Dewey Theater
2384 Coney Island Avenue,
Brooklyn,
NY
2384 Coney Island Avenue,
Brooklyn,
NY
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This one-story theater stood on Coney Island Avenue (between Avenues U and T, standing less than one block from the Mayfair Theater). It closed in the early 50s.
Most recently it was a plumbing supply business, but I believe the theater building still stands, although its facade has been covered to advertise the former plumbing supply business.
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The address matches up with a Plumbing supply house that has been in the location for years. The building looks like it could have been a single-level movie house.
The correct spelling is D E W E Y.
Nedd to correct the spelling of this entry.
all i remember of the dewey is that in 1945 my mother took me there to see the ‘dolly sisters’ with john payne, betty grable and june haver
albert peckmam
In the Film Daily Yearbook 1930, the theatre at this address is named the Sunshine Theatre with a seating capacity of 372.
It had been re-named Dewey Theatre by 1941 with a seating capacity of 350.
A C/O for for this address dated June 30, 1932 lists a 348 seat motion picture theater. The C/O is for alterations made to an existing building. The alterations consist of reducing the seating from 375 to 348. The owner was W.H. Pitcher.
We neighborhood kids used to call this place the “Itch” for very obvious reasons.
Karl B
The word of mouth kids news stated that if you go to the DEWEY, you can get in for 5¢ —– if you bring your own chair!
I did go once, in the late 40’s, to see a Halloween show â€" two Frankenstein movies and a live magic act. I didn’t bring my own chair but there was a small section that had had its seats removed. It was empty that day. So the 5¢ bit could have been true.
The theatre was probably named in honor of U.S. Navy Admiral George Dewey, who is still one of the most remembered heroes of the Spanish-American War (1898).