Loew's Kameo Theatre
530 Eastern Parkway,
Crown Heights,
Brooklyn,
NY
11225
530 Eastern Parkway,
Crown Heights,
Brooklyn,
NY
11225
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Opened as the Cameo Theatre on 8th February 1924 with Jane Novak in “Lullabye”. An additional attraction in the summer months was the 1,500 seat open-air roof garden theatre which first opened on 13th June 1924.
In 1925 the Cameo Theatre was taken over by Loew’s and re-named Kameo Theatre. In its final film theater days it became part of the Brandt chain. This large Eastern Parkway former theater now houses a church congregation.
I haven’t a clue what it looks like inside, but the exterior facade is grimy but intact, except for the large marquee which is now gone.
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It’s remarkable that the renown Leo Reisman Orchestra played the Kameo in 1929. Clearly the Eastern Parkway section of Crown Heights was in its heyday as a fashionable middle class community.
He was not appearing on stage. That was a listing for a 1929 Vitaphone short with Reisman.
Relinking.
I remember being driven past this jewel on Eastern Parkway when I was a boy, and it seemed that “I, a Woman” played here for a long time. (It’s funny how my childhood theatre memories are; see Loew’s Hillside listing for my burlesque marquee memories.)
Had not seen the interior photo and am blown away. Much credit to the current owners that they have gone through the trouble and expense to maintain the auditorium in such pristine condition.
As often happens when churches take over theatres, the color scheme has been drastically changed from the original.
Here’s the original Cameo marquee before Loew’s took over and changed the spelling to Kameo: brooklynpubliclibrary
Here’s a 1980s tax photo of the Eastern Parkway frontage: lunaimaging
Hey there. I actually just had the privilege of going in and seeing the interior of the theater, including the auditorium, projection room, and rooftop. The blog post with more info about is experience is here: http://nyunplugged.net/2012/10/15/a-cathedral-grows-in-brooklyn/
Nice blog with good interior photos. Direct link