to see the Moviehouse of our youth.anniegirl
I will have to ask the owner of the picture.
Hello cypress
Could you please post the picture up,I would love to see it,It’s been a while seen I seen the place
Thank you
I purchased a picture of the Williamsburg from www.brooklynpix.com
It’s from 1966.
hey Jayar 1 . I now live on Long Island also. Shirley NY. I get that same felling of Home when I visit friends in Williamsburgh. It’s is ironic that we miss “Home”. I know whenever I talk to my lifelong friend who still lives in Williamsburgh, I feel homesick when we talk about our growing up there and all the good times..and we talk about going to the movies like the Williamsburgh and the Commodore and of coarse the Republic… many happy memories there. I thread to Bway and yes he has a wealth of knowledge about the classic moviehouses…anniegirl