Brooklyn Mourns the Sudden Closing of the Court Street Regal Cinema

A rowdy movie house suddenly goes dark, inspiring an outpouring of dismay and reminiscences.

Brooklyn Mourns The Sudden Closing Of The Court Street Regal Cinema

The New York Times – by Saki Knafo

On a recent morning, the Regal UA Court Street in Brooklyn was uncharacteristically quiet. Posters for “Jackass Forever” and “American Underdog” hung in its windows, but the curving marquee had been stripped of its letters, and its glass doors were locked. Peering inside, you could see a scattering of dead leaves on the floor of the darkened lobby, like tumbleweeds in a western.

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