Apollo Theatre

i lived down the street from this theater on fulton st.i grew up in the 1960s and this was my sis and e home away from home. especially on saturdays. this is where i first saw DR NO. i was sad when it closed. very good memories here. down the block was also the Banco, The Regent and The Brevoort. But the Apollo always dear to my heart.

Hector, 1941 seems to have been the year when the Fulton el met its demise. So, the area had just become “el free” when this picture was snapped. This was surprising info for me, since I had previously thought that the el had survived until after the end of WWII.

There are, by the way, nearly 400 pictures of mostly Fulton St. on the attachment that TT recently enclosed. They provide a number of pictures of the street just before and after the el came down. You can also view pictures of many other movie houses that once graced Fulton St., including the Tivoli, Strand, Majestic, Regent and Normandy. It really is worth a few hours of your time. Thanks TT.

Hi there, my name is Jesse Moore and, though I now call New Orleans home, was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. I am a musician, and performed at the Brooklyn Apollo Theater when it was alive and kicking. I am so sad to hear that it was demolished. In the 60s, I saw many great blues and R&B artists there, including James Brown, Jackie Wilson, Bobby Bland and many Motown acts. I can be contacted through my website, www.jessemoore.com

hello i was raised down the street from this theater.on saturdays my mother would send my sister and my self to the matinees. my mother took us there to see gene chandler and barbara mason. james brown was there and many other acts of the 60s. i was crushed when they tore it down.my sister has a photo of the theater in a background.

The Apollo Theatre in the Brooklyn was located at 1531 Fulton Street and it seated 1315 people.