Sheffield Theatre
308 Sheffield Avenue,
Brooklyn,
NY
11207
308 Sheffield Avenue,
Brooklyn,
NY
11207
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Architects: Arthur G. Carlson
Firms: Carlson & Wiseman
Functions: Storage
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The Sheffield Theatre in the Brownsville-East New York section of Brooklyn was opened in 1917 and closed in 1931.
By 1975, it had been converted into a church and by 2006 it was in use as a warehouse.
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Warren G. Harris
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A warehouse of some kind is currently located at 308 Sheffield Ave. The NYC Building Dept shows a New Building permit issued and cancelled in 1915. No c of o information is available.
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From “The Brooklyn Theatre Index Volume II” SHEFFIELD THEATRE 1917-1931 Seating Capacity 1266, Architect: Arthur E. Carlson Organ: Wurlitzer Opus 137 2 manual/4 rank installed May 1917 Listed as closed in the 1932 Film Daily Yearbook
My guess would be that the cost to upgrade for sound pictures wasn’t deemed a worthwhile investment to the owner.
You can see part of the building and the marque of this already closed theater taken in 1940. You have to zoom in on the photo and it’s all the way to the right. –> http://nycma.lunaimaging.com/luna/servlet/s/88ujc0