Loew's Gates Theatre
1340 Broadway,
Brooklyn,
NY
11221
1340 Broadway,
Brooklyn,
NY
11221
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Warren, thanks for the details !
Here’s a link to a “companion” image to the 1943 image of Loew’s Gates from Ralph Avenue that J.F. Lundy posted a link to, six comments above :
http://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?31100
The view is also at the intersection of Ralph and Gates Avenues, in the Bushwick section of Brooklyn, but looks north on Ralph Avenue rather than east on Gates Avenue. The old theater above and to the left of the trolley car in the center of the picture is the Empire, which used to stand at the intersection of Broadway, and Ralph and Lexington Avenues. In this image, Loew’s Gates would be out of view to the right.
Interesting, it didn’t look like the building fronted on Broadway (although obviously it does or did seeing that it’s address is on Broadway). Isn’t the marquee in JF Lundy’s link in the same spot as the entrance to the Pilgrim Church is now? Was that an additional entrance, or was it already moved at that early date already?
The theatre and lobby are 100% in tact. It’s totally worth the trip, if you can make it.
J.F. & Broadway… thank you both for the photos!
Judging by these photos, It looks like you would enter the theatre and then have to turn left to be in the auditorim, I wonder if this theatre has a big lobby. The sunburst style Loew’s marquee was shared by the Alpine in Brooklyn and the Delancy in NYC.
Wow, thanks JF!
Here’s a current photo of the building I took a few weeks ago, which is now a church. They have really kept the exterior in good shape, so hopefully they have done the same on the interior.
If anyone ever finds any interior photos, either current or past, please post them.
The link should work for a few weeks:
View link
1943 image of Gates frim Ralph Avenue click for photo.
Bway, you’re welcome, and it’s good reading you again. I was glad to finally post those links, and test them, and find that they work !
Next stop, Borough Park and Bensonhurst !
You also may have noticed that my posting the links has provoked comments by Warren providing more info on these theaters.
Peter, thanks for providing links to photos for so many theaters on the site, like the Ambassador, Valencia, etc. Of course I know the photo in the above link quite well….
The roofline of the Loews Gates is visible above the el platform canopy in this image :
http://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?26229
Back in the eighties a friend of mine was involved with putting a concert on here. She took alot of pictures and at that time it was pretty much the way Loews left it. I would love to hear an update on its present condition.
The theatre is now the home of the Pilcgrim Baptist Church from looking inside from the door on the Broadway entrance it looks like some of the interior elements were spared. i’ll soon go inside investigate and post my findings.
It says status open- but it’s not open- I live next to it. Who changes the status?
The Loews Gates Theatre is located 1340 Broadway and it seated 2925 people.