[Smith St and Livingston along the 8th Avenue IND Line]
Survey photograph documenting the planning and construction of the 8th Avenue IND subway line looking east on the north sidewalk of Livingston Street at the intersection of Smith Street, Brooklyn, NY.
New York Transit MuseumBijou Theatre, 1928.
Replacing the mansion of the local Livingston family, the Bijou Theatre opened in November of 1893. Owing to its convenient location in Downtown Brooklyn, the theatre was a smashing success. Originally featuring all live performances, in 1908 Marcus Loew took over operations of the venue and converted it to a movie house with vaudeville performances. Following a final program in May of 1929, Loew's ended its lease of the space and plans were made to raze the theatre for a 30-story office building. That building never came to be. In the late 1950s, a boxy modern building was constructed. Today it houses the New York City Civil Court Kings County.
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