Boro Park Theatre
5102 New Utrecht Avenue,
Brooklyn,
NY
11219
5102 New Utrecht Avenue,
Brooklyn,
NY
11219
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The Boro Park Theatre opened on April 7, 1921 and was operated by the B.F. Keith Circuit. In June 1923, it was taken over by Marcus Loew.
As was the case with some of these great old houses, it ran XXX (much like its neighbor, the 46th Street Theatre, aka the Universal Theatre) in its waning days.
It closed in the early-1970’s, was torn down, and a branch of the US Post Office now stands on the corner under the elevated subway it once occupied.
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WOW I almost forgot abouit the Boro Park. I forgot what movies I saw in there. Prior to it turning in to a porn Palace my friend who lived in Boro Park used to take in movies at the BP as well as the 46th st. Of course bening around13 at the time and money was a problem we found ways to sneak in or we would go for the Sat or Sun Matinee’s that were half price and one of us would pay and then find an exit door and slip the other one in. Those were the days. I had said on another page if I win a Powerball or Mega Miollions jackpot over $100 million I will buy out the furnature store and see what I can do to renovate the 46th street and see what I can do with the Kings
In my first NYC trip in 1971, I got a tour of the BP from the son of one of the owners. It was closed and lit with only emergency power
as I recall. The owners had not known the Estey organ was in their theatre as two large boxes sat on each side of the pit—-the one on the left was hiding the console. With flashlights, we crawled up to
organ chambers on a steel ladder. There was grill work at the top.
The instrument had been vandalized as had the console. A friend brought one or two ranks out to San Francisco not long after. Still have a “Smoking in Balcony Only” sign from the BP. Loaned my color
interior shots to my host—-and never again saw them. Someone had tried to jazz up the interior by outlining things in bright orange paint which really didn’t help.
Here the Boro Park in 1968.
This ugly building appears to have replaced the Boro Hall. What a downgrade from the photo Lost Memory lined to…
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The building in Lost Memory’s 1968 photo is the Blythborne post office. Enjoyed jloew’s informative post. I didn’t realize the organ was still there at that time. Like so many theatres, what a shame it is gone, a sign of the “modern” times.
To bad there are no shots from the LOEWS days.
I can see the “GUESS WHO’S COMING TO DINNER” one sheet on the poster frame clearly. Wish i had it.
Looks more like a 40x60 which was used more frequently at the time the photo was taken.
The 1968 photo still shows the marquee and entrance used by Loew’s. But the Loew’s name has been removed.
The photo should be taken from New Utrecht Avenue as that is where the marquee was.