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395 Jay Street

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Star Theater

\[Star burlesque theater] View from left of theater that stood at Jay and Fulton Streets (razed in 1948), with fire escape over facade and pointed roof; two-sided marquee reads, "STAR Burlesque"; three-sided marquee for another burlesque theater at left; large vertical sign on right of theater reads, "BURLESK"; adjacent paint store at right with sign reading, "ATLANTIC WHITE LEAD"; wooden barrier and debris along street in foreground, possibly as a result of subway construction.
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383 Jay Street

\[Jay Street and Willoughby along the 8th Avenue IND Line] Survey photograph documenting the planning and construction of the 8th Avenue IND subway line from the roof of 383 Jay Street, looking north along Willoughby Street, Brooklyn, NY.
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395 Jay Street

Fulton Street El, Brooklyn, at Smith and Fulton Streets, June 24, 1941. Removing the first lateral girder.
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Star Theater

Curtain falls on landmark theater Worker standing in ruins of burlesque theater that stood at 389-397Jay Street and looking up toward exposed roof; second worker bending over debris on upper balcony in background. Caption: "CURTAIN FALLS ON LANDMARK: Star Theater is being torn down to make way for new Fulton Savings Bank."
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