Looking at the map on this page I remember that my grandfather was 26 years old and was living at 72 Montrose Ave. when he and my grandmother from 148 Johnson Ave. were married. They were both born in Burgio, Sicilly. After marriage they opened a grocery store at 145 Scholes Street. When the Williamsburg Houses were built my grandfather bought a house at 605 Kosciusko Street. I was born on Kosciusko St in 1946.
Built for Leo Teller, the architect was J. B. McElfatrick. It opened March 21, 1904 with “Babes in Toyland.” Drama critic Robert Grau, in 1909, referred to the Broadway as “the best suburban theatre in America.” You can catch a glimpse of it, as the Rio Piedras, in “The French Connection."Â
Century Theater is the tall building.
http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/8279/photos
Looking at the map on this page I remember that my grandfather was 26 years old and was living at 72 Montrose Ave. when he and my grandmother from 148 Johnson Ave. were married. They were both born in Burgio, Sicilly. After marriage they opened a grocery store at 145 Scholes Street. When the Williamsburg Houses were built my grandfather bought a house at 605 Kosciusko Street. I was born on Kosciusko St in 1946.
1218 Broadway, Brooklyn
1218 Broadway, Brooklyn
17 Dec 1911…
11 Dec 1910… https://bklyn.newspapers.com/image/53899611/?terms=Bushwick%2BTheater
RKO Bushwick is in the background.
Broadway Theater
Brooklyn, NY 11206
912 Broadway
1940s Tax Photo
Empire Theatre 10 Ralph Avenue, 1940s
1940s Tax Photo
Very early map of the area ca.1917…
http://www.historicmapworks.com/Map/US/3542/Plate+009/Suffolk+County+1917+Vol+1+Long+Island/New+York/
Bushwick Ave & DeKalb
Kosciusko St. between Bushwick Ave. & Broadway.
P.S. 68 Bushwick & Kosciusko St.
DeKalb Ave. between Bushwick Ave. & Broadway
1974 RKO ALBEE THEATER
http://www.whatwasthere.com/browse.aspx#!/ll/40.688965,-73.92115/id/52984/info/details/zoom/14/
Marcy 1960 Greatest Show On Earth
I lived at 605 Kosciusko Street. This photo was taken in the 1950s.
1970s
The Dollar Store is now at the location of College Plaza Twin Cinemas. A new facade is under construction of the entire shopping center.
Also I believe that is the Century Theater on the right Tinseltoes.
Built for Leo Teller, the architect was J. B. McElfatrick. It opened March 21, 1904 with “Babes in Toyland.” Drama critic Robert Grau, in 1909, referred to the Broadway as “the best suburban theatre in America.” You can catch a glimpse of it, as the Rio Piedras, in “The French Connection."Â
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Dinner and a movie â€" coming soon to Williamsburg
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Peter I found a photo of the Brooklyn Hospital and took a screen shot of the building as it is now.
Bushwick Hospital, Putnam & Howard Avenues
Yesterday…
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Today…
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