Fair Theatre
1830 Coney Island Avenue,
Brooklyn,
NY
11230
1830 Coney Island Avenue,
Brooklyn,
NY
11230
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This opened as the Grace Theatre in 1917 (not to be confused with another Grace Theatre on Whipple Street, Brooklyn), this Grace Theatre is located on Coney Island Avenue in the Midwood district of Brooklyn. By 1926 and in 1927 it had been re-named Miriam Theatre with a seating capacity of 479.
In the 1930 edition of Film Daily Yearbook it had been renamed Navarre Theatre, again with 479 seats.
By 1941 it had been re-named again and had become the Fair Theatre with 420 seats, but is listed as Closed.
For many years now, the building has been in use as a youth centre.
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The name ‘Grace Theatre’ was in the stonework along the top of the building until a couple of years ago. It has now been removed.
Here are two photographs I took of the Fair Theatre in June 2006:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kencta/199448176/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kencta/199448375/
FIRE IN MOVIE HOUSE IMPERILS CHILDREN; 100 Women and Youngsters Led From Brooklyn Theatre Without a Panic.
NY Times January 4, 1933
Fire routed 100 women and children from the Navarre motion picture theatre, 1825 Coney Island Avenue, Brooklyn, yesterday afternoon, and did damage estimated at $25,000 to the theatre, an apartment above it and two stores adjoining.