Cobble Hill Cinemas
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| Address | 265 Court Street |
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| Location | Brooklyn, New York |
| Coordinates | 40°41′06″N 73°59′40″W / 40.6849°N 73.9944°W |
| Owner | Noah Elgart |
| Operator | Noah Elgart |
| Capacity | 635 |
| Construction | |
| Built | 1926 |
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Cobble Hill Cinemas is a first-run independent movie theater located in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn in New York City, on the corner of Court Street and Butler Street. The cinema has five theaters, a faux-Art Deco interior, and a concession stand.
History
The theater originally opened in 1926 as a single-screen picture house called The Lido Theater. On December 26th 1939, an explosion from the furnace of an ajoining pool hall caused the auditorium wall to collapse. During this, 300 theater patrons evacuated and minor injuries occured.[1]
The Lido operated till 1968, when its name changed to The Rex Cinema, and it was known for screening B-movies and Kung Fu films.[2]
In the 1980s, local theater projectionist Harvey Elgart converted the theater to Cobble Hill Cinemas, where it resumed screening first-run fare.[3][4] Under this ownership, the cinema was twinned on September 24, 1982, triplexed on March 25, 1988, and added two additional upstairs theaters on July 19, 1991, becoming a five-plex.[5]
The cinema was notably used as a filming location for the 2007 film Spider-Man 3.[6]
Operation
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The Elgart family continues to run the theater under H&K Cinema Corp., which also manages Williamsburg Cinemas in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, Kew Gardens Cinemas in Kew Gardens, Queens, and Mamaroneck Cinemas in Mamaroneck, New York.[7]
All five screens have updated digital projection as well as 5.1 and 7.1 Dolby Digital Sound. The cinema is open year-round and seats 635 patrons.[8]
References
- ^ "11 Hurt at Brooklyn Movie by Wall Cave-In; 300 Escape Just Before Next-Door Explosion; 11 HURT AT MOVIE AS WALL CAVES IN Flames Quickly Put Out". The New York Times. December 27, 1939. Retrieved July 22, 2025.
- ^ Spellen, Suzanne (September 18, 2013). "Building of the Day: 265 Court Street". Brownstoner. Retrieved July 22, 2025.
- ^ Barsamian, Nicollette (December 16, 2015). "Local-Express: Harvey Elgart". Queens Gazette. Retrieved July 22, 2025.
- ^ Hamill, Denis (January 12, 2019). "In Brooklyn and Queens, a movie lover's dream comes true". NY Daily News. Retrieved July 24, 2025.
- ^ "Cobble Hill Cinemas". Cinema Treasures. Retrieved July 22, 2025.
- ^ "Spider-Man 3 (2007)". Movie-Locations. Retrieved July 22, 2025.
- ^ Hall, Phil (June 13, 2022). "The Movies Returns To Mamaroneck". Wagmag. Retrieved July 24, 2025.
- ^ "Cobble Hill Cinemas: About Us". Retrieved July 22, 2025.