From Flicks to Fischer on 15th Street
A couple of years ago the old Globe Theater on 15th Street between 5th and 6th avenues was demolished. Cinema Treasures says the second-run movie house closed decades ago and was later used as a warehouse. What’s risen in its place is a 48-unit apartment building, according to DOB records, that came from beneath the…
A couple of years ago the old Globe Theater on 15th Street between 5th and 6th avenues was demolished. Cinema Treasures says the second-run movie house closed decades ago and was later used as a warehouse. What’s risen in its place is a 48-unit apartment building, according to DOB records, that came from beneath the sea! was designed by architect Karl Fischer.
Development Watch: 226 15th Street [Brownstoner] GMAP DOB
Old Globe photo from kencta.
Great. The new building looks like a cineplex. I prefer the “Classic Modern” condos above.
The building is very nice – 1956 actually looks pretty dumpy if you ask me – didnt anyone sweep the streets back then?
RIP old Bklyn.
Welcome to the future, and it ain’t pretty.
We can thank Karl for lower the bar for architectural design one notch lower.
Once went to a lecture on old theaters in Brooklyn – it was quite interesting. It’s a topic that lurks within the minds of many, many oldtimers.
Another vote for Jane Wyman. She was hot.
Must be the angle of the old photo, but it looks like the marquee is about to come crashing down.
1956 looks nicer.
A very sad before/after. And goddamn I love those cars.
Jane Wyman was a babe. She was Ronald Reagan’s first wife.
Trivia tidbit du jour.