Parkside Theater
728 Flatbush Avenue,
Brooklyn,
NY
11226
728 Flatbush Avenue,
Brooklyn,
NY
11226
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This theater stood a few blocks from the Patio Theater and Prospect Park Theater. The Parkside Theater was opened in 1915. Eventually it was taken over by Century Theaters. It closed in 1951.
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This theatre closed in 1950 it is now a discount department store. Two buildings was combined for the discount store the address now is 726 Flatbush.
Who ran this theatre after Centurys?
In a 1949 article the Parkside Theater is shown as being operated by the EC Endicott Circuit.
The 1930 Film Daily Yearbook lists the seating capacity of the Parkside Theater as 590.
A photograph I took in May 2006 of the Parkside Theatre (now a GEM Super Saver store), close to the corner of Flatbush Avenue and Parkside Avenue:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kencta/216837696/
I remember in the mid 50’s they stopped showing movies and presented live Yiddish Vaudeville shows. Not too certain about this.
Tony D
The Parkside had at least one owner before it became part of Fox Metropolitan Theatres. It was being run by the Brandt brothers when William Fox purchased their circuit. It’s very possible that others had the Parkside before the Brandts.
The earliest certificate of occupancy that I can find for this address is dated August 5, 1926. There is a 600 seat motion picture theater located at 728 Flatbush Avenue. It was an existing building so the theater could have been operating prior to that date. Another certificate of occupancy dated October 13, 1953 shows a supermarket and a tailor shop/dry cleaning store located at 726-28 Flatbush Avenue. I don’t know the exact closing date of this theater but it was closed by 1953.
I lived near the Parkide Theater. It was still in busines in the
mid 50’s. Closed either late 50’s or early 60’s and the property
became an A&P. I remember walking in the A&P and could still see
the projection booth in the rear of the store. It was a nice little
theater.
I was right outside of this building a few times. Never had a clue that it was a movie theater. Anyone out there have a photo of this theater?