Doc here, a man who some say was speaking to an emotional support group, and did not choose his words wisely.
I'm not locked in here with you... you're locked in here with me!
In the pantheon of Journal reporters, my good friend JaxBchBum is one of the longest tenured, submitting reports as far back as 2009. They are always detail-packed, and paint a picture of the scene few do as well. This report is no different:
JaxBchBum ventured back to The Good Doctor's former home state, and gave us an up to date report from the Kings Highway Cinema in Brooklyn, NY. It's tasty.
Take it away, JaxBchBum!
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Hey Doc,
JaxBchBum here with a trip report from the Big Apple.
I had a three-day conference in Manhattan recently and the afternoon/evening of the second day was mine to do as I pleased. So I decided to see if there were any venues catering to this wonderful thing of ours.
Of course, the Times Square/8th Ave area was "cleaned up" decades ago to make it family friendly. I have so many great memories of the theaters there in the 80’s and early 90’s. Once at the Green Door Theater, Peter North was taking on this girl and she was loving it! When the music stopped, they just kept going. Finally someone came out and told them they would have to get off the stage (but I suspect they finished up in the back room).
Knowing I’d have to look elsewhere, I did some Internet research and came across Kings Highway Cinema in Brooklyn. Doc's adult theater database showed it as being closed, but recent reviews clearly indicated that it was in operation. So I consulted the NY Metro trip planner app and found I could take the B train from Manhattan to the Kings Highway station and then walk about a quarter mile to the theater.
Researching the history of the theater, I discovered it was a regular theater that was built before WWII. Like the Strand in Hartford and other old grand theaters, it had its ups and downs. A major fire did considerable damage in the 50’s, and it sat vacant for a number of years before being reopened in the 60’s as a family theater. Not sure when it switched over to an adult theater.
A Google street map allowed me to check out the area and it felt like a safe neighborhood to walk around in. I purchased my MetroCard, hopped on the B train, and 40 minutes later I was at the Kings Highway station. The theater is located at 711 Kings Highway just west of the Metro Station. Admission is $12 and they permit in/out privileges, but don't have a special rate for couples. Hours are 10:00 am - 10:00 pm Monday through Thursday and 10:00 am - Midnight on Friday and Saturday.
The theater has a unique layout that reminds me a bit of the Foxchase Multiplex (now closed) in Alexandria, VA. Kings has three theaters plus arcade booths, and there is a downstairs lounge area with a TV that was showing a soccer match. When you enter the lobby, the door on the far left has a poster indicating a kickboxer movie is playing.
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| Kings Highway Cinema Brooklyn, NY |
Up two sets of stairs is a theater area I believe used to be the balcony of the original theater. It has a main section and two side sections with a total of at least 150 seats. An older m/f porn movie was playing, but the quality was poor. No one was there so I ventured back downstairs to check out the other theaters.