I spent my childhood going to the Saturday Kiddee Matinees at the Canarsie Theater almost every week from the mid fifties through mid sixties. The admission was 50 cents. I do recall the matrons patrolling the theater with their flashlights. We used to buy a roll of Necco candies for a nickel at the concession stand and stick them under the seats by licking them to make them sticky. I even recall seeing the Beatles first movie, A Hard Days Night, at the Canarsie. The girls were all screaming so loudly that nobody could hear the movie.
The theater was located in the corner of an L shaped strip mall on Racaway Parkway in Brooklyn just about a block from the Belt Parkway. The interior was a non-discript room surrounded by dark red acoustic curtains with an acoustic tile ceiling with recessed lighting. There was no balcony and a very small lobby with a small concession.
I spent my childhood going to the Saturday Kiddee Matinees at the Canarsie Theater almost every week from the mid fifties through mid sixties. The admission was 50 cents. I do recall the matrons patrolling the theater with their flashlights. We used to buy a roll of Necco candies for a nickel at the concession stand and stick them under the seats by licking them to make them sticky. I even recall seeing the Beatles first movie, A Hard Days Night, at the Canarsie. The girls were all screaming so loudly that nobody could hear the movie.
The theater was located in the corner of an L shaped strip mall on Racaway Parkway in Brooklyn just about a block from the Belt Parkway. The interior was a non-discript room surrounded by dark red acoustic curtains with an acoustic tile ceiling with recessed lighting. There was no balcony and a very small lobby with a small concession.
I lived across the street from the Seaview Theater. I recall that the first film shown there was Soldier in the Rain starring Jackie Gleason.