Clinton Theatre

595 Clinton Street,
Brooklyn, NY 11231

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Warren G. Harris
Warren G. Harris on March 26, 2009 at 1:59 pm

There was apparently another Clinton Theatre in Brooklyn that closed before this one was built. That other Clinton appears in 1927 trade directories under a previous name as the New Liberty, with an address of 152-154 Manhattan Avenue, and a seating capacity of 560. The name New Liberty suggests that it might have been renovated and originally known as the Liberty. The 1936 FDYB lists the Clinton (previous New Liberty) as closed.

WHohauser
WHohauser on January 6, 2008 at 6:04 pm

The neighboring housing project was also designed and engineered by William I. Hohauser. It was one of the first large public housing projects in the country and was completed in 1939.

jflundy
jflundy on September 13, 2007 at 8:50 am

I attended this theater once in January 1957. It was a Saturday afternoon double feature and the theater was packed, no empty seats.The building was rather plain, cold modern, clean in good shape.I entered about 3:30 PM and left around 7:30. Evening crowd was about 60% of matinée.

lostmemory
lostmemory on April 2, 2005 at 4:49 pm

The status can be changed to Closed/Demolished. There is a Day Care Center located at this address and the building has a build date of 1971.

Fiesta de Los Ninos Day Care Center
595 Clinton Street, Brooklyn, NY 11231
(718) 834-8755

philipgoldberg
philipgoldberg on May 12, 2004 at 5:08 pm

What stands there now is a series of low-rent stores. By the size of the space they take up, the theater must have been a decent size. And by what Warren has written, it was.

Orlando
Orlando on May 8, 2004 at 3:55 am

I think it has been demolished after closing in the mid 1960’s.