I grew up in this neighborhood, back in the early 80’s. My mother told me about the Monroe, as well as the RKO Bushwick (Bela Lugosi made a personal appearance at the RKO.) What I remember is a big empty lot, and trying to imagine where the theater was in relation to the Bushwick. Now I see it was actually more on Howard than on Monroe. The RKO Bushwick is that marquee that’s jutting out of the extreme left of the photo. The metal structure on top of the photo is the ubiquitous “J” train.
I grew up in this neighborhood, back in the early 80’s. My mother told me about the Monroe, as well as the RKO Bushwick (Bela Lugosi made a personal appearance at the RKO.) What I remember is a big empty lot, and trying to imagine where the theater was in relation to the Bushwick. Now I see it was actually more on Howard than on Monroe. The RKO Bushwick is that marquee that’s jutting out of the extreme left of the photo. The metal structure on top of the photo is the ubiquitous “J” train.