Normandy Theatre
4217 New Utrecht Avenue,
Brooklyn,
NY
11219
4217 New Utrecht Avenue,
Brooklyn,
NY
11219
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Previously operated by: Brandt Theaters, Liggett-Florin Booking Service
Architects: Joseph M. Berlinger
Previous Names: Elton Theatre, New Elton Theatre
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The Elton Theatre opened on September 29, 1928 with Janet Gaynor in “Street Angel” as a medium sized movie house before sound films. It was renamed New Elton Theatre in 1932. Showed B-and C-films. The theatre was quite plain, no balcony.
It was renamed Normandy Theatre in 1948 after being taken over by Liggett-Florin Booking Service, and they closed it in 1955. It became a factory for many years. By 2015 it was used for storage. In the late-summer of 2023 it was being gutted internally and was demolished in April 2024 to make way for a proposed healthcare facility.
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My father owned a luncheonette across the street from the Normandy on New Utrecht ave, and got to know the manager/owner a Mr. Green I recall. My mother who worked in the store, would leave me in the theatre to babysit me, I guess in 1950-51 or 52 and the matrons as we used to call them would look after me. I recall having to sit through A Streetcar named desire over and over, and for years after I had an aversion to it. Also have a memory of seeing an Italian film either bitter rice or maybe anna with silvano magnano. In the mid 50’s it was turned into a factory, and many of the Puerto Rican workers would come to eat lunch at my fathers store, and I would sometimes go with my mother in the factory/theatre to deliver lunch for the workers.
Here is a link to Normandy photo circa 1945:
http://brooklynpix.com/photo1/B/boropark44.jpg
Listed as the Elton at 4215 New Utrecht in 1940 yellow pages. Number was WIndsr 8-3232.
This site never disappoints me. I’ve passed this building a few times and each time I’ve thought this looks like it was a Theatre. Sure enough I check this site and there it is.
I went to an epic rave party in this location. ;) There is a beautiful dome right in the center of the theater.
Nowadays is a warehouse.
Photo of marquee from Brooklyn Pics.
This one opened on September 29, 1928.
The building is currently being completely gutted out and will become a heath care facility.
I’ve uploaded several photos I took; as of April 2024, it is being completely demolished from the looks of it.