Revisiting the Loew's Kings Theater
This weekend, Christopher Gray took a look at the history of one of Brooklyn’s architectural landmarks, the Loew’s Kings Theater on Flatbush. One of five Loew’s “wonder theaters” created in the building boom 1929 and 1930, the Kings has been lying fallow since 1977. (Interestingly, it was probably the first theater built for movies.) Last…
This weekend, Christopher Gray took a look at the history of one of Brooklyn’s architectural landmarks, the Loew’s Kings Theater on Flatbush. One of five Loew’s “wonder theaters” created in the building boom 1929 and 1930, the Kings has been lying fallow since 1977. (Interestingly, it was probably the first theater built for movies.) Last fall, the New York City Economic Development Coroporation asked for developers to submit proposals for what to do with deteriorated yet nevertheless architecturally stunning theater; the EDC will say only that it hopes to move to the next stage laterthis spring. One of the people who went on last October’s tour hosted by the EDC put together a great photo seton Flickr. Stunning. Let’s hope a good proposal rises to the surface.
The Kings Is Dead! Long Live the Kings! [NY Times]
A Walk Through The Loews King Theatre [Brownstoner]GMAP
A Chance to Bring Back an Old Brooklyn Gem [Brownstoner]
Left photo from the Theatre Historical Society of America; right photo by Richard Perry for The New York Times.
Wow, look at the difference. It is amazing that long ago with less technology, structures were built much more complex and built to last. Look at the marquee design. What happaned to quality in building from the 50’s to the 2000’s…it is amazing how each decade is less and less permanent.
flickr photoset link is currently pointing to the Times article