Coney Island’s Shore Theater, a film by Charles Denson, director of the Coney Island History Project and author of “Coney Island Lost and Found.” The film features some of his photos of the interior of the Shore… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jllTm9frw2k
New Exhibit: Inside the Shore Theater: Photographs by Charles Denson
Never-before-seen photos of the ornate interior of the Shore Theater Building by Coney Island History Project director Charles Denson are on view at our exhibition center through September 3rd. The new exhibit “Inside the Shore Theater: Photographs by Charles Denson” is open to the public on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays from 12 noon – 6pm. Admission to the Coney Island History Project is free of charge.
The History Project is located at 3059 West 12th Street at the entrance to Deno’s Wonder Wheel Park, just a few steps off the Boardwalk.
“This purpose of this exhibit is to remind the public of the importance of the Shore Theater and the role it should play in the future of Coney Island,” said Mr. Denson. “With the latest round of proposals to build casinos and hotels in Coney Island, it’s easy to imagine a restored Shore Theater as the centerpiece of a year-round entertainment venue.”
The seven-story, neo-Renaissance style theater and vaudeville house and adjacent 14-story office building at the corner of Surf and Stillwell Avenues opened in 1925 and operated for half a century. Both structures have been closed and sealed up for decades. The theater’s facade was granted landmark status in 2010, but the interior is not protected and vulnerable to demolition. The images provide a rare glimpse of a Coney Island treasure.
http://www.coneyislandhistory.org/news/?p=950
Two photos posted on the History Project’s flickr photostream:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/27583836@N08/sets/72157630751139790/
Coney Island’s Shore Theater, a film by Charles Denson, director of the Coney Island History Project and author of “Coney Island Lost and Found.” The film features some of his photos of the interior of the Shore… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jllTm9frw2k
New Exhibit: Inside the Shore Theater: Photographs by Charles Denson
Never-before-seen photos of the ornate interior of the Shore Theater Building by Coney Island History Project director Charles Denson are on view at our exhibition center through September 3rd. The new exhibit “Inside the Shore Theater: Photographs by Charles Denson” is open to the public on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays from 12 noon – 6pm. Admission to the Coney Island History Project is free of charge. The History Project is located at 3059 West 12th Street at the entrance to Deno’s Wonder Wheel Park, just a few steps off the Boardwalk.
“This purpose of this exhibit is to remind the public of the importance of the Shore Theater and the role it should play in the future of Coney Island,” said Mr. Denson. “With the latest round of proposals to build casinos and hotels in Coney Island, it’s easy to imagine a restored Shore Theater as the centerpiece of a year-round entertainment venue.”
The seven-story, neo-Renaissance style theater and vaudeville house and adjacent 14-story office building at the corner of Surf and Stillwell Avenues opened in 1925 and operated for half a century. Both structures have been closed and sealed up for decades. The theater’s facade was granted landmark status in 2010, but the interior is not protected and vulnerable to demolition. The images provide a rare glimpse of a Coney Island treasure.
http://www.coneyislandhistory.org/news/?p=950
Two photos posted on the History Project’s flickr photostream: http://www.flickr.com/photos/27583836@N08/sets/72157630751139790/