Shore Theatre
1301 Surf Avenue,
Brooklyn,
NY
11224
1301 Surf Avenue,
Brooklyn,
NY
11224
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The Loew’s Coney Island Theatre seated 2,472 when it opened on June 17, 1925 with Blanche Sweet and Ronald Colman in “The Sporting Venus” . It was taken over by the Brandt Theatres circuit in May 1964 and was renamed Shore Theatre. In early-1966, film use had ceased and live theatre was presented, but this was a short lived venture, and films returned.
By 1971, the Shore Theatre had begun running X-Rated Adult movies and was possibly closed around March 1973. It has remained unused and empty ever since.
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William Gabel
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GOOD NEWS! The Shore Theater will be landmarked today!
Once the building is landmarked, the City’s Demolition by Neglect laws could come into play. I would not be surprised if the City ended up acquiring the building
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WooHoo! Excellent news! I still wonder about the true condition of the interior.
Per New York Post 12/16/10
Coney theater landmarked
A long-shuttered 85-year-old Coney Island theater that once hosted Al Jolson will be preserved as part of the city’s amusement-district revamp.
The Landmarks Preservation Commission yesterday unanimously approved designating the 2,500-seat, seven-story Coney Island Theatre building on Surf Avenue — renamed the “Shore Theater” in 1964 — a city landmark.
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Thank goodness it has been saved.
The building is for sale for $12 Million! The broker says there are prospective buyers.
Only the exterior is landmarked at this time. Elisabeth de Bourbon of the Landmarks Preservation Commission told ATZ that by law the commission may consider only those buildings which are “customarily open to the public†for interior designation.
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btw
The interior is in pretty bad shape. I have seen photos that were taken over 6-10 years ago, and back then it was already in pretty dire shape. Part of the plaster ceiling collapsed on one side of the proscenium for sure, and who knows how much more. Also, I am sure it hasn’t gotten better in the last 10 years either.
The Landmarks Commission’s report in support of the Shore’s designation has just been put on line and is linked below. (If the link does not work, you can access it via the Commission’s web site in NYC.GOV.)
Congratulations to all involved.
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Here’s a link to a 1954 postcard view of the annual Mardi Gras Parade, with Loew’s Coney Island in the right background: View link CONEY ISLAND 102
Nice shot of the Loews Coney Island, Tinseltoes.
Here’s a 1980s tax photo of the building from the Municipal Archives: lunaimaging