Biltmore Theatre
464 New Lots Avenue,
Brooklyn,
NY
11207
464 New Lots Avenue,
Brooklyn,
NY
11207
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From Howard Topoff. If you hung out at the Biltmoere Cornwer, please contact me and say hi at
I lived on Wyona Street, right next door to the Biltmore. On Saturday nights, I sold newspapers under the marquis. Next dorr was a candy store and Murray’s Pool Room. On Saturday, for 25 cents, you got a double feature, 25 caroons, serial (Flash Gordon, Three Stooges, Buck Rogers, etc.), MovieTone news and coming attractions. When Mr. Siegel was the manager, there was a birthday club with live performances (Three Stooges, Claribel, etc.) After the movie “broke” on Fr iday and Saturday nights (about midnight), everyone poured out and headed for Rogers for burgers, milk shakes, or a frappe.
Note to Barbara Miller. Did you go to PS 213? Were you friends with Ronnie Wright.
I remember seeing the 3 Stooges in person at the Biltmore in the early 60’s. The kids went totally beserk, screaming and applauding. It was one of the best moments of my childhood. My day camp took us kids to see “7th Voyage of Sinbad” there one summer (1958). Candy counter was against the back wall.
In the Muppets Take Manhattan, out in 1984, they have the Biltmore set for where they perform at the end of the movie. In the movie, they make it look like it’s in the theater district in Manhattan with crowds and Biltmore is clearly seen on the side of the marquee.
hey abe i heard there was a shul on the second floor of the biltmore
is that true?
My father was an office manager for the Randforce movie chain which owned and managed the Biltmore Theater. We lived in East New York so this was my neighborhood theater. My sister worked at the concession stand and I spent many a Saturday afternoon there. On other Saturdays, I would ride around with my father to many of the theaters in the chain to chat with the managers, collect cash, stock the vending machines, hang out in the projection rooms or sit in the back row, wait for my father while watching the movies.
the biltmore was a beautiful theatre
it had a carved ceiling
and in the rear balustrudes framing the seats
it featured 20th century fox, universal and columbia films
i remember in the 40s seeing plenty of betty grable films
and bette davis productions
the biltmore also featured warner brothers films
i saw films with the buddys of the era-jack carson and dennis morgan
i returned to the biltmore in the midsixties
on nove mber 9 1965-the day of the blackout i saw ship of fools and ill take sweden with bob hope
i continued to go to the biltmore until it close for good in 1969.
it made me feel like i was a kid again
on the corner of the b
Does anyone have images of the interior/exterior?
What is standing in its place?
Biltmore has been torn down for about 4 years now. I used to see double features of great 50’s style monster movies there as a kid. My older sister fell in love with Elvis on other days. Wonderful place to grow up. Candy store two doors down.
Yes the Carroll Theater building is still there. Believe it’s a church now.
I was born and lived in the Brownsville section of Brooklyn. (I live in San Francisco today.) My parents moved us when I was 7 in 1960, to Union St in Crown Heights. I recall the Biltmore and saw my first movies there, with my older sister. I think it was the Wolfman or the Werewolf. Sorry to see its demise so long ago. It was a huge place. But the neighborhood did go downhill pretty rapidly. I recall also the Carroll Theatre on Utica Ave. Does anyone know if that’s still around? – Martin C.
The Supreme Theater located at Livonia and Williams Aves had a large East New York following. A block away between Alabama and Georgia Aves also on Livonia, Fortunoff Dept. Store got it’s start.
Seeing the names of these theatres caused a pain through my heart—I lived in Brownsville and East New York from birth through beginning college in 1963. I lived in the Brownsville Houses, Schenck Ave, Williams Ave. Barbara (Miller) Griffin
I believe the Biltmore was torn down, didn’t see it on my last trip to Brooklyn. It was near Wyona Street, right?
The other theater near Livonia Ave was called The Supreme… also gave out dishes… anyone remember this? Suzie
I think this was the theater that my mom used to go to on Tuesday or Thursday nites so that she could get these dishes… they had gold trim and she’d drag my sister (this was in the forties) with her …. my mother finally got the entire set! … wasn’t there another theater close to the Biltmore… maybe on Livonia Ave. in East New YOrk? let me know… great memories … Suzie
I lived around the corner from the biltmore in the 1930s I went there every saturday as a child untill 1939 .If I can help you contact me at
Stanley Glugover
The Biltmore Theatre was located at 464 New Lots Ave. and it seated 1710 people.