Loew's Kameo Theatre
530 Eastern Parkway,
Brooklyn,
NY
11225
530 Eastern Parkway,
Brooklyn,
NY
11225
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The former CAMEO Theatre became the LOEW’S KAMEO in 1925 after two years of opening. Loew’s operated th theatre until April of 1964 and then LEASED it to the Brandt Organization for another 10 years. Brandt’s did not continue beyond 1974. The last double feature was “COTTON COMES TO HARLEM” and associate feature. The film played the first time around in 1970 (it’s release year) for 5 WEEKS! (a record) with a co-feature of “Gaily, Gaily”. “COTTON” played here several times before its' last showing. In 1974, there was a shooting in the theatre “over seats”, it made the Daily News and that was it. A guard was on duty in the closed theatre for three years according to the payrolls of the LOEW’S KINGS Theatre which payed the salary on thier payroll under the notation “Guard for the Kameo Theatre. The facade deserves landmark status for its' detailing and is worth the walk if you are at the Brooklyn Museum. It is similar to the now painted facade of Loew’s Oriental.
Loew’s Kameo opened as the Cameo Theatre a few years before Loew’s came in and changed the “C” to a “K”. A staircase now closed off on the left side lobby entrance led to the roof-top theatre or an elevator in the inner lobby. The roof-top theatre was operating into the late 1940’s. A patron at one of my slide lectures told me that she and her husband saw a movie on the roof-top as late as 1948. She remembered it distinctly with her husband who was also in attendance.
The other three rooftops in the borough were the Carlton, Congress and the Rugby. All these theatres have remnants of the former rooftop
movie days to this day.
The Loews Kameo Theatre is located 530 Eastern Parkway and it seated 1486 people.
The terra cotta banding is very special, an impressive structure overall, if the exterior is a clue to what treasures may be inside, this could contain a lot of promise for visitors