Rogers Theater
333 Rogers Avenue,
Brooklyn,
NY
11225
333 Rogers Avenue,
Brooklyn,
NY
11225
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Additional Info
Previously operated by: Brandt Theaters
Architects: William I. Hohauser
Functions: Church
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Located near the Loew’s Kameo Theater which was northeast up around the corner of Eastern Parkway, this neighborhood theater was a fourth or fifth run house. The Rogers Theater was opened in 1936, and closed in 1967.
The Rogers Theater was located on the east side of Rogers Avenue and was served by the Route 49 Ocean-Rogers trolley car line which ran south from Bergen Street to Emmons Avenue in Sheepshead Bay. It was the closest theater to Ebbets Field, home of the Brooklyn Dodgers baseball team.
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I grew up not far from the Rogers and spent a lot of time there too. I remember going there with my mother to see “From Here to Eternity,” and other great films. I lived across the street from the Crown and we used to go to the Rogers, the Astor in Flatbush, Loews Kameo and Kings and the Patio too. I have great memories of all these wonderful places.
I remember going on a class outing to the Rogers Theater in (I believe) 1961. I attended St. Francis of Assisi grammar school on Nostrand Ave. a few blocks away. In 1961, the Rogers showed the movie the St. Francis of Assisi Story. The nuns arranged a class outing to go see the movie. We kids were pretty bored by the whole thing, but the nuns loved it.
I faintly remember seeing the marquee of the Rogers Theater while passing on the old el above. What memories. I never went inside though. I often went by on the el above.
Someone mentioned having photos of the Rogers above. If anyone does, I would love to see them. I am now 82, and found this site through a site I also just joined and found called Bushwick Buddies. They have wonderful phtoos, but haven’t had time to go through all their stuff yet. I read about this site there, and now I am hooked here too! I also made a whole comment about dish night in the Rivoli Theater. The memories are faint, but these sites are helping jog the memory!
Well, if you do have a photo of the Rogers, I would love to see it. My email is
I’m sorry, I posted the wrong email. It’s not easy getting old! My email is
I did not know there were so many RODGERS theatres.
I didn’t realize that there was an el running on Rogers Av. until I saw Walter H’s post from two years ago. Anyone have other info on this?
The el ran near the OTHER Rogers Theater; not the one on Rogers Ave.
This Rogers Theatre must be the one that can be seen in the two photos at the top of this page of the November 14, 1936, issue of Boxoffice. At the bottom of the page are two photos of the Central Theatre in Yonkers, New York. The last paragraph of the text says that both houses were designed by architect William Hohauser.
Warren G. Harris’s earlier comment on this house attributing the design to Charles Sandblom says that it was a 1935 project, but didn’t open until 1936. The belated opening must have been related to Sandblom’s 1935 plans being dropped, and Hohauser designing the theater as it was finally built.
Interesting mezzanine lounge just below the projection ports. Was this a smoking lounge that was conveniently set in the auditorium so patrons wouldn’t miss any of the movie when stepping out for a smoke? With chairs that were not fixed to the floor… and a phone booth?!
Photo of the Rogers, circa 1940, added to Cinematreasures gallery.