Loew's Gates Theatre

1340 Broadway,
Brooklyn, NY 11221

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PeterKoch
PeterKoch on August 10, 2004 at 2:11 pm

Warren, thanks for the details !

PeterKoch
PeterKoch on August 10, 2004 at 12:22 pm

Here’s a link to a “companion” image to the 1943 image of Loew’s Gates from Ralph Avenue that J.F. Lundy posted a link to, six comments above :

http://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?31100

The view is also at the intersection of Ralph and Gates Avenues, in the Bushwick section of Brooklyn, but looks north on Ralph Avenue rather than east on Gates Avenue. The old theater above and to the left of the trolley car in the center of the picture is the Empire, which used to stand at the intersection of Broadway, and Ralph and Lexington Avenues. In this image, Loew’s Gates would be out of view to the right.

Bway
Bway on August 4, 2004 at 12:23 pm

Interesting, it didn’t look like the building fronted on Broadway (although obviously it does or did seeing that it’s address is on Broadway). Isn’t the marquee in JF Lundy’s link in the same spot as the entrance to the Pilgrim Church is now? Was that an additional entrance, or was it already moved at that early date already?

joemasher
joemasher on August 4, 2004 at 5:45 am

The theatre and lobby are 100% in tact. It’s totally worth the trip, if you can make it.

theatrefan
theatrefan on August 3, 2004 at 9:08 pm

J.F. & Broadway… thank you both for the photos!

Judging by these photos, It looks like you would enter the theatre and then have to turn left to be in the auditorim, I wonder if this theatre has a big lobby. The sunburst style Loew’s marquee was shared by the Alpine in Brooklyn and the Delancy in NYC.

Bway
Bway on August 3, 2004 at 7:39 pm

Wow, thanks JF!
Here’s a current photo of the building I took a few weeks ago, which is now a church. They have really kept the exterior in good shape, so hopefully they have done the same on the interior.
If anyone ever finds any interior photos, either current or past, please post them.

The link should work for a few weeks:
View link

jflundy
jflundy on August 3, 2004 at 5:41 pm

1943 image of Gates frim Ralph Avenue click for photo.

PeterKoch
PeterKoch on May 13, 2004 at 9:39 am

Bway, you’re welcome, and it’s good reading you again. I was glad to finally post those links, and test them, and find that they work !
Next stop, Borough Park and Bensonhurst !

You also may have noticed that my posting the links has provoked comments by Warren providing more info on these theaters.

Bway
Bway on May 13, 2004 at 9:33 am

Peter, thanks for providing links to photos for so many theaters on the site, like the Ambassador, Valencia, etc. Of course I know the photo in the above link quite well….

PeterKoch
PeterKoch on May 12, 2004 at 1:01 pm

The roofline of the Loews Gates is visible above the el platform canopy in this image :

http://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?26229

RobertR
RobertR on March 26, 2004 at 12:20 pm

Back in the eighties a friend of mine was involved with putting a concert on here. She took alot of pictures and at that time it was pretty much the way Loews left it. I would love to hear an update on its present condition.

jays
jays on March 26, 2004 at 10:07 am

The theatre is now the home of the Pilcgrim Baptist Church from looking inside from the door on the Broadway entrance it looks like some of the interior elements were spared. i’ll soon go inside investigate and post my findings.

ZakVreeland
ZakVreeland on January 11, 2004 at 12:45 pm

It says status open- but it’s not open- I live next to it. Who changes the status?

William
William on November 15, 2003 at 10:16 am

The Loews Gates Theatre is located 1340 Broadway and it seated 2925 people.