West End Theatre

52nd Street and New Utrecht Avenue,
Brooklyn, NY 11219

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50sSNIPES
50sSNIPES on July 18, 2026 at 5:27 am

Loew’s Inc. took over the West End Theatre in July 1923, shortly after Al Friedlander secured as ownership of the West End from Hyman Britwar earlier that year. Even Harry Brandt had to take partnership after he practically completed the deal.

Michael Abrams
Michael Abrams on June 8, 2026 at 8:45 am

As of June 8, 2026 the building is being demolished.

Michael Abrams
Michael Abrams on June 4, 2024 at 11:22 am

Building also housed a bowling alley sometime in the late 1960’s.

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on December 1, 2006 at 1:49 pm

Unlike Pavarotti, whose only film in 1981 was a dud.

ERD
ERD on December 1, 2006 at 1:32 pm

The photo from the Brooklyn Library was taken in 1918 after the “El"
was built on New Utrecht Avenue. The silent picture featured was Paramount’s "My Cousin”, a comedy starring Enrico Caruso.(Adolph Zukor had signed the famous operatic tenor to make three silent movies for his studio. Although Caruso couldn’t be heard, his movie debut was a success)

ERD
ERD on November 19, 2005 at 11:05 pm

The West End theatre was built on New Utrecht avenue when the West End train line was on street level. It was one of the earliest movie theatres built in the Borough Park section of Brooklyn