Loew's Bedford Theatre
1372 Bedford Avenue,
Brooklyn,
NY
11216
1372 Bedford Avenue,
Brooklyn,
NY
11216
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The Bedford Theatre was built in 1913, and leased to William Fox. It was operated by Frank Keeney from 1924-1926. Loew’s Inc. took over in 1926, and it operated as a premier movie palace in Brooklyn, until its closure on May 1, 1952. It was converted into a church.
The old Bedford Theatre still operates as a house of worship today, as the Washington Temple. The theater’s six box seats are still intact, as is the projection booth. Among the other original touches are the many sculptures which remain in the balcony, and the domed ceiling.
Perhaps of greatest interest are the original balcony seats and the carpeting that read Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Loew’s, which even to this day, remain intact.
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Jamal Savage
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A C/O was issued on a newly constructed building on March 16, 1926. Owner is listed as the Bedford Amusement Co. I’m guessing at the architects name. It appears to be C. M. Bampten.
I must have passed by this place a few million times and never knew that it was a theatre.
Here is a recent photo of the Church that occupies this former theater. This is another photo.
This was the building in 1970.
Nice looking building, too bad there are no pictures of when it was a LOEWS.
Would like to see pictures of the MGM-LOEWS Carpet.
On this night only in 1948, Loew’s Bedford presented vaudeville on stage, topped by Ralph Slater, “The World’s Greatest Hypnotist.” Sharing the program was the current double bill of Columbia releases, the Technicolor “The Swordsman” starring Larry (“Jolson”) Parks, and the B&W “Her Husband’s Affairs,” with Lucille Ball and Franchot Tone.
There was a theater on Eastern Parkway at the southwest corner of the intersecrion of Nostrand Avenue. The building is there, intact, as the Philadelphian Sabbatical Church, not far from this location. Anybody know what theater it was?
Loew’s Kameo, “rafaelstorm.” You should be able to find a listing for it at this website.
That’s the one, Tinseltoes. Many thanks!