I’ve identified this theater as one of a couple of possible locations of a theater that my grandfather, Louis Eisner, opened in Park Slope in 1916. I have only a fragment of a note he wrote about it. He was a professional photographer, and said the following:
“I had just gotten another business idea with the potential for bigger money. I sold the studio, put together $2,000, moved to Brooklyn and opened a movie theater in Park Slope. I was proud of the theater. It seated 600 and we had a big opening might party, complete with a five-piece woman orchestra. The place was packed every night. And then, another disaster. New York had an outbreak of infantile paralysis. Children were dying and the only thing doctors could say was to keep children out of crowds and stay home to avoid contagion."
The Avon, along with the Deluxe or Garfield are other possible choices, based on timing, location and size of the house. All ideas on this welcomed.
I’ve identified this theater as one of a couple of possible locations of a theater that my grandfather, Louis Eisner, opened in Park Slope in 1916. I have only a fragment of a note he wrote about it. He was a professional photographer, and said the following:
“I had just gotten another business idea with the potential for bigger money. I sold the studio, put together $2,000, moved to Brooklyn and opened a movie theater in Park Slope. I was proud of the theater. It seated 600 and we had a big opening might party, complete with a five-piece woman orchestra. The place was packed every night. And then, another disaster. New York had an outbreak of infantile paralysis. Children were dying and the only thing doctors could say was to keep children out of crowds and stay home to avoid contagion."
The Avon, along with the Deluxe or Garfield are other possible choices, based on timing, location and size of the house. All ideas on this welcomed.