A Walk Through The Loews King Theatre
As some of you may recall, the New York City Economic Development Corporation scheduled a tour of the old Loews King Theatre on Flatbush as part of its request for expressions of interest from developers. Held last Tuesday morning, the visit appears to have attracted at least 40 or 50 people. Luckily for all of…
As some of you may recall, the New York City Economic Development Corporation scheduled a tour of the old Loews King Theatre on Flatbush as part of its request for expressions of interest from developers. Held last Tuesday morning, the visit appears to have attracted at least 40 or 50 people. Luckily for all of us, one of them had the presence of mind to capture the whole thing on camera and to upload all the photos to Flickr. Check out the entire set on the link.
Loew’s King Theatre Photo Set [Flickr] GMAP
Chance to Bring Back an Old Brooklyn Gem [Brownstoner]
Former Loew’s King Theatre [NYC EDC]
Is there any way one could do a public auction where people offer nominal donations to restore it? 7 million at $10 a pop could make $70M in no time. Im sure once the $10M mark hit some serious money would roll in to support the cause. Stallone, Streisand and Winkler must have some nostalgia…
Is there any way one could do a public auction where people offer nominal donations to restore it? 7 million at $10 a pop could make $70M in no time. Im sure once the $10M mark hit some serious money would roll in to support the cause. Stallone, Streisand and Winkler must have some nostalgia…
Has NYC developement board made any plans for the restoration of the building yet?
There was the Kenmore,Albemarle,, Astor, and then the Kings on Flatbush Ave. NOTHING came close to its grandeur. A place where dreams were born. Restoring it isn’t practical; it’s a necessary obligation to bring history back to life.
Thanks for the photos (and links)–I am so happy that even despite its decrepitude, the Loews wasn’t torn down.
This sure brings back memories…
Please don’t destroy it, AMAZING!!!!!
Wow!
It would be a crime to lose this one. What a magnificent building.
Ah, takes me back. I shot a GooGoo Dolls video there in ’95 or so. Doesn’t look much different. I do recall that the orchestra carpet was 3 inches of wet mush, and the stagehouse roof was mostly gone. Some nasty smells in spots, too. But what an incredible house. Projectors and arcs were still in the old fireproof booth…
Video on Loew’s Kings:
http://www.planetplg.com/docs/LoewsKings.mp4
Background Info:
http://www.planetplg.com/loews.htm
Anyone interested in getting involved in the fight to get the theater restored sbould send email to the address noted on the page linked to above.
Dan
PlanetPLG.com
Save the Loew’s Kings!