Clinton Theatre
595 Clinton Street,
Brooklyn,
NY
11231
595 Clinton Street,
Brooklyn,
NY
11231
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Additional Info
Previously operated by: Randforce Amusement Corp.
Architects: William I. Hohauser
Styles: Streamline Moderne
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Situated in the Red Hook section of Brooklyn, the Clinton Theatre was built in 1939-40 by the Randforce Circut, with William I. Hohauser as architect. Designed in a contemporary, modern style, it was larger than most subsequent-run, neighborhood movie houses, with about 600 of its 1,644 seats in a traditional balcony. Much of the Clinton Theatre’s patronage was expected to come from a new 2,500-family housing project being built by The City of New York. The Clinton Theatre was closed in 1964.
A daycare center stands on the site of the demolished theatre.
Contributed by
Warren G. Harris
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I think it has been demolished after closing in the mid 1960’s.
What stands there now is a series of low-rent stores. By the size of the space they take up, the theater must have been a decent size. And by what Warren has written, it was.
I attended this theater once in January 1957. It was a Saturday afternoon double feature and the theater was packed, no empty seats.The building was rather plain, cold modern, clean in good shape.I entered about 3:30 PM and left around 7:30. Evening crowd was about 60% of matinée.
The neighboring housing project was also designed and engineered by William I. Hohauser. It was one of the first large public housing projects in the country and was completed in 1939.
remember dragging my Dad there in the late 50’s to see 25 cartoons on Saturday morning
I heard about this theater from my Mom and Dad. My father grew up in the Red Hook projects in the 50’s. Does anyone know what year it closed?