Well Williamsburg has become the new East Village, and now Bushwick is becoming the new Wiliamsburg….the gentrification seems to be tracing the route of the Canarsie line. People priced out of the East Village and Bowery then escaped to Williamsburg…and then priced out of Willimasburg began taking over Bushwick. They even call it the “L Train Gentrification”. Each year they appear to add a new station along the L line to the now changing and improving neighborhoods along it…. I think the wave of gentrification is all the way up to about Jefferson Ave now….Dekalb, here they come…
I agree….it’s probably better than a vacant lot as it was in my 2004 photo of the location, however, these homes are about as aesthically pleasing as a cement block wall.
Wow! I didn’t realize that was the Orpheum! That’s the one where the guys have the beer bottles to “get them through” the opera, and the screaching voice breaks them all, except for the guy with the can…
It’s for bud light, and here’s a copy of it I found on youtube:
Wow, it’s amazing seeing the Joy looking so good. The last time I stood in front of it was before the katrina hurricane…it couldn’t have gotten any better……
This 1975 photo shows the Century Theater towering high above the el station at Gates Ave, and also dwarfed the RKO Bushwick Theater building (which is not an easy task)…..
WOW!! That is just wonderful! I didn' trealize that the Century was such a substantial building! I too would love to know when it closed to movies, and when it was torn down. That interior shot is really something too! It had two balconies! it almost rivaled the RKO Bushwick which was almost right across the Street.
Now, wasn’t the Century also right next to the smaller Monroe Theater? Have you ever been able to locate a photo of the Monroe?
Thanks so much for posting these. I plan on being in Bushwick tomorrow, and will try to get over to the site to take a photo of the Century site. As I said above, they have built homes there during the last year.
Here’s a local.live image of the location. It’s mostly all old buildings that survive on the blocks around 119th St, but can’t place which one may have been the theater. There is one vacant lot on the corner, but everything else remains. Perhaps one of you would have some luck figuring out which one it is. It would be nice to see if the building still exists:
Here’s the link: View link
I believe the Atlas Park is also supposed to be a bit more ‘upscale", perhaps fitting a bit more with Forest Hills than Glendale. It’s probably a combination of all scenarios mentioned.
Thanks Ed for relinking the photo I meant to link to… I didn’t realize that was not the interior, it appeared to be the interior the way the photo was presented.
Thanks Lost Memory for providing an actualy interior view!!!
While I have an nostalgic feeling towards this theater, so I like it a lot, I have to say, after looking at the photo, it’s exterior is one of the ugliest exteriors I have ever seen for a theater.
It’s truly an ugly building unfortunately. Is that the original architecture for it’s exterior facade?
Wow, I used to walk under that marquee everyday in the early 90’s…
I remember Disney’s Fantasia being on the marquee for at least 5 to 6 weeks (and it was in the actaul movie letters logo). After that, “Three Men and a Little Lady”, which also lasted a few weeks, and also in the actual movie letters logo. I used to walk up 23rd St from Broadway towards Lexington after getting off the Broadway subway at 23rd St.
I meant Jefferson STREET, not Avenue….
Well Williamsburg has become the new East Village, and now Bushwick is becoming the new Wiliamsburg….the gentrification seems to be tracing the route of the Canarsie line. People priced out of the East Village and Bowery then escaped to Williamsburg…and then priced out of Willimasburg began taking over Bushwick. They even call it the “L Train Gentrification”. Each year they appear to add a new station along the L line to the now changing and improving neighborhoods along it…. I think the wave of gentrification is all the way up to about Jefferson Ave now….Dekalb, here they come…
But wow, $12 million is a lot….
Wow, 12 million huh. Too bad they didn’t load any interior photos.
I agree….it’s probably better than a vacant lot as it was in my 2004 photo of the location, however, these homes are about as aesthically pleasing as a cement block wall.
This theater is so interesting, especially because of what became of it. The photos are so interesting. When was it converted to a garage?
Wow! I didn’t realize that was the Orpheum! That’s the one where the guys have the beer bottles to “get them through” the opera, and the screaching voice breaks them all, except for the guy with the can…
It’s for bud light, and here’s a copy of it I found on youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akvLIpTOmhM
Here’s a photo of the Century Theater site taken this past week. Compare to the photo I took in the exact same spot above in my October 2004 posting.
Click Here for photo
Brooklyn Jim asked me to post this photo here….
I originally posted it under the wrong Lyric….sorry Jim! So here it is…
Click here for photo
I am not doubting any of the above, but God could have done that behind the once beautiful terra-cotta facsade too….
Wow, it’s amazing seeing the Joy looking so good. The last time I stood in front of it was before the katrina hurricane…it couldn’t have gotten any better……
This 1975 photo shows the Century Theater towering high above the el station at Gates Ave, and also dwarfed the RKO Bushwick Theater building (which is not an easy task)…..
http://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?2637
Warren, you mention above the theater was demolished in 1978.
WOW!! That is just wonderful! I didn' trealize that the Century was such a substantial building! I too would love to know when it closed to movies, and when it was torn down. That interior shot is really something too! It had two balconies! it almost rivaled the RKO Bushwick which was almost right across the Street.
Now, wasn’t the Century also right next to the smaller Monroe Theater? Have you ever been able to locate a photo of the Monroe?
Thanks so much for posting these. I plan on being in Bushwick tomorrow, and will try to get over to the site to take a photo of the Century site. As I said above, they have built homes there during the last year.
Brooklyn Jim asked me to post this photo….I hope this is the right Lyric Theater….
Click here for photo
Here’s a local.live image of the location. It’s mostly all old buildings that survive on the blocks around 119th St, but can’t place which one may have been the theater. There is one vacant lot on the corner, but everything else remains. Perhaps one of you would have some luck figuring out which one it is. It would be nice to see if the building still exists:
Here’s the link:
View link
I believe the Atlas Park is also supposed to be a bit more ‘upscale", perhaps fitting a bit more with Forest Hills than Glendale. It’s probably a combination of all scenarios mentioned.
Wow, they are really delayed on the construction of the store. Anyone know of any other interior photos?
I am pretty impressed with the acts they are attracting.
What do they call the place in it’s use as a concert hall?
All the Polish that got priced out of Greenpoint by the hipsters and the gentrification there have moved to Ridgewood……
I never knew it went porno. Perhaps that’s why someone set it on fire, or what was the cause of the fire?
Thanks Ed for relinking the photo I meant to link to… I didn’t realize that was not the interior, it appeared to be the interior the way the photo was presented.
Thanks Lost Memory for providing an actualy interior view!!!
Here is a photo of the interior of the Blender Theater at Gramercy. Does anyone know of any historic interior or exterior photos?
While I have an nostalgic feeling towards this theater, so I like it a lot, I have to say, after looking at the photo, it’s exterior is one of the ugliest exteriors I have ever seen for a theater.
It’s truly an ugly building unfortunately. Is that the original architecture for it’s exterior facade?
Wow, I used to walk under that marquee everyday in the early 90’s…
I remember Disney’s Fantasia being on the marquee for at least 5 to 6 weeks (and it was in the actaul movie letters logo). After that, “Three Men and a Little Lady”, which also lasted a few weeks, and also in the actual movie letters logo. I used to walk up 23rd St from Broadway towards Lexington after getting off the Broadway subway at 23rd St.