Great photo Gerald. It sure went downhill when I saw it in in 2004. Hard to believe in just 2 or 3 years it deteriorated so much. I hope something moves into it. Perhaps with the restoration of the new Canal Street Streetcar route past the old theater, tourism will start to move further along Canal Street past Bourbon Street, which may make it feasible to open it into a live theater venue.
Personally, believe it or not, I just kinda love old buildings in general, but of course that would make me interested in old theaters too, so that’s why I’m here. That coupled with enjoying movies too (and yes, especially in an old theater) makes this an interesting site for me.
I have to admidt though (and please keep the rocks small when you all start throwing them at me), I do enjoy some of the newer theaters too, especially when built in the style of a theater like The AMC Pleasure Island near Orlando or Island 16 in Holtsville I do admidt that I love the stadium seating, the comfortable large chairs where the armrests can go up when unbusy, and it is almost like a couch.
While nothing will compare to the old movie palaces, I can’t really knock many of the newer multiplexes either. And I don’t mean the junk that was built in the 70’s and 80’s, I mean the more “delux” ones like National Amusements and AMC have been putting up lately.
Pretty cool. Thanks….I still say we should have moved this conversation over to the RKO Bushwick page a bunch of posts ago, but anyway, I’m glad the confusion was solved….although it must have been a pretty small theater!
I don’t know if this is the same theater on Coney Island Ave that Phillip added? 2 Whipple is no where near Coney Island Ave, unless I am missing something here.
Perhaps there were two Grace Theaters, one on Coney Island Ave, and one at 2 Whipple St?
Anyway, here’s a photo of 2 Whipple St, which is at Flushing and Whipple, near the Bway El, which is one of the Grace Theaters. And while it’s the right address, I don’t think it’s the Grace Theater in Philip’s description, which may be a different Grace Theater on Coney Island Ave:
Of course you know what the theater looked like in 2002 though compared to now! Ironically, on exactly April 1, 2003, I took this photo of the RKO Bushwick, construction had just begun, and the value already raised by that date: Click here for photo
By July 2003, the building was almost unrecognizable when I took this photo: Click here for photo
Perhaps this conversation should be moved over to the RKO Bushwick.
Lost, there is only a small area next to the RKO Bushwick (which is now a little courtyard for the school the Bushwick is now), so if there was something there, it’s long gone It’s a very small trangle shaped block that the RKO was/is on (where mapquest says 1410 is). I can’t picture what is on the next block to the east of there, between Madison and Putnam, but on the east side of Putnam (and Bway) are very old recently refurbished tenaments.
???
1410-22 would put this right next to the RKO Bushwick Theater (1396 Broadway) according to mapquest. I don’t ever remember reading about a theater there, and there even isn’t that much room next to the RKO Bushwick. Although mapquest is not always accurate on exact blocks.
I would love to know more.
Hmmmm, what is this Madison on Broadway in Brooklyn? Inquiring minds want to know!
(You see the name on my screen name here, and it’s not meant for “the great white way”, so….)
Okay, which is it. I was on Washington AVE between Myrtle and Park, and that is where I thought this theater was. Are you telling me it’s Washington Street over by the Manhattan Bridge?
I missed the meaning of your message above, yes, I took a photo of 150 Washington AVENUE, as the original address stated above. Is it Washington STREET?
This has gotten more confusing that I ithought. I thought it was just a simple zero instead of a nine mistake!
Lost, yeah, I have the photo linked above of 150, that’s how I knew the 150 had to be the wrong address.
Another observation. Were the Washinton at 153 and the Heights at 159 perhaps the same theater? Most theater buildings take up a few numbers, as they are bigger than the average building, even the smaller theaters.
Perhaps the Washington and the heights are the same building at different times. I don’t understand why the original descriptionn for this theater has been deleted, but it said in that description that the Heights closed in the 1950’s. CDJV mentions that the Washington closed in the 1920’s. Perhaps when the Washington closed in the 1920’s, it was remodeled and became the Teatro (Heights) Theater?
Yes, actually, here is a crop of that photo that shows the old vintage doors all messed up. These doors amazingly lasted right to the end, and now all the glass is broken in many of them.
Ah thanks guys, it’s 159 not 150, I see the webmasters already changed it. When I took the above photo, I was standing right in front of whatever is on the site of the Heights Theater! (and perhaps the Washington too).
I didn’t see anything theater like on the other side when I took the photo above, so am going to assume both were demolished, but can’t be 100% sure, as I was paying attention on the wrong side of the street.
Yes, it is amazing. I was just there this past January. Althought I didn’t see a movie there this past January, I did see a movie in the Chinese Theater the last time I was in California some years ago. Unfortunately the last few times I was in California, there were always stupid movies in the Chinese Theater that i had no desire to see, so haven’t been inside for a while.
Argh. Let me try one more time.
This is the proper link of the Classic Theater. This time, I promise it will work. The Wykcoff Theater link should have worked all along.
The Classic Theater on Thompkins Ave in Brooklyn is an exact twin of the Wyckoff Theater.
See the Classic Theater’s section, and a link to a photo of it there:
Here’s a link to the Classic Theater’s page here:
The classic Theater building’s status can be changed from unknown. It is the “People’s Church of Apostolic faith”. It looked similar to the Wyckoff Theater and Mozart Theater.
This theater is located just next to the Riverfront, at the foot of Canal St.
Great photo Gerald. It sure went downhill when I saw it in in 2004. Hard to believe in just 2 or 3 years it deteriorated so much. I hope something moves into it. Perhaps with the restoration of the new Canal Street Streetcar route past the old theater, tourism will start to move further along Canal Street past Bourbon Street, which may make it feasible to open it into a live theater venue.
Personally, believe it or not, I just kinda love old buildings in general, but of course that would make me interested in old theaters too, so that’s why I’m here. That coupled with enjoying movies too (and yes, especially in an old theater) makes this an interesting site for me.
I have to admidt though (and please keep the rocks small when you all start throwing them at me), I do enjoy some of the newer theaters too, especially when built in the style of a theater like The AMC Pleasure Island near Orlando or Island 16 in Holtsville I do admidt that I love the stadium seating, the comfortable large chairs where the armrests can go up when unbusy, and it is almost like a couch.
While nothing will compare to the old movie palaces, I can’t really knock many of the newer multiplexes either. And I don’t mean the junk that was built in the 70’s and 80’s, I mean the more “delux” ones like National Amusements and AMC have been putting up lately.
Pretty cool. Thanks….I still say we should have moved this conversation over to the RKO Bushwick page a bunch of posts ago, but anyway, I’m glad the confusion was solved….although it must have been a pretty small theater!
I don’t know what condition this theater is on the inside, but it appears somewhat rundown from the outside.
I don’t know if this is the same theater on Coney Island Ave that Phillip added? 2 Whipple is no where near Coney Island Ave, unless I am missing something here.
Perhaps there were two Grace Theaters, one on Coney Island Ave, and one at 2 Whipple St?
Anyway, here’s a photo of 2 Whipple St, which is at Flushing and Whipple, near the Bway El, which is one of the Grace Theaters. And while it’s the right address, I don’t think it’s the Grace Theater in Philip’s description, which may be a different Grace Theater on Coney Island Ave:
Click here for photo taken about two weeks ago
Of course you know what the theater looked like in 2002 though compared to now! Ironically, on exactly April 1, 2003, I took this photo of the RKO Bushwick, construction had just begun, and the value already raised by that date:
Click here for photo
By July 2003, the building was almost unrecognizable when I took this photo:
Click here for photo
Perhaps this conversation should be moved over to the RKO Bushwick.
Lost, there is only a small area next to the RKO Bushwick (which is now a little courtyard for the school the Bushwick is now), so if there was something there, it’s long gone It’s a very small trangle shaped block that the RKO was/is on (where mapquest says 1410 is). I can’t picture what is on the next block to the east of there, between Madison and Putnam, but on the east side of Putnam (and Bway) are very old recently refurbished tenaments.
???
1410-22 would put this right next to the RKO Bushwick Theater (1396 Broadway) according to mapquest. I don’t ever remember reading about a theater there, and there even isn’t that much room next to the RKO Bushwick. Although mapquest is not always accurate on exact blocks.
I would love to know more.
Hmmmm, what is this Madison on Broadway in Brooklyn? Inquiring minds want to know!
(You see the name on my screen name here, and it’s not meant for “the great white way”, so….)
Washington Street???
Okay, which is it. I was on Washington AVE between Myrtle and Park, and that is where I thought this theater was. Are you telling me it’s Washington Street over by the Manhattan Bridge?
I missed the meaning of your message above, yes, I took a photo of 150 Washington AVENUE, as the original address stated above. Is it Washington STREET?
This has gotten more confusing that I ithought. I thought it was just a simple zero instead of a nine mistake!
Lost, yeah, I have the photo linked above of 150, that’s how I knew the 150 had to be the wrong address.
Another observation. Were the Washinton at 153 and the Heights at 159 perhaps the same theater? Most theater buildings take up a few numbers, as they are bigger than the average building, even the smaller theaters.
Perhaps the Washington and the heights are the same building at different times. I don’t understand why the original descriptionn for this theater has been deleted, but it said in that description that the Heights closed in the 1950’s. CDJV mentions that the Washington closed in the 1920’s. Perhaps when the Washington closed in the 1920’s, it was remodeled and became the Teatro (Heights) Theater?
Yes, actually, here is a crop of that photo that shows the old vintage doors all messed up. These doors amazingly lasted right to the end, and now all the glass is broken in many of them.
Click here for cropped photo of the one above showing doors
Ah thanks guys, it’s 159 not 150, I see the webmasters already changed it. When I took the above photo, I was standing right in front of whatever is on the site of the Heights Theater! (and perhaps the Washington too).
I didn’t see anything theater like on the other side when I took the photo above, so am going to assume both were demolished, but can’t be 100% sure, as I was paying attention on the wrong side of the street.
Perhaps, but I was already in the theater a few years earlier, so it’s not like I “had” to go inside.
Yes, it is amazing. I was just there this past January. Althought I didn’t see a movie there this past January, I did see a movie in the Chinese Theater the last time I was in California some years ago. Unfortunately the last few times I was in California, there were always stupid movies in the Chinese Theater that i had no desire to see, so haven’t been inside for a while.
Argh!!! One last time, this time I promise it’s the right link!
Click here for the proper link to the Classic Theater Photo I took
Argh. Let me try one more time.
This is the proper link of the Classic Theater. This time, I promise it will work. The Wykcoff Theater link should have worked all along.
Anyway, Here is the photo I took yesterday
Here’s a photo I took yesterday that is a current shot of the same angle posted above of the Aster:
Click here for photo link
I’m sorry, I posted a bad link to the Classic Theater Above:
Here is the proper link for the Classic Theater photo
I’m sorry, I here is the proper link for the Classic Theater, I posted the wrong one above:
Here is the proper link to the Classic Theater
Did the same owners run both the Wyckoff Theater and the Classic Theater?
The buildings are identical twins!!!
Click here for a photo of the Wyckoff (linked above), and compare to the classic linked above.
The Classic Theater on Thompkins Ave in Brooklyn is an exact twin of the Wyckoff Theater.
See the Classic Theater’s section, and a link to a photo of it there:
Here’s a link to the Classic Theater’s page here:
/theaters/8843/
Did the same owners run these two theaters? They are identical twins!!
Click here for a photo of the Wykcoff Theater
Click here for a photo of the Classic Theater
The classic Theater building’s status can be changed from unknown. It is the “People’s Church of Apostolic faith”. It looked similar to the Wyckoff Theater and Mozart Theater.
Here is a photo I took of the building yesterday:
View link
Here’s a photo of the Commodore taken yesterday. Sad how quickly it deteriorated:
Click here for photo