I just loaded the eight old Grand Theater photos that I have. I marked them as “Public Domain”. In this way these photos can be saved. I should have the negatives. If I don’t, that means that they are already lost. These are the only know copies of these photos.
Finally, I am not able to identify everyone in all the photos.
Since the photo upload is still not available, does anyone want copies of the pictures of the Grand Theater that I have? All I have is scanned prints. If they don’t get archived somewhere, they will eventually become lost.
The Grand Theater in Brooklyn, NY was not near any “South 1st St.” It is possible that the street names were changed since the 1907 program, but I doubt it.
The “superior venue” of the Grand may have been due to the fact that the admission was lower than the Graham as The Grand ran inexpensive to rent “B” movies. This brought in swarms of kids all weekend long. The money was made from the captive audience spending all they had at the concessions. The Graham tried to run more new releases. Higher movie rental fees meant higher ticket prices and therefore fewer customers spending money at the concessions. The “B” houses are run profitably if they are run like a circus or carnival. The acts bring the customers to the side show where you get their money. With the advent of television, this business model no longer works. The TV is a cheaper “baby sitter”.
I just loaded the eight old Grand Theater photos that I have. I marked them as “Public Domain”. In this way these photos can be saved. I should have the negatives. If I don’t, that means that they are already lost. These are the only know copies of these photos.
Finally, I am not able to identify everyone in all the photos.
BTW, I checked on Bing Maps and the building outline has never changed since it was a theater. Only the facade.
As soon as I get my scanner working again, I will post the remaining photos. I have 8 in total.
I have several. They will be on the way today.
Since the photo upload is still not available, does anyone want copies of the pictures of the Grand Theater that I have? All I have is scanned prints. If they don’t get archived somewhere, they will eventually become lost.
The Grand Theater in Brooklyn, NY was not near any “South 1st St.” It is possible that the street names were changed since the 1907 program, but I doubt it.
The “superior venue” of the Grand may have been due to the fact that the admission was lower than the Graham as The Grand ran inexpensive to rent “B” movies. This brought in swarms of kids all weekend long. The money was made from the captive audience spending all they had at the concessions. The Graham tried to run more new releases. Higher movie rental fees meant higher ticket prices and therefore fewer customers spending money at the concessions. The “B” houses are run profitably if they are run like a circus or carnival. The acts bring the customers to the side show where you get their money. With the advent of television, this business model no longer works. The TV is a cheaper “baby sitter”.
I have several pictures of the front of the theatre taken in the 1930s, 1940s and the 1950s. The blizzard photo is definitely not the subject theatre.