Rogers Theatre
835 Broadway,
Brooklyn,
NY
11206
835 Broadway,
Brooklyn,
NY
11206
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Dubya: I liked Rocky Lane also, but my 2nd favorite was Sunset Carson————-I became friends with Sunset when I met him in 1980 at a western films convention in Charlotte, NC——-then in 1982 I met Jock Mahoney who was Charles Starrett’s double and Starrett himself in Memphis, Tenn. at another convention————-They told a few of us that Harry Cohn wanted the Durango Kid character to have the whitest horse in the movies, so whenever the horse “Raider” would get dirt on him they would white-wash the horse———-Since Jock did all of the riding he always had to have a few costumes with him in case paint got on him——and it did plenty of times———Cohn told them to even paint the horses rear end so only white would show——-Joe From Florida
Dubya,
If you’re my cousin Hy, I lost your e-mail address when my hard disk failed a few weeks ago. The only other cousin I know of who would have been old enough to work there during that time period was Sid.
Joe,
What did you think of Allen Rocky Lane?
Yes, we did have two cats to catch the mice.
Cougar,
Phil and Jack were my uncles as well, so we must be cousins. If you can figure out who I am, you have my e-mail address.
Dubya" I loved the old Rogers-=———-It was my favorite Saturday Afternoon theater, especially when there was Yhe Durango Kid westerns showing————I went there from about 1947 until 1952 or so—————Didn’t you have sawdust on the floors and cats in the theater?————-I recall that very well, along with an Ice Cream Vendor———-Joe From Florida
Dubya, I went to the Rogers from around 1948 thru 1958 after which we moved from the neighborhood.
Do you know the exact year the Rogers closed their doors? And do you gents have a picture of the thrater to post here?
I have a picture circa 1965/66 that I hope to post here soon.
Joe
Dubya,
My uncles Phil & Jack owned the theater in the mid 1950s. Were they operating it when you worked there?
Just to clarify my last post, we would change the pictures every two days, except Saturday, when we would run the films only that one day of the week.We went through 12 pictures a week. Depending on how new the picture was, we would pay $12.50 to rent a film up to $100 for better features. The reason they were that cheap was because we were a third-run movie house.
I worked at the Rodgers from 146-1952 as an Assistant Manager. It was a family owned business. Except for Saturday, when we would run five cartoons, a serial and a featuer every Saturday, we would run three continuous movies from Sunday to Friday, which meant that we had to start movies in the middle to fit all of the movies in. That was a trade secret. :–)
If you have any questions about the theater, feel free to ask.
To JoeB—-aka—-lovetheoldtheaters——————Besides myself, you don’t know how many folks were looking foward to seeing uour photo of the Rogers Theater——-Many are members of the BushwickBuddies.com website which also post here & at NYCSubway.Org———-Can I invite you to visit BushwickBuddies.com and check out the History & photo sections where we have been talking about the Rogers, Alba, Sun & all of your old favorite theaters besides our old neighborhood———I still have not lost hope that someway & someday you will be able to post or mail a copy of the photo to somebody who can post it here & at BushwickBuddies.com for all of us oldtimers to see once more———-Please reply——-Thanks JoeB————Joe From Florida
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
To: lovetheoldtheaters—-Joe: Contact Joe Salvia direct and he will try to walk you through on how to post the photo——-e-mail him at ———-To do it through this website would clog up this Rogers Theater site——-Joe is OK and from our old neighborhood in Brooklyn——-He will be waiting for your e-mail——-Thanks again Joe———-JoeR
Thanks Joe: I have e-mailed JoeS, but he is either not home or busy with other things; but I am sure that one of the guys will reply and soon they will be able to help you———-I am completely PC illiterate, as all I know how to do is push buttons, or I would be very happy to help you—————Luckily I can still push buttons——-JoeR
Joe, I will sit tight, and finally we may have a picture of the Rogers Theater for all to see, especially for you.
Joe
Joe: Sit tight………I’ll contact JoeS who has done transfers for me, plus any of the regulars who see your message will reply———-It is Sunday so many of them are probablt out and about———Nobody wants to see it as much as I do, if you read my past posts———JoeR from Florida
OK, I got an account with Photobucket, now what do I do?
Can someone explain to me in layman’s terms how to post the photo of the Rogers Theater here on Cinema Treasures? Like step #1, step #2, step #3 etc.
I would appreciate it.
Joe
Tonino: Anything on the old Rogers theater would be appreciated———Joe From Florida
This post is to assure I get replies to this page.
To Joe—-lovetheoldtheaters: If you could manage to do that, it would be great, as I spent many happy times at that old place———Joe From Florida——-PS: If you cannot get it through, maybe you can make a copy & send it to Lost Memory and he can post it for all of us old guys who would love to see the old place again, just once!
Joe, if someone can explain to me in layman’s terms how to post a picture on here, I will be glad to do it since I have a nice photo of the Rogers Theater from 1965/66.
Joe
Would love to see a photo of this old Theater that was a mainstay in the Bushwick area of Brooklyn, NY for so many years——-All I can see is one at nycsubway.org of it’s facade above the Flushing Ave El station of the Broadway BMT……………Joe From Florida
Hello again Cougar: Well for me, I kind of outgrew the Rogers, since it was still going in the late 50s and 60s…….In my teen years, I discovered the 42nd street theaters in the mid 50s, like the Apollo and the Laugh House….In those days and before, you could go to 42nd. st between Broadway and 8th Ave and see just about any genre movie, as just about every house on that one block area showed movies of all types——Foreign & Domestic——-but from 1948 to 1953, the Rogers was my Fantasy Playhouse, watching The Durango Kid, Gene Autry, Rocky Lane and others……It was westerns that me and my childhood friends went there to see…….and when the screen lit up, and the first image of the Durango Kid appeared, the kids roared with their approval——I guess that western charcter was the first of the anti-hero, Heroes!…..Now I have most of those old films on dvd & video…….So I have been to both ends of the spectrum——From a 10 year old at the Rogers, now a 65 year old still watching the same Hero, only this time on a 65 inch TV…..Joe From Florida
It is really great to read these recollections, since my memories of the theater are somewhat vague. The guy with the hook-like nose was probably my uncle, a very tall man who often took the tickets in the small lobby, tearing them in half and depositing half in an old receptacle. I’ve looked through my late father’s photos but can’t find any of the theater, which isn’t very surprising: I don’t think he really liked the theater business, and boasted that after he and his brothers sold the Rogers in the mid-1960s, he never set foot in another movie theater. Ironically, movies are one of the great passions of my life, especially when I can see them at a classic, single-screen movie theater.
Joe: I cannot wait to see it….as I mentioned earlier, the last time I saw the old place it was boarded up….must have been late 60s, as I had driven my Mother & Wife to Manhattan Ave to buy Material….My Mother made custom wedding gowns, and used to go to Manhattan ave, where yu could get wholesale prices on everthing without having to go over the Williamsburg Bridge to Orchard St…..and I walked up to Bway, and saw the place….It was sad, as i remember having a great time there as a kid, before TV killed the small theaters—-and many big ones too——-joeR
Joe: I cannot wait to see it….as I mentioned earlier, the last time I saw the old place it was boarded up….must have been late 60s, as I had driven my Mother & Wife to Manhattan Ave to buy Material….My Mother made custom wedding gowns, and used to go to Manhattan ave, where yu could get wholesale prices on everthing without having to go over the Williamsburg Bridge to Orchard St…..and I walked up to Bway, and saw the place….It was sad, as i remember having a great time there as a kid, before TV killed the small theaters—-and many big ones too——-joeR