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waiting for godot......look at the pictureof the 2 germans arguing..any idea of title
a few posts below
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any interiors of the rainbow..must have been quite large with balcony???
the palace photo is beautiful...recent photo???
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was this the interior of the rainbow???over 1000 seats ?
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hello bart...believe it or not we were neigbors...except for a vast age difference(?) i had the same experiences......i was born in 1928 in ridgewood putnam avenue..stayed till 1959 after a move
to fresh pond road.. remember gottliebs delicatessen on myrtle across from the rko madison?
yes i sat in the 45degree balconyin the bushwick saw many good films there ,,,but my favorite as a kid was the monroe and the eagle on central avenue. ....are you old enough to remeber the eagle(central and palmetto)???three features, cartoons ,, serials newsreels, a 2reeler and a free comic book...for TEN CENTS..how on earthdid that theatre make a profit. ?we lived in cold water flats and then heated apartments (35 dollars a month 1939) it was a different world then.
I graduated st matthias 1942...brooklyn tech 42 to 46..reached from fresh pond rd via the old wooden trains on the el with folding gates operated by the conductors......
i remember all the old movie houses ,the ones you mentioned.,plus the rivoli on myrtle,, the glenwood, belvedere, acme in glendale andthe willoughby and star in bushwick...
happy memories.....how do i send a personal posting to trivia members??
ps ..i guess your age at aabout 50..am i right?
Metz
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hello bart...believe it or not we were neigbors...except for a vast age difference(?) i had the same experiences......i was born in 1928 in ridgewood putnam avenue..stayed till 1959 after a move
to fresh pond road.. remember gottliebs delicatessen on myrtle across from the rko madison?
yes i sat in the 45degree balconyin the bushwick saw many good films there ,,,but my favorite as a kid was the monroe and the eagle on central avenue. ....are you old enough to remeber the eagle(central and palmetto)???three features, cartoons ,, serials newsreels, a 2reeler and a free comic book...for TEN CENTS..how on earthdid that theatre make a profit. ?we lived in cold water flats and then heated apartments (35 dollars a month 1939) it was a different world then.
I graduated st matthias 1942...brooklyn tech 42 to 46..reached from fresh pond rd via the old wooden trains on the el with folding gates operated by the conductors......
i remember all the old movie houses ,the ones you mentioned.,plus the rivoli on myrtle,, the glenwood, belvedere, acme in glendale andthe willoughby and star in bushwick...
happy memories.....how do i send a personal posting to trivia members??
ps ..i guess your age at aabout 50..am i right?
Metz
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or maybe "souls at sea" with gary cooper (1937)???
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......MONGO......is that beautiful color photo(below The Palace) of the interior the rainbow theatre???i can hardly believe it was on graham avenue ...surely it is another place???the only theatre i remeber is the graham in williamsburg
heres one of the rko bushwick that i frequented way back when
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anyone...please tell me how to post a personal message to a trivia board member
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any old port in a storm bart this thread seems to work
the above is where i usually dine quite reasonable prices i think
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yah you vill enchoy dis
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yes
here is number ???
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thats easy fred it is the first movie uncle charlie saw when he was ten years old in 1915
""the birth of a nation"
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thats easy fred it is the first movie uncle charlie saw when he was ten years old in 1915
""the birth of a nation"
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glad you likedmit ...here is another
do you know him?
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thats james barton again ....dont know for sure the title of pic
here are 2 more ( have a pickle with these)
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this is the man on the porch in its a wonderful life...... his initial are D E
he shouts to Stewart ..Why dont you kiss her?
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anybody else try??
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nope not a reuben or a pastrami on rye but a walter ...... walter......?
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tovarich.
how about this one
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tovarich.
how about this one
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hi bart ..how about the head of a horse.....?LOL
am i wrong or is the board starting to function?
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now that you mention it....yes boris lugosi and bella karloff the happiness boys
let me take this time to advise i rarely am able to post on the trivia thread..just doesnt work
how this one got thru heaven knows
i have been posting on "your favorites" and "technical general issuesa because most of the time my postings get thru please checjk them out and see if you can guess the pictures thank you
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pictur??actors?
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here is a new one
can you guess
who is this guy?
mongo
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hello bart...believe it or not we were neigbors...except for a vast age difference(?) i had the same experiences......i was born in 1928 in ridgewood putnam avenue..stayed till 1959 after a move
yes i sat in the 45degree balconyin the bushwick saw many good films there ,,,but my favorite as a kid was the monroe and the eagle on central avenue. ....are you old enough to remeber the eagle(central and palmetto)???three features, cartoons ,, serials newsreels, a 2reeler and a free comic book...for TEN CENTS..how on earthdid that theatre make a profit. ?we lived in cold water flats and then heated apartments (35 dollars a month 1939) it was a different world then.
I graduated st matthias 1942...brooklyn tech 42 to 46..reached from fresh pond rd via the old wooden trains on the el with folding gates operated by the conductors......
i remember all the old movie houses ,the ones you mentioned.,plus the rivoli on myrtle,, the glenwood, belvedere, acme in glendale andthe willoughby and star in bushwick...
happy memories.....how do i send a personal posting to trivia members??
ps ..i guess your age at aabout 50..am i right?
Metz
metz
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Re: ridgewood and bushwick
Posted: Sep 5, 2007 9:46 PM in response to: Bartlett2 in response to: Bartlett2
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hello bart...believe it or not we were neigbors...except for a vast age difference(?) i had the same experiences......i was born in 1928 in ridgewood putnam avenue..stayed till 1959 after a move
yes i sat in the 45degree balconyin the bushwick saw many good films there ,,,but my favorite as a kid was the monroe and the eagle on central avenue. ....are you old enough to remeber the eagle(central and palmetto)???three features, cartoons ,, serials newsreels, a 2reeler and a free comic book...for TEN CENTS..how on earthdid that theatre make a profit. ?we lived in cold water flats and then heated apartments (35 dollars a month 1939) it was a different world then.
I graduated st matthias 1942...brooklyn tech 42 to 46..reached from fresh pond rd via the old wooden trains on the el with folding gates operated by the conductors......
i remember all the old movie houses ,the ones you mentioned.,plus the rivoli on myrtle,, the glenwood, belvedere, acme in glendale andthe willoughby and star in bushwick...
happy memories.....how do i send a personal posting to trivia members??
ps ..i guess your age at aabout 50..am i right?
Metz
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Re: mongo
Posted: Sep 5, 2007 8:48 PM in response to: metz in response to: metz
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metz, here are the specifics of the Rainbow Theater from Theater Guide:
Theater Guide ? Location ? United States ? Brooklyn ? Rainbow Theatre
167 Graham Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11206
Status: Closed
Screens: Single Screen
Style: Art Deco
Function: Church
Seats: 1746
Architect: Charles Sandblom
I also recall the Graham and also the Grand which was near by.
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Posted: Sep 5, 2007 6:42 PM in response to: CineMaven in response to: CineMaven
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The RKO Bushwick was on Broadway & Howard Avenue in the Bushwick section of Brooklyn!
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Posted: Sep 5, 2007 6:25 PM in response to: metz in response to: metz
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Metz, can you please do me a favor and tell me exactly where the Bushwick was? Cross streets please.
Thanxxx a lot.
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Posted: Sep 5, 2007 6:21 PM in response to: metz in response to: metz
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Holy Cow metz!............I always went to the RKO Bushwick as a kid! ( Did you ever sit up in the Third Balcony that had a 45 Degree Angle? )........Across the street was "The Monroe" a cheaper movie that showed three movies........but a tough crowd attended. Up the block on Broadway was the Loews Gates.......with the great marble staircase......where I saw many a movie including "Psycho"!
Another movie was "The Empire" but that closed and is now a church! (So is the Loews Gates & The RKO Bushwick is now a High School.
In Ridgewood Queens, a neighborhood nearby, there was the RKO Madison on Myrtle Avenue..."The Parthenon"...now a Bingo Hall..and the "Ridgewood Theater" which is still open and will soon celebrate the 100th anniversary of its existence. Small World...Isn't It?
I lived on Linden Street between Bushwick Avenue & Evergreen Avenue and attended St.Barbara's Catholic school on Central Avenue & Bleecker Street....Then Bushwick High School on Irving Place!
Bartlett
metz
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Posted: Sep 5, 2007 4:44 PM
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......MONGO......is that beautiful color photo(below The Palace) of the interior the rainbow theatre???i can hardly believe it was on graham avenue ...surely it is another place???the only theatre i remeber is the graham in williamsburg
heres one of the rko bushwick that i frequented way back when
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