In the late forties the Wagner theater showed rerun Hollywod flicks.
I remember seeing Captain’s Courageous there.They also ran cartoons
such as Mighty Mouse and Popeye.
The interior was non descript.
As a child one of the places I lived was on Irving Ave and Himrod
St.I was diagonally across from a Public School.A young neighbor
girl asked my parents if she could take me to the movies.
She took me to this movie to see King of the Zombies.I must have
been about 4 or 5 years old.Once again she took me to see another
Zombie movie and I would have to state that this is all I remember
about the Wyckoff.We sat in the front row and those Zombies were
real big.I loved every minute of it.
Not long after, the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor and my Dad was
drafted into the Navy.
We headed to Williamsburg,Brooklyn where I would be introduced to
other movie houses.
I can’t be positive but my memory says it was next to the Deli.
I may be wrong on that though.It’s so long ago.I always connected the
Deli with the Lindy.I know it was closer to McKibbon St.
If the street sign says McKibbon St. then it’s the Rent a Car.
The Mini Market was a Jewish Deli in the forties.
Since I can’t see the street sign I’m not sure what I'm
looking at.The Lindy was about a block before the Rainbow
Theater.It was on the opposite side of the street.
This theater was off of Mckibbon St.Next door was a Deli that sold
the most delicous knishes.I would buy a knish and enter the movie theater.I saw Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves there.Loads of those
Hollywood musicals,Three Stooges,Laurel and Hardy and in most cases
Hollywood Westerns.
Nice little movie house in the forties that I practically lived in.
Not as upscale as the Rainbow,Grand,Commodore or Marcy.
The price was always right.A few cents admission.
Warren you had me beating my brains out on this one.I kept hearing
Paul Newmans voice.It wasn’t Quo Vadis it had to be The Silver Chalice. Thanks for refreshing a tired old memory.
Coming from Williamsburg and growing up in Bushwick in the forties
I never saw a movie balcony like the RKO Bushwick.
The RKO Bushwick wasn’t always packed full so the balcony wasn't
really a problem.It was only when they showed a spectacular that
could fill the house that it would bring the balcony problem
to light.The RKO Bushwick was a fine theater.One of ythe best in the
area.
I remember lots of feet that looked like Lion Feet.:–)
Also heard voices and couldn’t figure out if the guy on the
right side was talking or the guy on the left.
It’s funny that no one has mentioned the balcony of the RKO
Bushwick.My friends and I went to see Quo Vadis there.The movie
theater was so packed there were only seats at the top of the
balcony.The problem with that was if you were seated in the top
area of the balcony you couldn’t see the whole movie screen.It was
cut off by an overhang.All you could see was the bottom half of the movie.So we all saw the bottom half of the actors and heard their voices.Believe me it was memorable.
My young friend Charlie’s Mom Evelyn was the Rivoli Theater's
cashier for many years. When you walked into the the theater
the cashier was to your left.The Manager would usually be the person
who took the tickets.Once you entered the movie theater there
was a staircase in the center on your right side.The stairs went
up one flight to the balcony.The Rivoli had a loge section below the
balcony which was entered through the balcony.On the main floor
there was a candy counter to the left of the balcony.
A Matron served the main floor and there was nothing significant about the decor of the Rivoli.It wasn’t an elaborate theater such as
the RKO Madison.
Nice little old movie house.I remember it being near Manhattan Ave.
I saw Red Skelton there for the first time.He appeared in “The
Fuller Brush Man."
They would show westerns with the likes of Tex Ritter,Gene Autry,
Randolph Scott,etc.
A local movie house I attended in the forties.
In the late forties the Wagner theater showed rerun Hollywod flicks.
I remember seeing Captain’s Courageous there.They also ran cartoons
such as Mighty Mouse and Popeye.
The interior was non descript.
As a child one of the places I lived was on Irving Ave and Himrod
St.I was diagonally across from a Public School.A young neighbor
girl asked my parents if she could take me to the movies.
She took me to this movie to see King of the Zombies.I must have
been about 4 or 5 years old.Once again she took me to see another
Zombie movie and I would have to state that this is all I remember
about the Wyckoff.We sat in the front row and those Zombies were
real big.I loved every minute of it.
Not long after, the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor and my Dad was
drafted into the Navy.
We headed to Williamsburg,Brooklyn where I would be introduced to
other movie houses.
I can’t be positive but my memory says it was next to the Deli.
I may be wrong on that though.It’s so long ago.I always connected the
Deli with the Lindy.I know it was closer to McKibbon St.
Bway,
If the street sign says McKibbon St. then it’s the Rent a Car.
The Mini Market was a Jewish Deli in the forties.
Since I can’t see the street sign I’m not sure what I'm
looking at.The Lindy was about a block before the Rainbow
Theater.It was on the opposite side of the street.
I believe I used to pay .04 cents for admission.My knish was
a nickel.
This theater was off of Mckibbon St.Next door was a Deli that sold
the most delicous knishes.I would buy a knish and enter the movie theater.I saw Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves there.Loads of those
Hollywood musicals,Three Stooges,Laurel and Hardy and in most cases
Hollywood Westerns.
Nice little movie house in the forties that I practically lived in.
Not as upscale as the Rainbow,Grand,Commodore or Marcy.
The price was always right.A few cents admission.
Warren you had me beating my brains out on this one.I kept hearing
Paul Newmans voice.It wasn’t Quo Vadis it had to be The Silver Chalice. Thanks for refreshing a tired old memory.
Coming from Williamsburg and growing up in Bushwick in the forties
I never saw a movie balcony like the RKO Bushwick.
The RKO Bushwick wasn’t always packed full so the balcony wasn't
really a problem.It was only when they showed a spectacular that
could fill the house that it would bring the balcony problem
to light.The RKO Bushwick was a fine theater.One of ythe best in the
area.
I remember lots of feet that looked like Lion Feet.:–)
Also heard voices and couldn’t figure out if the guy on the
right side was talking or the guy on the left.
It’s funny that no one has mentioned the balcony of the RKO
Bushwick.My friends and I went to see Quo Vadis there.The movie
theater was so packed there were only seats at the top of the
balcony.The problem with that was if you were seated in the top
area of the balcony you couldn’t see the whole movie screen.It was
cut off by an overhang.All you could see was the bottom half of the movie.So we all saw the bottom half of the actors and heard their voices.Believe me it was memorable.
My young friend Charlie’s Mom Evelyn was the Rivoli Theater's
cashier for many years. When you walked into the the theater
the cashier was to your left.The Manager would usually be the person
who took the tickets.Once you entered the movie theater there
was a staircase in the center on your right side.The stairs went
up one flight to the balcony.The Rivoli had a loge section below the
balcony which was entered through the balcony.On the main floor
there was a candy counter to the left of the balcony.
A Matron served the main floor and there was nothing significant about the decor of the Rivoli.It wasn’t an elaborate theater such as
the RKO Madison.
Nice little old movie house.I remember it being near Manhattan Ave.
I saw Red Skelton there for the first time.He appeared in “The
Fuller Brush Man."
They would show westerns with the likes of Tex Ritter,Gene Autry,
Randolph Scott,etc.
A local movie house I attended in the forties.