Jefferson Theatre
811 Myrtle Avenue,
Brooklyn,
NY
11206
811 Myrtle Avenue,
Brooklyn,
NY
11206
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This was a small neighborhood theater located on Myrtle Avenue in Brooklyn. The Jefferson Theatre was opened in 1914. It closed in 1946.
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This looked incredibly run down even in the 40’s.
Robert, the entire block looked terribly run down even in the 40’s!
Absolutely nothing remains on this block. See aerial photo of where the Jefferson was:
Click here for photo
This 1986 Michael Putnam photo shows a Jefferson Theater in NYC, obviously not the one in Brooklyn. If the NYC theater is listed under a different name, let me know so I can repost the photo:
http://tinyurl.com/32l4o2
Ken, is this it?
/theaters/1357/
Thanks for the help.
Judging by the photo linked on Jun 21, 2005, it appears that it didn’t even have real letters saying it was the “Jefferson”. The name Jefferson appears on the marquee the same as a movie would.
It was very run down even in the 40’s!
My father, Sam Lesiger, owned and operated this theater during the early 1940s. Wish I had more information, but he passed away nearly 40 years ago, and that’s all I know. Anyone else remember it?
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