Loew's Metropolitan Theatre
392 Fulton Street,
Brooklyn,
NY
11201
392 Fulton Street,
Brooklyn,
NY
11201
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A correction to the post from 50SSNIPES on the October 15, 1993 shooting. The media incorrectly tried to blame the movie for the violence. The shooting actually occurred during the trailers and the film had not even started yet. The victim did not go in alone, he had come in with friends and was spotted by neighborhood rivals as the trailers were screening.
If you look at the marquee, you will see it was “LOEW’S”.
Please correct the spelling, it’s Loews Metropolitan Theatre
During its final years as a quad, the Metropolitan Theatre became national headlines following a deadly mass shooting that left a 19-year-old man dead, and three others injured on October 15, 1993. According to the NYPD, the shooting happened inside Screen 3, nearly an hour into the late-night showing of “Judgment Night”.
A total of 56 people attended the late-night showing of the film when it started around 9:45 PM, with the shooting happening at 10:42 PM. The deceased victim, identified as 19-year-old Lakeem Sules of Brooklyn, entered the theater alone when some of the audiences knew about him. At some point afterward, he struggled with another person (appearing to be the suspect), and gunshots were fired, killing Sules and injuring two 26-year-old men and a 23-year-old woman, with all of the injured victims surviving the tragedy. The NYPD confirmed that a total of 10 gunshots were fired and a total of three revolvers and a semi-automatic pistol were recovered at the scene.
Please update, Cineplex Odeon took over the theatre on November 17, 1989, when Cineplex renovated the theatre after Loews operated it. The two downstair theatres was large auditorium with small screens and the sound was MONO. The two upstairs theatres the screens were better and with Dolby Stereo. Cineplex Odeon, just like the Fortway and Kenmore Quad did not put Dolby sound in all screens.
Grand opening ad posted.
The huge chandelier still exists, but now hangs deep underground in Cumberland Caverns, near McMinnieville, TN. I believe that they have the organ, as well.
Grand opening article:
Happy 100th birthday to Loew’s Metropolitan, which first opened in September, 1918, and is not only still with us, but also magnificently rejuvenated as home to the Brooklyn Tabernacle. Glory, glory, hallelujah!
Loews Theatres was well known for it’s lack maintenance and refurbishment program during that era. It was Cineplex Odeon that really did give these old theatres a new lease of life.
It was Loews. Cineplex only did a cosmetic remodel and put in new cushion seats. Loews was still operating with 70 year old wooden seats.
Who was the chain that actually made this a quad, was it Loews or Cineplex Odeon?
There was a seldom-used entrance on Livingston Street, but usually the Livingston Street marquee was used to advertise the current attraction.
Uploaded to photos from Brooklyn Pics. One is purported to be Smith near Fulton. The other Livingston. Were there multiple entrances or is Brooklyn Pics wrong.
The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir, which now operates out of this old movie house, hit a home run in performing the Battle Hymn of the Republic at Monday’s Inauguration ceremony. Kudos to the choir, the congregation and the people of Brooklyn!
The Metropolitan mezzanine did not over look the lobby as you can see in the first photo. I think that mezzanine shot may be of the RKO Kenmore, or some other Loews house.
The mezzazine lounge didn’t look like that when I frequented the theater, from 1983 to closing. The opening had been covered over by a floor, making a very large lounge space with very little decor.
Here’s a couple of old interior pictures from the collection of the Wisconsin Historical Society. Click on the small pictures to expand them.
http://tinyurl.com/6a5w23g
http://tinyurl.com/6esqtdm
Thanks Al ,you are so right.
The Cineplex Odeon take-over was in the late eighties. There was no Cineplex Odeon in 1978.
Well, I’m sure she attracted rather large crowds. Right after Hell’s Angels, Jean Harlow fan clubs sprang up around the country, even though she had yet to prove herself as the talented comedienne she would become.
Just read that Jean Harlow made a personal appearance there in 1932 to publicize Beast of the City. That must have caused pandemonium!
Very nice link Thanks again Tinseltoes.
MY sister took a picture of a New York theatre with “MOONRAKER” on it.I would love to find that picture.It could be this theatre?
I like the way the they had 2 marquees one on each end.Those were the days.