Rogers Theater

333 Rogers Avenue,
Brooklyn, NY 11225

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Rogers Theater

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Located near the Loew’s Kameo Theater which was northeast up around the corner of Eastern Parkway, this neighborhood theater was a fourth or fifth run house. The Rogers Theater was opened in 1936, and closed in 1967.

The Rogers Theater was located on the east side of Rogers Avenue and was served by the Route 49 Ocean-Rogers trolley car line which ran south from Bergen Street to Emmons Avenue in Sheepshead Bay. It was the closest theater to Ebbets Field, home of the Brooklyn Dodgers baseball team.

Contributed by J.F. Lundy

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Warren G. Harris
Warren G. Harris on October 27, 2006 at 7:14 am

Joe, your cousin’s memories were of the other Rogers Theatre, which was on Broadway and has its own listing here.

sasheegm
sasheegm on October 27, 2006 at 7:24 am

OK Warren……..I did not notice the address up top———When I saw Rogers, I said HOORAY!!!!……but as you pointed out——Wrong Rogers!……….Thanks for your efforts———-I’m sure everyone who reads and posts here appreciate them……Joe From Florida

nymemories
nymemories on November 14, 2006 at 9:50 am

Hello-
I grew up on Crown between Nostrand & Rogers. I lived there from 1958 until 1977. My family and I were regulars at both the Rogers and the Kameo movie houses. I have very distint memories of the children’s section of the Rogers and the matrons dressed in white with their flashlights! What a great place to grow up!
Scott from Brooklyn

linhelen
linhelen on December 25, 2006 at 5:00 pm

I grew up not far from the Rogers and spent a lot of time there too. I remember going there with my mother to see “From Here to Eternity,” and other great films. I lived across the street from the Crown and we used to go to the Rogers, the Astor in Flatbush, Loews Kameo and Kings and the Patio too. I have great memories of all these wonderful places.

conklinwj
conklinwj on February 4, 2007 at 5:49 am

I remember going on a class outing to the Rogers Theater in (I believe) 1961. I attended St. Francis of Assisi grammar school on Nostrand Ave. a few blocks away. In 1961, the Rogers showed the movie the St. Francis of Assisi Story. The nuns arranged a class outing to go see the movie. We kids were pretty bored by the whole thing, but the nuns loved it.

WalterH
WalterH on July 27, 2008 at 9:43 am

I faintly remember seeing the marquee of the Rogers Theater while passing on the old el above. What memories. I never went inside though. I often went by on the el above.
Someone mentioned having photos of the Rogers above. If anyone does, I would love to see them. I am now 82, and found this site through a site I also just joined and found called Bushwick Buddies. They have wonderful phtoos, but haven’t had time to go through all their stuff yet. I read about this site there, and now I am hooked here too! I also made a whole comment about dish night in the Rivoli Theater. The memories are faint, but these sites are helping jog the memory!
Well, if you do have a photo of the Rogers, I would love to see it. My email is

WalterH
WalterH on July 27, 2008 at 9:45 am

I’m sorry, I posted the wrong email. It’s not easy getting old! My email is

TLSLOEWS
TLSLOEWS on February 19, 2010 at 3:18 pm

I did not know there were so many RODGERS theatres.

Astyanax
Astyanax on July 12, 2010 at 7:20 pm

I didn’t realize that there was an el running on Rogers Av. until I saw Walter H’s post from two years ago. Anyone have other info on this?

leslegr
leslegr on November 25, 2011 at 12:41 pm

The el ran near the OTHER Rogers Theater; not the one on Rogers Ave.

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