Loew's Warwick Theatre
134 Jerome Street,
Brooklyn,
NY
11207
134 Jerome Street,
Brooklyn,
NY
11207
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I remember the ice cream parlor very well, it was right under the stairs of the Cleveland St. J train station. Being a 60s baby, I likely missed the glory days. But while attending P.S. 108, I had a classmate named Lorraine Von Thaden. By that time (mid-late 60s), her parents owned the ice cream parlor. I seem to remember a diner/restaurant a few doors down where I used to buy baseball cards & magazines.
@Tapeshare – I’ve visited your site & knew you a long time ago. I see that you have pictures of a few of my old classmates & one of my P.S. 108 punchball team mates named Tony Kachykalo. I haven’t seen him since we graduated in 1971, but I’ve never forgotten him. I still remember most of the kids whom I went to school with.
It’s amazing to think of the things that stay with you!
Here’s a link to a new interactive New York Times article about the border between Brooklyn and Queens: View link
Yes you are right Tinelsoes,I got them mixed up no wonder I did not read this in the posts on this theatre.Thanks for the correction.
No, it was named for nearby Warwick Street. You are confusing it with the name of the great American actor, David Warfield, who was a close personal friend of Marcus Loew and also an investor in Loew’s, Incorporated. Loew’s Warfield Theatre in San Francisco was named in honor of David Warfield.
The Loews Warwick was named after Marcus Loew friend David Warwick an actor,this may have been posted before.
Pardon the plug here, but I have just completed a book on the East New York-Cypress Hills area with Brian Merlis and we have included images of many of the theaters in the neighborhood which are now long gone, including the Warwick, Embassy, Miller, Lyric, Kinema, Biltmore, Euclid, and Premier. Anyone interested can visit http://www.tapeshare.com/Order.html
We may have to tweak some of the early history of the Warwick. I came across an article dated September 20, 1914 announcing the opening of Marcus Loew’s Warwick Theater. I also found a 1939 article announcing a “Jitterbug” show (dance contests and amateur nights were common in the local theaters) and a 1947 blurb on Italian-version films appearing there. Anyone interested in the articles can visit http://www.tapeshare.com/Jerome.html
To “Pastime”, I remember Moe’s and Heise’s quite well, having lived around the corner on Ashford Street. Visit http://www.tapeshare.com/Cleveland.html for an early view of Moe’s.
Does anybody out there remember Heise’s Ice Cream parlor at Cleveland and Fulton Street’s? It was the hangout for the C&F boys.
Also Moe’s bar across the street?
Intersting history,thanks Warren
This ad from 9/28/1944 shows the lowly (no pun intended) status of the Warwick on the Loew’s circuit. The Warwick is listed at the bottom right corner of the ad, and was showing a double feature (“Mr Winkle Goes to War” & “Kansas City Kitty”) that started its circuit run about a month before. Sometimes, the Warwick would be left out of ads if space was tight. The Warwick was usually the last stand of movies on the Loew’s circuit: View link
In late 1937, the Warwick underwent a $50,000 renovation and was “transformed into an up-to-date, modern cinema palace. New seats—new wide-angle screen—new lounge rooms—new carpets.” But the claim “EVERYTHING NEW BUT THE NAME!” wasn’t 100% true. The Warwick’s policy remained the same, with programs that were at the very end of their routings on the Loew’s circuit: View link
Great stuff Warren, much appreciated. I have seen a picture of the
Euclid dated October 1940 ( “Ma, He’s Making Eyes” was on the marquee) so it must have been on its last legs at that time. The buildings were cleared for a shopping center and parking so the addresses and tax lots have changed.
1927 trade directories list a 500-seat Cleveland Theatre for 2386 Pitkin Avenue…I suspect that Euclid was the final name for a theatre previously known as Elite. As the Elite, it was reported in 1927 to have 600 seats and situated at 2707 Pitkin Avenue. In July, 1936, several newspapers reported that Robert Soffer had purchased the Euclid Theatre, at 2705 Pitkin Avenue, and intended to run it as a playhouse with a resident acting company for most of the year and a cinema during the summer. I don’t know if that ever happened, but by the time of the 1941 Directory of Motion Picture Theatres, the 550-seat Euclid is described as closed. In that case, the Euclid’s address was given as 2701 Pitkin Avenue. Despite the variances in numbering, I believe that the Elite and Euclid were the same theatre.
Yes, I did use the search engine but I may have missed the
Premier. On the Pitkin/Cleveland, I believe the address is
2386 Pitkin (the entrance faced Pitkin), but because so
many buildings have been demolished over there the addresses
can be thrown off. This building was converted to a mattress
factory in 1935 so it may have only served as a silent theater.
Thanks Warren
I believe that the Premiere Theatre is listed here as the Premier Theatre. Others might be listed under different names. Have you used the search engine?…If structure is still standing at southwest corner of Cleveland and Pitkin, what is the specific address (#, and would street be considered Cleveland or Pitkin)?
Hello gents, not sure where to post this but I am continuing my research on the East New York area and am trying to find information on a number of theaters missing from this site. If anyone has information from the old theater guides that would help. Here’s the list:
Euclid Theater (Euclid and Pitkin)
Unknown name (southwest corner , Cleveland and Pitkin, the
structure is still standing)
Premiere Theater (Sutter Avenue near Hinsdale)
New Blake Theater (Southwest corner Schenck and Blake)
Unknown name (3386 Fulton, south side between Autumn/Hemlock)
Feel free to contact directly at
Rick Gomes
The East New York Project
Here are new links to previously posted images:
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Many thanks Warren. I forgot to add I discovered a New York Times
article dated Sept. 24, 1958. During demolition of the building
the wall facing Fulton Street collapsed and disrupted El service
for several hours. So now we know the date the building came down.
In September, 1918, Loew’s Warwick claimed to have “The Largest Theatre Pipe Organ in Brooklyn.” Advertising barely mentioned that in addition to movies, the Warwick also presented “High Class Vaudeville” on every program:
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A 600-seat Norwood Theatre is listed for 3118 Fulton Street, Brooklyn, in the 1927 FDYB. The Norwood is no longer listed by the time of the 1932 volume, which suggests that it was the theatre converted into a bowling alley.
I found a newspaper ad from January, 1924 that shows the Warwick as one of five Loew’s theatres in Brooklyn that played both vaudeville and movies, with a complete program change twice a week. During the week of January 7th, the vaudeville at the Warwick had a bonus “amateur frolics,” giving talented locals a chance to prove what they could do in numbers staged by Victor Hyde.
P.S., “tapeshare,” I’ve just seen your query and will try to answer it as soon as possible.
I am researching Hale Bowling Lanes, which sat at 3118-20
Fulton Street (southeast corner of Fulton and Hale Ave.) The
original CO for the building was issued in 1926 for a 555 seat
theater. The 1929 Plat maps also show the location as a theater.
It became a bowling alley in the 1930s but I have no history of any
theater and was wondering if it was listed in the Yearbook. Thanks-
If you want to email me offline I can be reached at
Yes, I did indeed mean 1953 and 1954. Sorry for the typing error. And yes, I do own Film Daily Year Books for all years from 1925 through 1970 (final volume of the series).
Khyber Rifles was released in 1953.
Thanks Warren, I assume you meant “1953” and “1954”? Do you own any of those Film Theater Yearbooks circa 1930? I’m trying to investigate
something.
“King of the Khyber Rifles” had its premiere release in December, 1963, which means that it wouldn’t have arrived at Loew’s Warwick until the first or second quarter of 1964. The Warwick was at the very bottom of the pecking order of the Loew’s houses. The programs were at the end of their circut runs. The Warwick did split weeks of programs that had originated on both the Loew’s and RKO circuits. “King of the Khyber Rifles” was a 20th-Fox release and had run on the RKO circuit. The Warwick was one of the few Loew’s houses that ran it.