Lindy Theatre
118 Graham Avenue,
Brooklyn,
NY
118 Graham Avenue,
Brooklyn,
NY
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Neighborhood house that played very late double features.
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RobertR
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For some reason the property reports for this block are not accurate to say the least and that is the reason for the confusion. I had to research this the hard way by block and lot number for each property. I checked the deeds for each property and found the following. Lot # 1 is the Deli which lists an address of 116 Graham Avenue. Bway is correct, the numbers do get higher. The next building is lot # 2 with an address listed as 118 Graham Avenue. The building next to that is lot # 3 with an address of 120 Graham Avenue and the little building with the blue awning is lot #4 with an address of 122 Graham Avenue.
That places the Lindy theater as the second building next to the Deli. I’m not sure if the Lindy occupied two lots and used the address of 118-120 Graham Avenue. You would have to look at those two buildings next to the Deli and determine if they were built around the same time or is one much older than the other. So, the 118 Graham Avenue address appears correct after all.
The building at 118 Graham Avenue (current retail use as RAC-Rent-A-Center) is the former Variety/Progress/Lindy Theater. The former auditorium space at the rear of the store widens out and when viewed from the McKibbon Street side, the exterior brickwork of the auditorium can be seen.
There is currently no visible trace of any cinematic decoration to be seen either within or on the exterior.
Nice work. I’m thinking about having you knighted, Sir Ken. :)
Here’s an aerial view to back up what Ken mentioned above. The lobby area was the very low buiding seen in this photo, right next to the large apartment building, on the block in which the backs of the stores are facing us. The auditorium, jets out next to it, to the left of that low building, and strectches to McKibbon St as Ken mentioned.
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A June 2006 photograph I took of the recently re-clad facade of the Variety/Progress/Lindy Theatre:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kencta/186884475/
Judging about Ken’s photo, I would never have guessed this was a theater at one time.
Bway, I could not agree with you more on this. Along these lines, you might also wish to check out another movie house situated at the opposite end of Graham Ave. It was known as the Public Palace and, if anything, seems to be an even less probable former movie house site. Yet, this apparently was the case, at least through the silent era. Hope you – and anyone else – will enjoy a view of this site.
/theaters/17101/
I have checked out the Rent a Center. It certainly gives the impression of being a theater.
Well, Willburg145, you have a much better imagination than I do … By the way, some interesting comments regarding the Lindy were recently posted on the Graham Theatre page. They are worth a look.
I remember the Lindy well. Locally we called it “The dumps” Not very comfortable seats, only two aisles going down to the screen. Showed really old movies. (late 40s – early 50s)