Graham Theater
279 Graham Avenue,
Brooklyn,
NY
11211
279 Graham Avenue,
Brooklyn,
NY
11211
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Small theater that stood on Graham Avenue. One of two Graham theaters in Brooklyn. This one went to XXX before it closed in the 1970’s. From the side of the building the theater looks like it has a balcony, albeit from the seating capacity this would be a small one.
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I rarely went to the Graham but do remember Friday night dish night in the ‘40s. If you went every Friday night you could eventually procure a set. My eyesight in those days was so good that from Moore Street I could see what was playing (about 6 blocks away.) There was a movie house on Graham that was nearer to Moore and cost less (11 cent Sat. matinee.)
Hello bernzie and welcome to Cinema Treasures!I did not know that the old Graham had “dish nights”. Growing up in Greenpoint during the 1950’s, I remember my mother, grandmother and aunt frequently attending dish nights at the old American Theatre, which became the Chopin before morphing into its current existence as a Starbucks coffee house. I may still be eating on plates initially given out at the American.I would really love to hear of your movie-going experience at the Graham. In addition, you probably also took in a number of films at the old Lindy – the modest movie palace that you alluded to that was situated on Graham about a block or two south of Moore St. And did you ever visit the really old Echo Theatre, which showed movies at the intersection of Bushwick Ave., Moore St. and Morell St. – right by the Bushwick Library branch? (Do you remember Morell St?) And, of course, you must remember the great Rainbow Theatre. (All of these theaters have pages on Cinema Treasures; so please visit them.)Finally, getting off topic for a second, as a resident of Graham and Moore, you must have patronized Katz Drugs during your time there. Michael Katz, who ran the place until he sold the business about ten years ago – he still owns the property – is one of my closest friends. If you have any memories of this place, please share them with me. So, thanks for the memories and hope to hear from you very soon.
I never went to the Graham, but knew the Lindy well. Would never describe it as a palace, but as a kid I would frequently accompany the candy man who went up and down the aisles with his treats on a tray. In the mid 50’s Katz Drugs modernized their storefront and interior and was the showcase of the Graham Ave commercial strip.
Astyanax, let’s just say that my tongue was very much in my cheek when I referred to the Lindy as a “palace”. It was actually little more than, as my friend Bway once put it, a regular building with a movie awning attached to it. In fact, if you look at the building that once housed the Lindy, which you can see on its CT page, you would never guess that it was once a theater.
I expect to be fwd this page to my brother Jerry. I do remember the Lindy. I didn’t go to any theatre much, but the Lindy’s Saturday matinee was really something. For 11 cents you got a double feature, a serial chapter and selected short subjects. I think you got some kind of candy thrown in. I barely remember Katz Drugs, but our Sunday lunch was at a kosher deli on Graham nearer to Broadway. Great memories.
Across from Katz Drugs there was a kosher deli, Adelman’s(?), which was a regular stop for a hot dog after the Lindy matinee.
Great comments, but you might wish to place them under the Lindy’s page, which can use the added info.
I remember going to Saturday movies at the Graham. There was no balcony, just the projectionists area. I remember the movie matron in a white outfit carrying a gigantic 6 cell flashlight constantly telling us to be quite. Good old days (late 40s & early 50s) watching two westerns, a whole slew of cartoons and a serial chapter.
I have read many comments that make mention of the year a building was constructed. I have searced ACRIS (NYC register site) but they only have info dating back to 1966.
Anybody remember Jack, the uscher at the Lindy theater? On Saturdays Lindy use to show double feature,superman chapter serial, and 25 cartoons. Bomba: Johnny Shefield. Lindy had a stcky floor. Junior high School 49. I lived on Seigel Street btw McKibbin and Moore St.