Hi Tonino, I will have to look for them in my computer.
I do have the Ridgewood and the Madison. I don’t have the other's
but they should be online. I’ll have to check it out.
It may take a short time.
I won’t tell a tale Joe but I don’t remember it. I do remember the
Marcy.It is on the same side, am I correct?
The Commodore and the Williamsburg but I think the name back then
was the Playhouse. It was on the same dide as the Commodore and
diagonal to the Marcy.I was young then and my parents never went to
the Aster.They did go to these other theaters with me.
Joe B. I’m not sure of the Aster but the other’s are a big YES.
I also remember going to the Republic to see A Tree Grows in Brooklyn.Scratching my head about the Aster.
Joe B., If you attach the photo to an email and send it to me at the above email, I’ll post it on here for you.Here Ill post the email
again at
Once I get it I’ll post the link to it.
I don’t know how large your seeing it Joe. I’m not seeing it as
large as I want to see it. Maybe it’s my new settings in Vista.
Wen my son comes over this week I’ll make him tweak the thing.
Everything I’m looking at is small – very small.
With eyes like mine I don’t need small – I need big, very big.
Well I’m happy to post this one, espacially for you Joe.
Hi this is JoeS. In order to see the picture you have on photobucket,
first copy the address at the top of the browser that the picture
is on. Then start a new message on here and paste the addressinto
the new message. When the link address is clicked we will be able to
see it at photobucket.
I work with lots of pictures as a hobby and have done this extensively with various paint programs.Paint Shop Pro is an
excellent program to work with and there is much to learn through
online documentation.
Use the image copier in the acrobat reader and then paste the image
into Windows Paint program.Save it as a jpg.
In order to copy the image you’ll see a crosshair come up
when you click on copy image.
Just drag from the top left to the bottom right.It will then
be copied to the clipboard.
saps was kind enough to point me to this Theater.I originally
posted my comment at the Lyric Theater web page.
If you go to the links you’ll see my posted link to the photo of
the old Lyric there.The link is to the New York Public Library
Digital Collection.Once there you can enlarge the photo which is much
sharper and larger than some of the links I’ve seen here.
I remember the lobby of the Laff Theater having fun house mirror’s.
If I’m not mistaken it appeared as if the lobby was primarily
stainless steel in appearance with the fun house mirrors.
Joe from Florida you seem to have the same memories I have.I
remember the Laff Movie house.I wonder why it hasn’t been placed on
Cinema Treasures?I haven’t found anything on it so far except for
this post.’ve been trying to research the internet for any item,
but none found at this time.By the way I won a prize at the old
Willoughby Theater as a kid.It was chinese checkers.They had a
race with midget cars and I had a winning ticket.I also come
from your neighborhood and you can visit my site if you’d like. http://www.phototouch.net – Good old days.
According to the Brooklyn Eagle the Folly was a Richard Hyde’s new
and magnificant Theater and it would open on October 14,1901.
The Manager of the Folly would be a Mr. Clarke who had worked for
Mr. Hyde a number of years.Many prominent folks would attend and
be well cared for by the management.A good orchestra had been engaged
and they would make the Folly the most popular Theater in Brooklyn.
The opening weeks bill would be Tom Lewis and Tim Ryan in a sketch
“Mixed Tenant’s” revised by Mr. W.J.Hyde;the Three Mortons,Sam,Clara
and Kate,favorite dancers George Felix and Lydia Barry in the sketch
“The Vaudeville”.
I just got this back from a female friend who is at least 10 years older than myself.Here she is stating that there were Italian
singing and plays.I described the theater to her and a number of other’s but she is the only one to respond at this time.
Quote*
I REMEMBER THE THEATER ON DEKALB AV WELL. MY FATHER TOOK ME THERE EVERY SUNDAY TO SEE CARLO BUTI, NICOLA PIONE AND ALL THOSE DRAMATIC PLAYS THOSE WERE SOME OF MY MOST CHERISHED MEMORIES.
Well I’ll await the reponse from other’s.
I attended PS 74 between 1949 and 1951 when I graduated.It’s possible that something was going on there before my time and I
just wasn’t aware of it.
The Casino Theater was diagonally opposite the Dekalb Ave Library.
In the forties I remember a sign on the building stating, “Follie's
and Vaudeville”.I lived on the opposite side of the street (Dekalb)between Wilson and Central in the even numbers.I don’t remember this theater being open for movies at any time and I left in the middle ‘60’s.
I went to PS 74 which is now PS 274 and I worked at the Library on
Bushwick and Dekalb in the late forties.
Now here is the best part.I never heard of the name “Casino” until
I checked out this post.
Sunset Carson,Wow.I would have felt I went to heaven if I had ever met the likes of him or any of those Cowboy Hero’s.I loved them all.
I was a Geene Autry fan but came to respect and admire Roy Rogers.
A real wonderful person just as Autry was.Straight-Shooters.
You know I just did a search of a movie house that I couldn’t find on here. It was called the Playhouse and it was on Broadway near the Bridge Plaza.The next block up from the Marcy Theater.I saw Disney's
Pinocchio there.My Dad was taking my Momand I to the Marcy and I
believe that Bogart was playing there.They admission was .25 cents.
and Dad got upset because they wanted to charge me for going in.
I had to be around 5 years old.We walked across the street to the
Playhouse Theater and seeing Pinocchio was great for me.Wonder if
anyone remembers the movie house I’m stating?
I was always under the impresion that the Alba Theater was the
RKO Alba.I could be wrong on this but it’s what I always thought
of it as being.It’s possible it wasn’t because I don’t know of
Charles Sandblom building an RKO Theater.
I was also told that Edward G. Robinson’s brother had a Dentist
Office next door.Also don’t know if that is true or not.His last
name was Goldenberg.
I found an address online of a Physician at the address in 1873.
1873 BROOKLYN CITY BUSINESS DIRECTORY
Kappot J.C..Physician 750 Flushing Ave.
I also have a photo taken at that address in 1883 of children
dressed in what appears to be Halloween costumes.
Photographs of children in two different sets of costumes in a single backyard in Brooklyn, New York. Writing below picture says:“George, Adolf, Julia”. Writing on back side of photo says: “Backyard – 750 Flushing Ave. Brooklyn, N.Y. circa 1883
The photo was on ebay.
I remember being taken to the Alba as a child and seeing a movie
with all the famous cowboys of that era in it.I don’t know the
name of the movie and it was a cameo type of film.This was in the
forties.
Hi Tonino, I will have to look for them in my computer.
I do have the Ridgewood and the Madison. I don’t have the other's
but they should be online. I’ll have to check it out.
It may take a short time.
I won’t tell a tale Joe but I don’t remember it. I do remember the
Marcy.It is on the same side, am I correct?
The Commodore and the Williamsburg but I think the name back then
was the Playhouse. It was on the same dide as the Commodore and
diagonal to the Marcy.I was young then and my parents never went to
the Aster.They did go to these other theaters with me.
Joe B. I’m not sure of the Aster but the other’s are a big YES.
I also remember going to the Republic to see A Tree Grows in Brooklyn.Scratching my head about the Aster.
I was born in Williamsburg,Joe B. near Middleton St and Broadway.
I grew up in Bushwick .
Let’s try this link having a problem coming up.
The Rogers
View link
Thanks Joe B. for sending the picture of the Rogers in Color.
Much appreciated.
The link is:
View link
Joe B., If you attach the photo to an email and send it to me at the above email, I’ll post it on here for you.Here Ill post the email
again at
Once I get it I’ll post the link to it.
I don’t know how large your seeing it Joe. I’m not seeing it as
large as I want to see it. Maybe it’s my new settings in Vista.
Wen my son comes over this week I’ll make him tweak the thing.
Everything I’m looking at is small – very small.
With eyes like mine I don’t need small – I need big, very big.
Well I’m happy to post this one, espacially for you Joe.
This looks like a thumbnail – let me try again.
View link
Preview looked better.
Link to Rogers Theater photo.
View link
Hi this is JoeS. In order to see the picture you have on photobucket,
first copy the address at the top of the browser that the picture
is on. Then start a new message on here and paste the addressinto
the new message. When the link address is clicked we will be able to
see it at photobucket.
Email me at above address if there is a problem.
Joe
I work with lots of pictures as a hobby and have done this extensively with various paint programs.Paint Shop Pro is an
excellent program to work with and there is much to learn through
online documentation.
Use the image copier in the acrobat reader and then paste the image
into Windows Paint program.Save it as a jpg.
In order to copy the image you’ll see a crosshair come up
when you click on copy image.
Just drag from the top left to the bottom right.It will then
be copied to the clipboard.
I’m not sure about a Gem Theater.I do know that in 1944 it was the
Sun Theater.
saps was kind enough to point me to this Theater.I originally
posted my comment at the Lyric Theater web page.
If you go to the links you’ll see my posted link to the photo of
the old Lyric there.The link is to the New York Public Library
Digital Collection.Once there you can enlarge the photo which is much
sharper and larger than some of the links I’ve seen here.
There was a Lyric Theater on 3rd Ave between 12th and 13th St.,
Manhattan years ago.You can check out the link section on here to view it.
Hi Joe, I just wrote you.Again thanks for the great memories.I'm
pretty certain our paths must have crossed in life.
I remember the lobby of the Laff Theater having fun house mirror’s.
If I’m not mistaken it appeared as if the lobby was primarily
stainless steel in appearance with the fun house mirrors.
Thanks Bryan, I couldn’t find it.Tried doing vaarious searches on
here and figured I’d ask.
Joe from Florida you seem to have the same memories I have.I
remember the Laff Movie house.I wonder why it hasn’t been placed on
Cinema Treasures?I haven’t found anything on it so far except for
this post.’ve been trying to research the internet for any item,
but none found at this time.By the way I won a prize at the old
Willoughby Theater as a kid.It was chinese checkers.They had a
race with midget cars and I had a winning ticket.I also come
from your neighborhood and you can visit my site if you’d like.
http://www.phototouch.net – Good old days.
According to the Brooklyn Eagle the Folly was a Richard Hyde’s new
and magnificant Theater and it would open on October 14,1901.
The Manager of the Folly would be a Mr. Clarke who had worked for
Mr. Hyde a number of years.Many prominent folks would attend and
be well cared for by the management.A good orchestra had been engaged
and they would make the Folly the most popular Theater in Brooklyn.
The opening weeks bill would be Tom Lewis and Tim Ryan in a sketch
“Mixed Tenant’s” revised by Mr. W.J.Hyde;the Three Mortons,Sam,Clara
and Kate,favorite dancers George Felix and Lydia Barry in the sketch
“The Vaudeville”.
I just got this back from a female friend who is at least 10 years older than myself.Here she is stating that there were Italian
singing and plays.I described the theater to her and a number of other’s but she is the only one to respond at this time.
Quote*
I REMEMBER THE THEATER ON DEKALB AV WELL. MY FATHER TOOK ME THERE EVERY SUNDAY TO SEE CARLO BUTI, NICOLA PIONE AND ALL THOSE DRAMATIC PLAYS THOSE WERE SOME OF MY MOST CHERISHED MEMORIES.
Well I’ll await the reponse from other’s.
I attended PS 74 between 1949 and 1951 when I graduated.It’s possible that something was going on there before my time and I
just wasn’t aware of it.
The Casino Theater was diagonally opposite the Dekalb Ave Library.
In the forties I remember a sign on the building stating, “Follie's
and Vaudeville”.I lived on the opposite side of the street (Dekalb)between Wilson and Central in the even numbers.I don’t remember this theater being open for movies at any time and I left in the middle ‘60’s.
I went to PS 74 which is now PS 274 and I worked at the Library on
Bushwick and Dekalb in the late forties.
Now here is the best part.I never heard of the name “Casino” until
I checked out this post.
Sunset Carson,Wow.I would have felt I went to heaven if I had ever met the likes of him or any of those Cowboy Hero’s.I loved them all.
I was a Geene Autry fan but came to respect and admire Roy Rogers.
A real wonderful person just as Autry was.Straight-Shooters.
You know I just did a search of a movie house that I couldn’t find on here. It was called the Playhouse and it was on Broadway near the Bridge Plaza.The next block up from the Marcy Theater.I saw Disney's
Pinocchio there.My Dad was taking my Momand I to the Marcy and I
believe that Bogart was playing there.They admission was .25 cents.
and Dad got upset because they wanted to charge me for going in.
I had to be around 5 years old.We walked across the street to the
Playhouse Theater and seeing Pinocchio was great for me.Wonder if
anyone remembers the movie house I’m stating?
I was always under the impresion that the Alba Theater was the
RKO Alba.I could be wrong on this but it’s what I always thought
of it as being.It’s possible it wasn’t because I don’t know of
Charles Sandblom building an RKO Theater.
I was also told that Edward G. Robinson’s brother had a Dentist
Office next door.Also don’t know if that is true or not.His last
name was Goldenberg.
I found an address online of a Physician at the address in 1873.
1873 BROOKLYN CITY BUSINESS DIRECTORY
Kappot J.C..Physician 750 Flushing Ave.
I also have a photo taken at that address in 1883 of children
dressed in what appears to be Halloween costumes.
Photographs of children in two different sets of costumes in a single backyard in Brooklyn, New York. Writing below picture says:“George, Adolf, Julia”. Writing on back side of photo says: “Backyard – 750 Flushing Ave. Brooklyn, N.Y. circa 1883
The photo was on ebay.
I remember being taken to the Alba as a child and seeing a movie
with all the famous cowboys of that era in it.I don’t know the
name of the movie and it was a cameo type of film.This was in the
forties.