About This Item

  • Call NumberTHEA_0008
  • TitleDawn of a new Century
  • SummaryCaption: "Dawn of a new Century--Executives of the Century Theaters wish each other 'good luck' as they surround the ticket box of the Brook Theater, Flatbush and Flatlands Ave. The Brook is the newest theater in the chain of Brooklyn and Long Island movie houses. Left to right: general manager Leslie R. Schwartz, vice president Fred J. Schwartz, and Robert E. Albino, manager of the new theater." The exact address is 3839-49 Flatlands Avenue. Note: At an undetermined time, it later became an office building.
  • Date1950
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white ; 8 x 10 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteStamped on verso: date: Jan. 26, 1950. Title from caption on verso.
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectExecutives -- New York (State) -- New York ; Motion picture theaters -- Employees -- New York (State) -- New York
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
  • Cite AsBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • RightsCopyright restrictions apply to the use of this work. For more information or to obtain a reproduction of this work, contact the Center for Brooklyn History at Brooklyn Public Library.
  • FolderFolder: Theatres: Brook Theater