Hallelujah ! Believe it or not, for once I agree with Warren ! I never thought I’d see the day ! Does that make me “Cranky Fella, Jr.” ??? Hi, Lost Memory ! Ha-Ha ! How ya doin' ?
I finally went back here Saturday after 20 years. Not bad ! 3 theaters, 2 of them are piggy-back. Nice little front & back lobbies. Screen & sound OK, seats so-so, price cheap, big concession counter. There were 5 of us there to see “10,000 B.C.”, and a few people waiting for the early evening show; probably “Horton.” I would go again. Lots of stores forced to close on Avenue J, including a bookstore open since 1947, “Harnick’s Happy House.” If anybody lives not too far away, please get here before we got another Ridgewood tragedy on our hands.
I knew it was coming, but I was hoping for a miracle. I’m so glad I went there recently a few times. Rest in peace, poor tired Ridgewood ! Gentlemen, let us light a candle, and re-convene at the Kent, on Coney Island Avenue before THAT closes ! See Kent entry for my comments.
Who says you can’t go home again ? Moviegoers will still fill a movie palace when Bette Davis is playing ! Although the first 2 films were well attended, there was a large, devoted , varied crowd for “Baby Jane” ! It was a real celebratory event ! Bravo AGAIN, Loew’s Jersey !!! May I also rave about the Blue Ribbon restaurant behind the PATH train ? Best filet of sole I’ve ever had ! Celeste, we’re COMING !!!
Went here last week to catch “Mad Money” with Queen Latifah. Enjoyed it. I was one of 3 (!) people in Theatre 4, I think it was. The place is STILL going ! It’s clean, and still a good place to see a movie. I couldn’t resist coming back, even though I live in Park Slope.
Well, he better hurry up ! He’s only got a couple more years in office, and time is gonna do more damage ! Meanwhile, kids jam the St. George to see “Peter Pan” live, Tony Bennett & Connie Francis will do concerts there, and Farley Granger appears onstage at the Loew’s Jersey ! Brooklyn don’t need no damn basketball stadium at the busiest traffic intersection !!! Cate Blanchett & Lynn Redgrave came to Brooklyn because the Majestic was restored, so wake the hell up, Brooklyn !!!
We were driving home from D.C. last week and we passed right by this little jewel ! If I were driving I would have crashed the car ! They were showing “House of Wax” in 3-D ! In Brooklyn they’ve all been destroyed, but lookee here in Delaware !
And yet, Staten Island has the St. George, and Jersey City has the Loew’s Jersey ! Disgraceful !
Meanwhile, Markowitz sucks up to that homophobe Noach Dear, and runs around to strret fairs stuffing his FACE !
All in all, an exciting experience. Not a perfect print, but pretty good. very moving to see the film again. The audience was with it all the way. Going out, I yelled at that peppy usher in the lobby: “Next year, "Gypsy” !!!"
I’m definitely going tonight ! My memory of seeing P & B at the warner when I was 16 is that the Overture played to a blue background. Could this be right ? I will NEVER forget the sound of that Overture ! Can’t WAIT !
Why does someone without time or patience even bother going onto this page ? Why don’t they just go someplace else and leave us alone ? To paraphrase Liz Taylor in “Virginia Woolf”: “My arm is TIRED whipping Warren ” !!!
As I was walking up 9th Street in Park Slope and brooded once again about the fact that my childhood RKO Prospect is now a supermarket, all of a sudden it occurred to me: in the midst of all this thought about the Ridgewood surviving, I wondered, why in all these years has the Ridgewood NOT become a supermarket or a Duane Reade ? What has saved it all these years, when all the other theaters in Brooklyn have fallen by the wayside ? Exactly what IS it that has saved the Ridgewood; especially in the face of low attendance ? Food for thought. What think you, gentlemen ?
Good idea. I’ll mention it on the Pavilion page (yes, Peter K, that’s the Sanders page, and no, it’s not a convent any more, but the nun who taught me just sent me a birthday card from Long Island !!!)
That’s the picture, Ed ! You GOT it ! Yes, the area is remarkably unchanged since I took piano lessons at the convent of Holy Name church in the 50’s !
Yeah, Ed, I saw that too. It was in Park Slope, right next to Prospect Park and directly across from the Sanders-Pavilion, but I think I hit on the photo someplace else. It was a real find, because I’ve been wondering about this theater for years.
Hi, Lost ! Speaking of Mae, I tried to research a rumor I heard that in the mid-20s she made an appearance at my neighborhood theater, then the Sanders, now the Pavilion. No luck. But I found a photo of a theater that was once directly across from the Sanders that my Dad had always told me about. It’s now an apartment building, of course. It’s on Brooklynpix.com.
Had a lovely afternoon at the Ridgewood with the eminent PeterK and the lovable, rascally BrooklynJim. Lost Memory, we missed you !!! And Ed Solero ! And mikemovies ! Hey Mike, I got a present for you from Peter. e-mail me your address (see above). We went to see “The Bourne Ultimatum”, and were 3 out of 5 people in the balcony ! The place looks OK; then we went to the old Ridgewood diner for some good food and nostalgic talk. Each of us separately made a visitation to the Madison. It’s still enormous in there ! It was cute to see a few folks gathering in front of the Ridgewood at 1 P.M. waiting for it to open. Just like the old days at the RKO Prospect: “Doors open 9:45 P.M. Air cooled !” Lost memory, we love you !
The “For Sale” signs are up ! It’s over, gentlemen !
Hallelujah ! Believe it or not, for once I agree with Warren ! I never thought I’d see the day ! Does that make me “Cranky Fella, Jr.” ??? Hi, Lost Memory ! Ha-Ha ! How ya doin' ?
I finally went back here Saturday after 20 years. Not bad ! 3 theaters, 2 of them are piggy-back. Nice little front & back lobbies. Screen & sound OK, seats so-so, price cheap, big concession counter. There were 5 of us there to see “10,000 B.C.”, and a few people waiting for the early evening show; probably “Horton.” I would go again. Lots of stores forced to close on Avenue J, including a bookstore open since 1947, “Harnick’s Happy House.” If anybody lives not too far away, please get here before we got another Ridgewood tragedy on our hands.
I knew it was coming, but I was hoping for a miracle. I’m so glad I went there recently a few times. Rest in peace, poor tired Ridgewood ! Gentlemen, let us light a candle, and re-convene at the Kent, on Coney Island Avenue before THAT closes ! See Kent entry for my comments.
Who says you can’t go home again ? Moviegoers will still fill a movie palace when Bette Davis is playing ! Although the first 2 films were well attended, there was a large, devoted , varied crowd for “Baby Jane” ! It was a real celebratory event ! Bravo AGAIN, Loew’s Jersey !!! May I also rave about the Blue Ribbon restaurant behind the PATH train ? Best filet of sole I’ve ever had ! Celeste, we’re COMING !!!
Went here last week to catch “Mad Money” with Queen Latifah. Enjoyed it. I was one of 3 (!) people in Theatre 4, I think it was. The place is STILL going ! It’s clean, and still a good place to see a movie. I couldn’t resist coming back, even though I live in Park Slope.
Yes it was. I just passed by and saw the scaffolding. Behind it is a level dirt field. Good-bye Globe —-Hello Condos ???
At the beginning of her unique career, the one and only ETHEL MERMAN appeared here !!!
Well, he better hurry up ! He’s only got a couple more years in office, and time is gonna do more damage ! Meanwhile, kids jam the St. George to see “Peter Pan” live, Tony Bennett & Connie Francis will do concerts there, and Farley Granger appears onstage at the Loew’s Jersey ! Brooklyn don’t need no damn basketball stadium at the busiest traffic intersection !!! Cate Blanchett & Lynn Redgrave came to Brooklyn because the Majestic was restored, so wake the hell up, Brooklyn !!!
Fond memory: a double bill of Anne Bancroft in “Garbo Talks” and Jeff Bridges in “Star Man.”
We were driving home from D.C. last week and we passed right by this little jewel ! If I were driving I would have crashed the car ! They were showing “House of Wax” in 3-D ! In Brooklyn they’ve all been destroyed, but lookee here in Delaware !
And yet, Staten Island has the St. George, and Jersey City has the Loew’s Jersey ! Disgraceful !
Meanwhile, Markowitz sucks up to that homophobe Noach Dear, and runs around to strret fairs stuffing his FACE !
Sidney should shut up and realize that “Porgy & Bess” is black history !
All in all, an exciting experience. Not a perfect print, but pretty good. very moving to see the film again. The audience was with it all the way. Going out, I yelled at that peppy usher in the lobby: “Next year, "Gypsy” !!!"
I’m definitely going tonight ! My memory of seeing P & B at the warner when I was 16 is that the Overture played to a blue background. Could this be right ? I will NEVER forget the sound of that Overture ! Can’t WAIT !
Thank you, gentlemen, these are all good reasons, and it all makes sense. Hello out there, dear Lost Memory ! Hope you are well & happy !
Why does someone without time or patience even bother going onto this page ? Why don’t they just go someplace else and leave us alone ? To paraphrase Liz Taylor in “Virginia Woolf”: “My arm is TIRED whipping Warren ” !!!
As I was walking up 9th Street in Park Slope and brooded once again about the fact that my childhood RKO Prospect is now a supermarket, all of a sudden it occurred to me: in the midst of all this thought about the Ridgewood surviving, I wondered, why in all these years has the Ridgewood NOT become a supermarket or a Duane Reade ? What has saved it all these years, when all the other theaters in Brooklyn have fallen by the wayside ? Exactly what IS it that has saved the Ridgewood; especially in the face of low attendance ? Food for thought. What think you, gentlemen ?
Good idea. I’ll mention it on the Pavilion page (yes, Peter K, that’s the Sanders page, and no, it’s not a convent any more, but the nun who taught me just sent me a birthday card from Long Island !!!)
That’s the picture, Ed ! You GOT it ! Yes, the area is remarkably unchanged since I took piano lessons at the convent of Holy Name church in the 50’s !
Yeah, Ed, I saw that too. It was in Park Slope, right next to Prospect Park and directly across from the Sanders-Pavilion, but I think I hit on the photo someplace else. It was a real find, because I’ve been wondering about this theater for years.
Lost, I don’t know the name of that theater, and now I can’t find the photo !
Hi, Lost ! Speaking of Mae, I tried to research a rumor I heard that in the mid-20s she made an appearance at my neighborhood theater, then the Sanders, now the Pavilion. No luck. But I found a photo of a theater that was once directly across from the Sanders that my Dad had always told me about. It’s now an apartment building, of course. It’s on Brooklynpix.com.
Whoops ! I meant 9:45 A.M. ! I better fix that before cranky fella jumps all over me !!! Ha-Ha-Haaaaa !!!!!
Had a lovely afternoon at the Ridgewood with the eminent PeterK and the lovable, rascally BrooklynJim. Lost Memory, we missed you !!! And Ed Solero ! And mikemovies ! Hey Mike, I got a present for you from Peter. e-mail me your address (see above). We went to see “The Bourne Ultimatum”, and were 3 out of 5 people in the balcony ! The place looks OK; then we went to the old Ridgewood diner for some good food and nostalgic talk. Each of us separately made a visitation to the Madison. It’s still enormous in there ! It was cute to see a few folks gathering in front of the Ridgewood at 1 P.M. waiting for it to open. Just like the old days at the RKO Prospect: “Doors open 9:45 P.M. Air cooled !” Lost memory, we love you !