I was responding to some earlier posts by cjdv and Lost Memory
that mentioned 3335 Fulton. I used the Brooklyn Economic Development
Corp. site to pinpoint the address and your memory is quite good.
It is west of Crescent on the north side of Fulton. The data suggests it was unlikely to have ever been a movie house. Subsequently I did confirm the existence of the Adelphi in the same
location as the Gem Theater. The only question now is if it was simply converted or the building itself completely replaced.
Well I received a hi-resolution scan of the 1925 photo and
sitting in the site of the Gem Theater, lo and behold…a
building with the marquee “Adelphi” in front of it. Perhaps
one of our “Gem” historians can recognize if it was subsequently
renovated or torn down completely. It’s now posted in “Zone 4"
of my site.
First of all I invite Karl, Peter, and “Lost Memory” to my website dedicated to East New York and Cypress Hills. You will find many
images there of the places you have discussed.
Of course everyone is welcome. On my site is a picture of the
Northeast corner of Fulton and Crescent in 1925. There was a hotel
there that was damaged in a fire; the bank replaced it and the CO
was issued in 1931. The image is small so I have ordered a copy
from the New York Digital archives as the buildings just east of it
are in the photo but too small to identify.
I will also track down the 1939 tax photos for that block; its not
always easy as this address and tax lot appears to have shifted. The
1931 CO that “Lost Memory” mentions lists the address as “3353-63"
Fulton, 70 feet east of Crescent.
I don’t think 3335 Fulton was a theater address- it is a 20 by
100 foot lot, developed in 1920 for mixed use. Seems like a storefront apartment, not likely to be a theater.
Karl mentions a few places east of the Gem. I have a 1945 photo of
the block just east of the Gem (how aggravating is that?)and the business are: 3363 George Rusch Deli, then a Barber shop, 3367 is
the Cypress Fish Market, then Murphy Florist, then King Drugs
on the corner.
My only contribution to the Adelphi mystery is to follow up on
the Adelphi connection- there was a place at the turn of the century
identified as the “Adelphi Oval”, corner of Fulton and Crescent.
Presumably part of the school then, I have not been able to
dig up anything on it.
So I’ll do some digging, anyone from that area is welcome to enjoy
the site, and happy holidays to all
I was responding to some earlier posts by cjdv and Lost Memory
that mentioned 3335 Fulton. I used the Brooklyn Economic Development
Corp. site to pinpoint the address and your memory is quite good.
It is west of Crescent on the north side of Fulton. The data suggests it was unlikely to have ever been a movie house. Subsequently I did confirm the existence of the Adelphi in the same
location as the Gem Theater. The only question now is if it was simply converted or the building itself completely replaced.
Well I received a hi-resolution scan of the 1925 photo and
sitting in the site of the Gem Theater, lo and behold…a
building with the marquee “Adelphi” in front of it. Perhaps
one of our “Gem” historians can recognize if it was subsequently
renovated or torn down completely. It’s now posted in “Zone 4"
of my site.
http://www.tapeshare.com/Zone4.html
First of all I invite Karl, Peter, and “Lost Memory” to my website dedicated to East New York and Cypress Hills. You will find many
images there of the places you have discussed.
http://www.tapeshare.com/ENY.html
Of course everyone is welcome. On my site is a picture of the
Northeast corner of Fulton and Crescent in 1925. There was a hotel
there that was damaged in a fire; the bank replaced it and the CO
was issued in 1931. The image is small so I have ordered a copy
from the New York Digital archives as the buildings just east of it
are in the photo but too small to identify.
I will also track down the 1939 tax photos for that block; its not
always easy as this address and tax lot appears to have shifted. The
1931 CO that “Lost Memory” mentions lists the address as “3353-63"
Fulton, 70 feet east of Crescent.
I don’t think 3335 Fulton was a theater address- it is a 20 by
100 foot lot, developed in 1920 for mixed use. Seems like a storefront apartment, not likely to be a theater.
Karl mentions a few places east of the Gem. I have a 1945 photo of
the block just east of the Gem (how aggravating is that?)and the business are: 3363 George Rusch Deli, then a Barber shop, 3367 is
the Cypress Fish Market, then Murphy Florist, then King Drugs
on the corner.
My only contribution to the Adelphi mystery is to follow up on
the Adelphi connection- there was a place at the turn of the century
identified as the “Adelphi Oval”, corner of Fulton and Crescent.
Presumably part of the school then, I have not been able to
dig up anything on it.
So I’ll do some digging, anyone from that area is welcome to enjoy
the site, and happy holidays to all
For those interested is seeing pictures of the area and the
theater, you can visit http://www.tapeshare.com/ENY.html