At a Neglected Movie Palace, Cobwebs Are Given Notice

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/03/nyregion/03kings.html

http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2010 ... 03LOWESTHEATER_index.html

And what a big disappointment the Landmark Loews Jersey has become. Except for the occasional theme-movie weekend and less than a handful of shows, it has not even begun to realize its potential.

It was supposed to become a lively venue that was going to attract 3,000(+) attendees at least a few times a week, thus revitalizing the area.

I don't recall if it has done that even once in the last decade or so.

who cares about brooklyn

Famed Brooklyn Movie Palace Will Continue to Rot for Now

Tuesday, December 4, 2007, by Robert @ www.curbed.com


Don't look for any shows at the famous Loew's Kings Theater in Flatbush because the theater will remain a spectacular mess for some time to come. Last year, the city asked for developers interested in redoing the old theater, which is one of the five original "Wonder Theaters." The original goal was renovating the theater by 2009. That's not going to happen, says today's Daily News, which raises the possibility that nothing may happen for a long, long time. The 3,000-seat theater has been shut for 30 years and its chandeliers and mahogany paneling have been rotting in place. In any case, 13 months after the flurry of activity, the city won't say how many responses it got or what was the proposals were. They also say they still have to study how much it will cost to renovate and repair the trashed theater. Renovation plans have been kicking around for a long time and fallen through in the past. Sometime around 2012ish, then?

http://curbed.com/archives/2007/12/04 ... ntinue_to_rot_for_now.php

From Wiki:

The Loew's Wonder Theaters were the five flagship Loew's movie palaces of the New York City area in the United States of America. These five lavishly stunning theaters were built by the Loew's theater chain to establish it's dominance of metropolitan New York City. Only one is currently in use as a movie theater; two are currently used as churches, one is vacant, and one recently opened as an entertainment venue.

* Loew's Kings Theater, Brooklyn (opened 1929) - remains closed as of 2007
* Loew's Jersey Theater, Jersey City (opened 1929) - operating as classic cinema and performing arts center as of 2007
* Loew's Paradise Theater, The Bronx (opened 1929) - operating as an entertainment venue as of 2007
* Loew's Valencia Theater, Queens (opened 1929) - operating as a church as of 2007
* Loew's 175th Street Theater, Manhattan (opened 1930) - operating as a church, now called the United Palace Theater (as well as an entertainment venue, by rental arrangement through large promoters such as Live Nation) as of 2007