Dear Astyanax. No I only remember the Alba and the Graham. Debovoise Street was in that neighborhood of those theaters. The Alba was a Spanish Moviehouse. The Graham was further down Graham Ave and Grand Street. Anniegirl
I showed my pic’s of Brooklyn Memories to my daughter’s Wedding guests and the pic’s of the Aster Theater. They are in their late 70’s and they remember the Aster Theater next to the Concord Cafeteria and the Bowling Alley upstairs. Great Memeories shared by all. Anniegirl
Dear Astyanax, yes I remember the Alba but I never saw the lights on the marquee at night. But I do remember the Graham’s marquee lights were light in Green. I thought the color was beautiful as a kid. My Aunt’s used to shop at Charles Stores which was on Grand and Graham. Fun growing up in Williamsburgh in the 50’s. Anniegirl
Warren I used to hang out on the stoop next door of the Meserole on Loimer with my friends Paulette, Eddie, Zowie and others. We had so much fun in those day’s in the 60’s. I was in High School then. Loved hanging out in Greenpoint.
Bway, I do not know what is being filmed. I haven’t been in the neighborhood for many years now and is the Theater still for sale and what is happening in the restorations for the Commodore. Maybe a fundraiser or something. I have some friends left in Williamsburgh that might be interested. Let me know. My e-mail address is
No Warren, Look at the picture that says Not for Publication, it is on the Northeast side of Manhattan Ave towards Long Island City. We are trying to guess what the business was. It does not look like the building that housed the Chopin but I could be wrong. Anniegirl
yeh Bob D and That moviehouse in the foreground that says Not for Publication of the pic looks like a meathouse our a vaudville pic place. We need to research that place out just to see what it really is. Anniegirl
Dear Bob D the pic showing Norman Ave is the Fox which probably became the Meserole Theater. The other I do not know because Freeman Street is past Greenpoint Ave going Northwest. Anniegirl
Bob D. I used to love their chicpea soup and grandma pizza. Friday nights were great I met a lot of nice people there on Friday’s we live in Kew Gardens and used to go there some friday’s me, my husband and daughter’s Noele and Michele. there was a couple who we would talk to about the changes in the neighborhood. Maria the owner and her son would engage in the conversation and it would be a real family atmosphere. We went there a few months ago after attending a Funeral Mass for a beloved parish Priest who passed away at Transfiguration Church on Marcy and Hooper Street in Williamsburg. Thats where I went to School. and we had lunch at cono’s pizza place and sad to find out that Maria has sold the place to the guy who was the pizza man. The food was good but we missed seeing Maria and Family. Oh well another memory locked away Like the movie houses of my past. Anniegirl
hey Bob I went to the Chopin when it first opened in Greenpoint. It was a rather small theater. My Wedding reception was at the Polainse Terrace across the street in 1970. I knew the owner Vincent. Great Guy. Lots of memories in Greenpoint for me. I used to go to Trunz Meat Market located next to St. Anthony’s Church and I bought my Christmas Tree (Mountain King) on Manhattan Ave at the Christmas Tree store 2 doors down from Trunz. Fun Times in Greenpoint. Anniegirl
Dear PKoch. I remembered later on where the Arion was. and Yes I lived in Kew Gardens for 25 years and I always went to Eddie’s Sweet Shop. A great place for Ice Cream and all of his trinkets in the window case. Is Eddie still there? The cinemart is a pretty good place to catch a movie, but not the nostalgia moviehouses I am accostom to such as the Met and Albee downtown brooklyn. I now live in Suffolk County and all there is is Multiplex Moviehouses like Island 16 where they serve food at your seat if you sit in the Director’s Studio at a fee of $12.00.
Dear PKoch, you know that the Cinemart is redone now and the inside is still the same. I remember the Arion, but the address escapes me was it in Forest Hills somewhere? Or was it on Metropolitan Ave in Middele Village? Anniegirl
If you need any monetary backers to the project, you can contact me at the following address, maybe we can get something started like a fund raiser. I know several people that might be intersted in the project. My e-mail is Anniegirl
Dear AnthonyS1957 I tried to get photo’s you can go on local.live.com and see a birds eye view of the hood. As far as photo’s of the Meserole theater I will continue to search and let u know. I hung out in Greenpoint in the 60’s I was born in 1945 and hung out in McCarran Park and the swing park near the pool. My girlfriend Paulette Godlewski Swenck might still live in Greenpoint. She married Henry Schwenk who graduated 8th grade with my sister. At the time paulette lived on Noble Street before she married Henry. We used to go to the Meserole and RKO Greenpoint often. Loved the place.
I will keep you posted. anniegirl
Dear Bob D did you know a kid by the name of Jerry Yellin. He lived in the hood around the Rainbow. That moviehouse was closed by the time I went to Graham Ave to shop. I was born in 1945. Went to Graham Ave when I was 10 and older. I will go on that site and have some discussions. anniegirl.
Dear akc Bob Jensen,
My husband louieb is a Marine Vet and he was in in 1964. I will ask him if he remembers any moviehouses in Camp Geiger after graduation from Parris Island. I think he was in Camp Geiger. anniegirl
Dear Astyanax. No I only remember the Alba and the Graham. Debovoise Street was in that neighborhood of those theaters. The Alba was a Spanish Moviehouse. The Graham was further down Graham Ave and Grand Street. Anniegirl
Thank you Warren. I only wish that you could capture the front face of the Theater, but it is a great pic and the interior is beautiful.
Anniegirl
Dear William, do you have any old photo’s of the RKO Greenpoint Theater on Manhattan Ave?Anniegirl
I showed my pic’s of Brooklyn Memories to my daughter’s Wedding guests and the pic’s of the Aster Theater. They are in their late 70’s and they remember the Aster Theater next to the Concord Cafeteria and the Bowling Alley upstairs. Great Memeories shared by all. Anniegirl
Dear Astyanax, yes I remember the Alba but I never saw the lights on the marquee at night. But I do remember the Graham’s marquee lights were light in Green. I thought the color was beautiful as a kid. My Aunt’s used to shop at Charles Stores which was on Grand and Graham. Fun growing up in Williamsburgh in the 50’s. Anniegirl
Warren I used to hang out on the stoop next door of the Meserole on Loimer with my friends Paulette, Eddie, Zowie and others. We had so much fun in those day’s in the 60’s. I was in High School then. Loved hanging out in Greenpoint.
Bway, I do not know what is being filmed. I haven’t been in the neighborhood for many years now and is the Theater still for sale and what is happening in the restorations for the Commodore. Maybe a fundraiser or something. I have some friends left in Williamsburgh that might be interested. Let me know. My e-mail address is
Thanks to all for the info on the Chopin. Gee you guy’s are so informed on things. It’s great corresponding with you all. Anniegirl
No Warren, Look at the picture that says Not for Publication, it is on the Northeast side of Manhattan Ave towards Long Island City. We are trying to guess what the business was. It does not look like the building that housed the Chopin but I could be wrong. Anniegirl
yeh Bob D and That moviehouse in the foreground that says Not for Publication of the pic looks like a meathouse our a vaudville pic place. We need to research that place out just to see what it really is. Anniegirl
Dear Bob D the pic showing Norman Ave is the Fox which probably became the Meserole Theater. The other I do not know because Freeman Street is past Greenpoint Ave going Northwest. Anniegirl
Bob D. I used to love their chicpea soup and grandma pizza. Friday nights were great I met a lot of nice people there on Friday’s we live in Kew Gardens and used to go there some friday’s me, my husband and daughter’s Noele and Michele. there was a couple who we would talk to about the changes in the neighborhood. Maria the owner and her son would engage in the conversation and it would be a real family atmosphere. We went there a few months ago after attending a Funeral Mass for a beloved parish Priest who passed away at Transfiguration Church on Marcy and Hooper Street in Williamsburg. Thats where I went to School. and we had lunch at cono’s pizza place and sad to find out that Maria has sold the place to the guy who was the pizza man. The food was good but we missed seeing Maria and Family. Oh well another memory locked away Like the movie houses of my past. Anniegirl
Bob I meant North West not West. That building in the foreground was at the very end of Greenpoint near the canal.Anniegirl
Bob I do not think it is the meserole because the pic is facing West and the meserole was south east of Greenpoint Avenue. Anniegirl
hey Bob I went to the Chopin when it first opened in Greenpoint. It was a rather small theater. My Wedding reception was at the Polainse Terrace across the street in 1970. I knew the owner Vincent. Great Guy. Lots of memories in Greenpoint for me. I used to go to Trunz Meat Market located next to St. Anthony’s Church and I bought my Christmas Tree (Mountain King) on Manhattan Ave at the Christmas Tree store 2 doors down from Trunz. Fun Times in Greenpoint. Anniegirl
do you ever go to cono’s pizza on Graham and Ainslie Street? I used to know the owners before they sold the place and moved to Long Island?
Dear PKoch. I remembered later on where the Arion was. and Yes I lived in Kew Gardens for 25 years and I always went to Eddie’s Sweet Shop. A great place for Ice Cream and all of his trinkets in the window case. Is Eddie still there? The cinemart is a pretty good place to catch a movie, but not the nostalgia moviehouses I am accostom to such as the Met and Albee downtown brooklyn. I now live in Suffolk County and all there is is Multiplex Moviehouses like Island 16 where they serve food at your seat if you sit in the Director’s Studio at a fee of $12.00.
Dear PKoch, you know that the Cinemart is redone now and the inside is still the same. I remember the Arion, but the address escapes me was it in Forest Hills somewhere? Or was it on Metropolitan Ave in Middele Village? Anniegirl
If you need any monetary backers to the project, you can contact me at the following address, maybe we can get something started like a fund raiser. I know several people that might be intersted in the project. My e-mail is Anniegirl
Dear Lost Memory, This is a disgrace to see this my old moviehouse be in such disarray. I am saddened to see this. Anniegirl
Dear Lost Memory, This is a disgrace to see this my old moviehouse be in such disarray. I am saddened to see this. Anniegirl
Dear Bob D. great pics of Greenpoint. I used to hang out there in my youth of 16 years old. Miss the old hood. Anniegirl
Dear AnthonyS1957 I tried to get photo’s you can go on local.live.com and see a birds eye view of the hood. As far as photo’s of the Meserole theater I will continue to search and let u know. I hung out in Greenpoint in the 60’s I was born in 1945 and hung out in McCarran Park and the swing park near the pool. My girlfriend Paulette Godlewski Swenck might still live in Greenpoint. She married Henry Schwenk who graduated 8th grade with my sister. At the time paulette lived on Noble Street before she married Henry. We used to go to the Meserole and RKO Greenpoint often. Loved the place.
I will keep you posted. anniegirl
Dear Bob D did you know a kid by the name of Jerry Yellin. He lived in the hood around the Rainbow. That moviehouse was closed by the time I went to Graham Ave to shop. I was born in 1945. Went to Graham Ave when I was 10 and older. I will go on that site and have some discussions. anniegirl.
Dear akc Bob Jensen,
My husband louieb is a Marine Vet and he was in in 1964. I will ask him if he remembers any moviehouses in Camp Geiger after graduation from Parris Island. I think he was in Camp Geiger. anniegirl