On September 7; 1929 the Loew's Kings Theatre in Brooklyn opened its doors to the public for the first time. Less than 50 years later they were shut; seemingly for good. Designed by the Rapp Rapp architecture firm in the French Baroque style; the Kings is not only an architecturally important piece of Brooklyn history; but from community standpoint as well. Many Brooklynites had their first date at the theater; or walked across the stage during their high school graduation. Now; after almost 40 years of darkness; the curtain is beginning to rise. When it reopened in 2015; the Kings became the largest indoor theater in Brooklyn and the third largest in New York City. It is a place for the community to gather once again; hosting everything from Broadway shows to concerts. Take a trip through the history of the Kings via photographs and artifacts spanning the theater's heyday through its renovation. Watch the theater return to its original splendor and learn for yourself why it's called Brooklyn's "Wonder Theater."
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Four StarsBy R. MetoyerGreat History1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. You should start here if you want to understand intractable discriminations like racism; sexism; etc.By R HThis was the first book I know of to really show the conscious and unconscious processes of recurrent discriminations really work. For me; what was powerful is that it showed how an individual or a community could overcome one or two discriminations; but it is the collective impact of this pseudo random process that is toxic beyond belief. Very factual; but easy to read and understand.
