Kings Theatre (New York, N.Y.)

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Name (Latin)
Kings Theatre (New York, N.Y.)
Other forms of name
Kings Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
Loew's Kings Theatre (New York, N.Y.)
Tilden Theatre (New York, N.Y.)
See Also From tracing topical name
Centers for the performing arts New York (State)
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

Wikidata: Q6413028
Library of congress: sh2018002196
Sources of Information
  • Work cat.: 2016935920: Kings Theatre, 2016:t.p. (Kings Theatre) p. vi, etc. (Lowes Kings Theatre on Flatbush Avenue; first called the Tilden, named for the nearby cross street; when Loew's took over from Paramount, named "Kings" for the county where it was located; opened on Sept. 7, 1929; closed Aug. 29, 1977; reopened Feb. 3, 2015 as a live performing arts center)
  • Fodor's Brooklyn (via Google books), 2018(Kings Theatre; dormant since 1977, 1929 movie palace reopened as a performing-arts venue in 2015; 1027 Flatbush Ave., Brooklyn)
  • Kings Theatre website, Aug. 27, 2018(Kings Brooklyn; Kings Theatre, 1027 Flatbush Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11226; Loew's Kings Theatre opened its doors Sept. 7, 1929; 2015 restoration of former movie palace into a live performances theatre)
  • New York Times (via Internet), Jan. 15, 2015(newly renovated Kings Theatre on Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn; architect George Rapp)
  • Wikipedia, Aug. 16, 2018(Kings Theatre (Brooklyn); formerly Loew's Kings Theatre, is a live performance venue in the Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York City; opened as a movie palace in 1929; reopened to the public on Jan. 23, 2015 as a performing arts venue; designed by Rapp and Rapp)