Theater Operator Said to be Eyeing Loew’s Kings

To run peep shows?

Posted by: guest at January 14, 2008 10:09 AM

Great news. We would certainly go see movies there. We found that area vibrant, everybody out and about, and the people were very nice. We walked that stretch of Flatbush before after having to go out there to Sears a couple years ago. The historic church is right around there, too. This commercial area merits revitalization.

Get Barbra Streisand to sing at the opening gala. She used to be an usher at this theater when she was young and in Flatbush. Little Babs dreaming of becoming a big star, as she swept up popcorn and spilled drinks.

Posted by: guest at January 14, 2008 11:03 AM

Be nice to see dinner shows with revues burlesque .

Posted by: guest at January 14, 2008 11:32 AM

A southern NJ theater (albeit not as grand as the Loews King) was in danger of demolition to make way for condos, and it has been saved. The Loews King can also be saved...it takes imagination and will (and $$ of course). Check out http://www.capemay.com/Editorial/march07/beachtheatre.html

Posted by: guest at January 14, 2008 11:51 AM

Such great architecture and details would love to see an arts organization like BAM move in-great spot for dance, theater and movies. The area has a lot to offer! I also would support it.

Posted by: guest at January 14, 2008 12:26 PM

I would love to see a cultural performing arts center. It would be great for neighborhood kids to visit performances on school trips.

Posted by: guest at January 14, 2008 2:40 PM

Would this plan be economically feasible? I would LOVE to see this theater revived, but wonder if the high cost of renovation would offset the moderate income of showcasing movies or live music in an age when most people get their entertainment from a home computer.

Posted by: guest at January 14, 2008 3:01 PM

Actually BAM has very good attendance, 3:01. All their theater and dance and music performances sell out. There are so many dance troupes and orchestras and theatre groups who need performance space. The calendars get booked years in advance for all the major venues in NYC. I'm sure artists would gladly welcome another place in town, especially something newly renovated.

Posted by: guest at January 14, 2008 3:57 PM

I think BAM gets a lot of people from Manhattan, definitely a lot from Downtown Brooklyn. It might be hard to get these people out to Flatbush, though I certainly would make the trek.

Posted by: guest at January 14, 2008 5:19 PM

But 3:01 was saying NOBODY in Brooklyn goes to theaters, and instead watch everything at home and that's not true.

Besides, people get on the train to go to Beacon to see DIA. People go to Astoria to the Museum of the Moving Image. People go to the Bronx to the zoo. The city does not limit all culture only to Manhattan and parts of Brooklyn closer to Manhattan.

Posted by: guest at January 14, 2008 5:31 PM

Would the theater be divided into a multiplex? If so, how much of the interior would be saved?

Posted by: guest at January 14, 2008 5:36 PM

I think some sort of partnership with Brooklyn College would be natural.

Has anyone been to the refurbed theater in Jersey City?

Posted by: guest at January 14, 2008 9:26 PM

perhaps the chain of Landmark Theatres. A coorporate chain which is very popular on the west coast, and currently only has one other theatre in New York, on the LES.

Posted by: guest at April 12, 2008 5:12 AM

Perhaps, Landmark Theatres. A coorporate chain of theatres that is very popular on the west coast, which shows independent films, and currently only has one theatre in New York, on the lower east side.

Posted by: guest at April 12, 2008 5:15 AM

Perhaps, Landmark Theatres. A coorporate chain of theatres that is very popular on the west coast, which shows independent films, and currently only has one theatre in New York, on the lower east side.

Posted by: guest at April 12, 2008 5:16 AM

Perhaps, Landmark Theatres. A coorporate chain of theatres that is very popular on the west coast, which shows independent films, and currently only has one theatre in New York, on the lower east side.

Posted by: guest at April 12, 2008 5:17 AM