Click on images to enlarge Fortway Theatre 6720 Fort Hamilton Parkway Brooklyn, N.Y. 11219 Opened in 1927, the Fortway Theatre seated about 2,300 and was designed by Charlest Sandblom. The Fortway was the second "atmospheric" theatre in Brooklyn, and featured twinkling electric stars on the dark blue ceiling. The Fortway was independently owned, but soon taken over by William Fox during his buying spree. After Fox's bankruptcy, the Fortway landed with the Interboro Circuit, which operated it for several decades before closing down and selling its theatres to other companies. The theatre was divided into a multiplex in the 1970s, and was closed by Loews Cineplex in June of 2005.                             Ben Hall at the Fortway Kilgen Geo. Kilgen & Son St. Louis, Mo. –Opus 3893 (1927) Electro-pneumatic action 3 manuals, 9 ranks The organ in the Fortway Theatre was built in 1927 by Geo. Kilgen & Son of St. Louis. It was Kilgen's Style UO20 and cost $11,396.               STOP ANALYSIS         16   Tuba 85 pipes 8   Open Diapason 73 pipes 16   Bourdon-Flute 97 pipes 8   Tibia Clausa 73 pipes 8   String 85 pipes 8   Celeste (TC) 61 pipes 8   Saxophone 61 pipes 8   Kinura 61 pipes 8   Vox Humana 73 pipes   Marimba 37 notes   Xylophone 37 notes     Glockenspiel/Orchestra Bells 37 notes     Chrysoglott 37 notes     Chimes 5 notes     Tambourine     Castanets     Tom Tom     Siren     Birds     Sleigh Bells             Sources:      Cinema Treasures website: http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/5876      Junchen, David L. Encyclopedia of the American Theatre Organ, Vol. I. Pasadena: Showcase Publications, 1985. Illustrations:      AJWB Collection. Proscenium.      American Organ Institute Archives. Interior side view; Kilgen organ console. Courtesy Bailey Hoffner.      Cinema Treasures website. Exterior (credit: William); wide interior (credit: CharmaineZoe).             | NYC AGO Home Page | Back to NYC Organs List |