&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Kings_Theatre_Flatbush_finished_jeh.jpg) Renovated facade (2015) | |
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| Address | 1027 Flatbush Ave Brooklyn, New York |
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| Owner | New York City Economic Development Corporation Loew's Theatres (1929–1977) |
| Operator | Ambassador Theatre Group |
| Type | Movie palace |
| Capacity | 3,000 (2015–present) |
| Current use | Performing arts center |
| Construction | |
| Opened | September 7, 1929 |
| Rebuilt | 2013–2014 |
| Years active | 1929–1977 2015–present |
| Architect | Rapp and Rapp Martinez & Johnson (restoration)[1] |
| Website | |
| https://www.kingstheatre.com/ | |
Loew's Kings Theatre | |
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Kings_Brooklyn_Oct2014.jpg) Close-up of the marquee during renovation. | |
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| Location | 1027 Flatbush Avenue Brooklyn, New York City |
| Coordinates | 40°38′45″N 73°57′27″W / 40.6458°N 73.9575°W |
| Built | 1929 |
| Architect | Rapp and Rapp |
| Architectural style | French Baroque movie palace |
| NRHP reference No. | 12000534 |
| Added to NRHP | August 22, 2012[2] |
The Kings Theatre, formerly Loew's Kings Theatre, is a live performance venue in the Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York City. Opened by Loew's Theatres as a movie palace in 1929 and closed in 1977, the theater sat empty for decades until a complete renovation was initiated in 2010. The theater reopened to the public on January 23, 2015 as a performing arts venue.[3] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 22, 2012.[2]
- ^ Dunlap, David (November 6, 2013). "Giving Old Loew's Theater in Brooklyn a Second Chance". The New York Times. Retrieved September 13, 2014.
- ^ a b "Loew's Kings Theatre". 22 August 2012. National Park Service. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
- ^ Chung, Jen. "Photos: Stunningly Restored Kings Theatre Reopens After $95 Million Makeover". Gothamist. Archived from the original on September 8, 2015. Retrieved September 5, 2015.