Cumberland Theatre
327 Cumberland Street,
Brooklyn,
NY
11238
327 Cumberland Street,
Brooklyn,
NY
11238
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An ultra-rare photo of the Cumberland Theatre in the late 1920s can be found on page 73 of Howard Pitsch’s “Fort Greene,” a new entry in the “Images of America” paperback series. More details about the book are here: View link
Your welcome Jim. I scanned through the messages on the Ridgewood page and one comment of interest was posted by Warren on Jun 21, 2006. He posted a link to a 1917 ad listing the Cumberland Theater. That link no longer works. If he still has the ad, maybe he will post a new link to it on this page.
I was on leave from Camp LeJeune July, 1967, and had visited my grandmother one block away. I recall that the 327 building address was still the old A&P grocery store, but I cannot be certain whether it was still doing business at that time.
Today it remains a vest-pocket park, traffic-free (Cumberland St. is no longer a through street to Atlantic Ave.), and is owned by the city. Thx for checking, LM.
[For anyone with a modicum of interest in this tiny nabe, there was some discussion of it on the Ridgewood page prior to its being listed here. Good luck finding it, however…]
Jim….I’m not sure if I found a c/o for this property last time. If I did, its no longer available. A current search returns “NOT A VALID ADDRESS”. That happens because the property is now a park. The only deed available for 327 Cumberland Street is dated July of 1967. Only the dimensions of the property (80 x 75 ft) are given. It doesn’t state if a building was located there in 1967 or if it was vacant land. Is this a private park? Someone is paying taxes on this property and that wouldn’t happen if it was a NYC park. Annual Property Tax = $3,326.
Been busy with the latest novel and on another site PKoch invited me to join (BB). Great to read you again, too!
Okay, a Wurlitzer theater organ opus 1369 style 109 was installed in the Cumberland Theater on 6/20/1926.
Long time no type Jim. I have no idea when these comments disappeared. LOL
I can check the organ list now for this theater but the c/o will take more time.
LOL! You did a certificate of occupancy (?) and some organ info, LM. According to my ancient aunt, she had said the theater employed a decent piano player there about 1924-25.
I recall posting about my grandfather’s restaurant at 722 Fulton St. He allowed the theater owners to post a sign weekly in his front window that advertised the current movie(s). For that, he got a free pass each and every week. Not too shabby a deal.
Maybe the posts got lost when the CT brass upgraded? Quien sabe?
What happened to all of the comments? I remember posting to this page. Unfortunately, I don’t remember what I posted. :(
Thx to Patrick Crowley for re-supplying this link to me. The theater had vanished from my profile list. Now I have to ask: Wha' happened to the dozen or so posts that were here earlier this year?
poof!