someone recently thought the Flatbush was just plays and vaudville..no growing up during ww2…………
on a satuday we would go at 10 or 11am for cartoon then 3 short like stooges……then the coming attractions………then 5h3 first movie………..the lights would go up on the stage and there would be several acts of vaudville……..then the lights dimmed and another movie………..by the end it would be six or more and mom never let us stay for one more showing……..
yes, the develins and the kennedys lived there then……
erasmus was the school and loved garfield because u could see the old dudes going in and getting a ticket and getting water filled[free glass} and putting kettchup[into glass] and waiting for the next class we chattened ………………too long ago…..it was ritzE burbs when the kennedys crossed the divide of downtownB'K and moved to midwood st…………..we moved thru bk as the subwaywas built……….what happened to the granada theatre,,,,,anyone…..
that was on church av near nostrand av???? over
hueyD here….vagly remember meeting the 3 stoogers backstage by way of aunt myra who was in road play tobacco road that the stooges where in there////////
do know that on saturdays you could go to the flatbush at 10 am with your buddies…..see 10 cartoons a newsreel,movie, curtainsUp 5 acts of vauderville, another movie……3 shorts…..
13 cents…..and then you would call your house at 6-7 pm and ask to stay some more…..
if I remember correctly….there was either another theatre called the rivoli or the hall on top of the theatre was named that………..
did see movies up and down flatbush av in the 40'ies to the sixties…
hueyD <>
PS: ANY ONE KNOW IF A TROOPS 42 BOY SCOUTS STILL IS IN EXISTENCE…HAVE 2 OL MEMBERS THAT RECENLY FOUND ON LINE…IT WAS
localed on beverly rd near ocean av…met on thursday nites and had a camp in bear mt called spruce lake lodge>>>>>
tkx. folks
Saturday matinees on the website was a white dress make sure if that was the children’s section oh what fun!
someone recently thought the Flatbush was just plays and vaudville..no growing up during ww2…………
on a satuday we would go at 10 or 11am for cartoon then 3 short like stooges……then the coming attractions………then 5h3 first movie………..the lights would go up on the stage and there would be several acts of vaudville……..then the lights dimmed and another movie………..by the end it would be six or more and mom never let us stay for one more showing……..
ALL 4 A PRICE OF THIRTEEN (13) cents!!!!!!!
yes, the develins and the kennedys lived there then……
erasmus was the school and loved garfield because u could see the old dudes going in and getting a ticket and getting water filled[free glass} and putting kettchup[into glass] and waiting for the next class we chattened ………………too long ago…..it was ritzE burbs when the kennedys crossed the divide of downtownB'K and moved to midwood st…………..we moved thru bk as the subwaywas built……….what happened to the granada theatre,,,,,anyone…..
that was on church av near nostrand av???? over
hueyD here….vagly remember meeting the 3 stoogers backstage by way of aunt myra who was in road play tobacco road that the stooges where in there////////
do know that on saturdays you could go to the flatbush at 10 am with your buddies…..see 10 cartoons a newsreel,movie, curtainsUp 5 acts of vauderville, another movie……3 shorts…..
13 cents…..and then you would call your house at 6-7 pm and ask to stay some more…..
erd: do you know how to go to the tread section so that can see who commented about my sept05 request….
tkx
hueyD
frankie
not sure how to go to the tread section ……
i just got a autoresponse from theatretreasure that I got a response to my 9/06/05 request above…was it you or how do I find it…..
thanks for helping this novice
hueydevelin or 160 martensestreetFlatbush in 1950'ies
if I remember correctly….there was either another theatre called the rivoli or the hall on top of the theatre was named that………..
did see movies up and down flatbush av in the 40'ies to the sixties…
hueyD <>
PS: ANY ONE KNOW IF A TROOPS 42 BOY SCOUTS STILL IS IN EXISTENCE…HAVE 2 OL MEMBERS THAT RECENLY FOUND ON LINE…IT WAS
localed on beverly rd near ocean av…met on thursday nites and had a camp in bear mt called spruce lake lodge>>>>>
tkx. folks