Metro Theatre
6409 20th Avenue,
Brooklyn,
NY
11204
6409 20th Avenue,
Brooklyn,
NY
11204
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This neighborhood house stood on 20th Avenue near 64th Street in the Bensonhurst section of Brooklyn. In the late-1940’s and early 1950’s, the Metro Theatre was operated by the Cinema Circuit Corp. chain
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Why does the line above the main name say “Also known as Metro?” Theatres are often called just by their name, without “Theatre” after it. Does the listing for NYC’s Roxy Theatre have “Also known as Roxy” above it? I doubt it.
The former Metro Theatre made front page headlines in May, 1965, when the roof collapsed while workers were installing new weather-proofing. Fortunately, a false ceiling between the first and second stories of the building served as a cushion for some of the falling debris:
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Warren gives good photo —– but MY GOD, he is picayune !!!
“frankie,” how many photos have you shared with us? My album can only display 500 at a time, so I’m constantly removing some to make way for new ones. It was just this morning that I took down this one. Sorry!
In the 1926, 1927 and 1930 edition’s of Film Daily Yearbook, this is listed as the Parkway Theatre with a seating capacity given as 400 in the 1920’s and 701 seats in 1930. By 1941 it is listed as the 599 seat Metro Theatre and is still open in 1950. By 1957 it has gone from listings.
Posted by Theaterat for Phil Phil…. The Metro was probably known as the Parkway, but I never heard it being refered to that. This was just a small
nabe that got last run fare. There were also other theaters at that time that showeed last run fare, but many of them were larger and cleaner than the Metro, so they continued to "soldier on" somewhat longer. This theater generally got a decent crowd for weekend shows in those pre VCR, DVD, Pay Per View and Cable days, but the overall lack of cleanliness and the general run doen quakities of this theater kept many away. I rememb4er it closed very early in 1955. Like the lowly Colony theater at 65th.St and 18th. Av, practically across the street from the beautiful Walker, this theater was called "the Dumps" by local residents.I DO remember this theater having childrens matinees on Saturday, but I only went there a few times because our neighborhood theater was the Endicott at 13th. Av and 71th. St.Even though the Metro was run by the Endicott theater group, it was neglected in favor of the larger and nicer Endicott theater, wich was the “flagship” of the Endicott chain. I forgot about the supermarket`s roof cave in until I read the latest posting. Wonder if anybody has photos of it as a theater. Amazing how nobody ever thought of taking photos of these theaters way back when. Posted by Theaterat for PhilPhilThe supermarket that was housed in the space since the theatre closed has gone out of business. The building is now vacant.
How come everytime I click on a Photobucket pic—it just takes me to the home page….
A Wurlitzer theater organ opus 483 style 135 was installed in the Parkway Theater on 11/14/1921.
A picure book called Bensonhusrt, Bath Beach, and New Utrecht communities on page 141 has a 1914 picture of a theatre on 20 ave & 64 st called Tobias & Jentzens photo Lyceum it appears to be fairly large I Don’t know if this the same Theatre.