"This is the interior of the Loew's Kings Theater, which opened in 1929, has been ravaged by time, vandals and pigeons.
The theater, on Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn, last promoted a film in 1977. But a developer has made a down payment on a $70 million renovation and plans to turn the building back into a functioning entertainment site, this time presenting live performances."
(I hope that the New York Times shows the renovated movie house)
How many places like this
have you seen completely torn down?
Demolished.
The old movie theaters were so fabulous. Most of the new ones are boring multi-plex's.
They are just ugly rooms that they stuff us into.
The old ones had beautiful draperies, super cushy seats, elegant lobbies,
gilded gold fixtures, fountains, and they even had 'ushers'.
Does anybody remember 'movie ushers?'
They were the guys who would come around and
tell us " Please take your feet off the back of the seats."
When we were kids they were the enemy.....
but how I long for the day that we had ushers telling us to
'take your feet down off the seat in front of you!!"
Because that would mean the theater would be a fine and beautiful place again......
Hopefully the Loew's Kings Theater will be beautiful again someday soon.
When was the last time you witnessed a beautiful building
being torn down rather than being restored to it's glory days?
How did you feel?
go here to see a a restored theater at JULIENNE's blog "Mostly older than me"
credits: New York Times
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