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Loew's Coney Island Theatre
1301 Surf Avenue
Brooklyn, N.Y. 11224
The 2,387-seat Coney Island Theatre was designed by the architectural firm of Reilly & Hall. Real estate developers Irwin & Henry Chanin built the theatre, but it was sold to the Loew's chain before opening on June 27th, 1925. In the theatre's early years, the policy was to present vaudeville and show a feature movie. Due in part to its location, the theatre was never a big moneymaker, but the theatre's dazzling marquee and vertical sign kept the Loew's name in view of the millions who visited the resort annually.
Around 1964-65, the theatre was taken over by the Brandt Company, and the name was changed to the Shore Theatre. Attempts to appeal to the area's large Jewish community failed, despite presenting stage revues like "Bagels & Yox," and the programming switched to exploitation movies and eventually porn.
In 2010, the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission designated the theatre as a landmark. |
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M.P. Möller, Inc.
Hagerstown, Md. – Opus 4287 (1925)
Electro-pneumatic action
3 manuals, 120 registers, 20 ranks
The M.P. Möller Factory Specification shows that this organ had a stop-key console of mahogony and cost $12,500. Wind pressure for most of the organ was 10", but the Tuba and Tibia Plena were on 15" wind. The fate of this organ is unknown. |
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Great Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes
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8 |
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Open Diapason |
73 |
8 |
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Tuba |
— |
4 |
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Octave Diapason |
— |
8 |
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Clarinet |
73 |
8 |
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Tibia Plena |
85 |
8 |
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English Horn |
OR |
8 |
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Stopped Flute |
OR |
8 |
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Kinura |
73 |
4 |
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Orchestral Flute |
OR |
4 |
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Clarion |
— |
2 |
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Flautina |
OR |
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| Cathedral Chimes |
20 Tubes |
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8 |
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Major Violin |
73 |
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| Xylophone [repeating] |
37 Bars |
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16 |
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Viole |
97 |
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Xylophone [single stroke] |
— |
8 |
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Solo Violin |
— |
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Tremulant |
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8 |
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Violins II ranks |
146 |
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4 |
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Violina |
— |
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Double Touch |
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4 |
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Strings II ranks |
— |
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Open Diapason |
— |
2 2/3 |
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String Twelfth |
— |
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Tibia Plena |
— |
2 |
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String Fifteenth |
— |
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Tuba |
— |
16 |
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Corno di Bassetto [TC] |
— |
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Xylophone [Repeat] |
— |
16 |
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Tuba |
85 |
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Orchestral Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes
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16 |
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Bourdon |
97 |
8 |
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English Horn |
GT |
8 |
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Stopped Flute |
— |
4 |
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Octave Horn |
GT |
4 |
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Orchestral Flute |
— |
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2 2/3 |
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Flute Twelfth |
— |
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2 |
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Flautina |
— |
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Triangle |
— |
8 |
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Orchestral Oboe (Syn.) |
— |
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Snare Drum Tap |
— |
8 |
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Saxaphone (Syn.) |
— |
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Snare Drum Roll |
— |
8 |
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Tibia Plena |
GT |
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Castanet |
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4 |
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Solo Tibia |
GT |
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Tambourine |
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8 |
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Major Violin |
GT |
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Tom Tom |
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8 |
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Solo Violin |
GT |
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Chinese Wood Drum |
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8 |
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Violins II ranks |
GT |
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Sleigh Bells |
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4 |
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Violina |
GT |
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Tremulant |
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4 |
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Strings II ranks |
GT |
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16 |
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English Horn |
85 |
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Double Touch |
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8 |
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Tuba |
GT |
8 |
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Tibia Plena |
GT |
8 |
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Clarinet |
GT |
8 |
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Tuba |
GT |
8 |
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Kinura |
GT |
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Orchestra Bells |
— |
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Solo Organ (Manual III) – 61 notes
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8 |
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Stentorphone |
61 |
8 |
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Trumpet |
61 |
16 |
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Contra Tibia Clausa |
97 |
8 |
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French Horn |
73 |
8 |
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Tibia Clausa |
— |
8 |
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Vox Humana |
73 |
4 |
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Tibia Super |
— |
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2 2/3 |
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Tibia Twelfth |
— |
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Tremulant |
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2 |
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Solo Piccolo |
— |
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8 |
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Flute Harmonic |
73 |
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Second Touch |
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4 |
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Flute Harmonic |
— |
8 |
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Stentorphone |
— |
16 |
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Contra Viola |
97 |
8 |
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Tibia Clausa |
— |
8 |
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Viola |
— |
8 |
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Gross Gamba |
— |
8 |
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Gross Gamba |
73 |
8 |
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Trumpet |
— |
8 |
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Gross Gamba Celeste [TC] |
61 |
8 |
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French Horn |
— |
4 |
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Violina |
— |
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Marimba [repeat] |
— |
4 |
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Super Violin |
— |
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Pedal Organ – 32 notes
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32 |
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Resultant |
— |
8 |
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Flute Dolce |
OR |
16 |
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Open Diapason * [ext. SO] |
12 |
16 |
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Tuba |
GT |
16 |
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Tibia Plena [ext. GT] |
12 |
8 |
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Tuba |
GT |
16 |
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Tibia Clausa |
SO |
16 |
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English Horn |
OR |
16 |
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Violin |
GT |
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Chimes |
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16 |
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Viola |
SO |
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Bass Drum |
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16 |
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Bourdon |
OR |
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Tympani |
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16 |
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Tibia Plena |
— |
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Snare Drum Roll |
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8 |
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Tibia Clausa |
— |
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Snare Drum Tap |
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8 |
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Major Violin |
GT |
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Cymbal |
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8 |
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Violoncello |
SO |
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Tom Tom |
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8 |
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Violins |
GT |
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Chinese Wood Drum |
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By Pedal Studs
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Song Birds (2) |
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Chinese Gong |
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Thunder Sheet |
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Cymbal Crash |
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Grand Crash |
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Couplers
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Solo to Great 16', 8', 4' |
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Orch. to Orch 16', 4', Unison Sep. |
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Orchestral to Great 16', 8', 4' |
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Great to Pedal 8', 4' |
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Solo to Orchestral 16', 8', 4' |
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Solo to Pedal 8', 4' |
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Great to Great 16', 4', Unison Sep. |
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Orchestral to Pedal |
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Solo to Solo 16', 4', Unison Sep. |
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Combinations
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| Great |
Pistons 1-2-3-4-5-6 |
| Orchestral |
Pistons 1-2-3-4-5-6 |
| Solo |
Pistons 1-2-3-4-5-6 |
| Pedal |
Pistons 1-2-3-4-5-6 |
| Full Organ |
Pistons 1-2-3-4 |
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Piston Couplers (1) Pedal to Manual; (2) Manual to Great |
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Accessories
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Great to Pedal Reversible |
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Solo to Pedal Reversible |
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Balanced Great-Orchestral Expression Pedal |
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Balanced Solo Expression Pedal |
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Grand Crescendo Pedal, Sforzando on double touch |
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Sources:
Cinema Treasures web site: http://www.cinematreasures.org
Junchen, David L. Encyclopedia of the American Theatre Organ, Vol. 1. Pasadena: Showcase Publications, 1985.
New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. Press Release (Dec. 14, 2010).
Trupiano, Larry. Factory Specifications of M.P. Möller organ, Op. 4287 (1925).
Illustrations:
Brooklyn Public Library, Brooklyn Collection. Loew's Coney Island Theatre exterior (1938).
Forgotten New York web site: www.forgotten-ny.com. Shore Theatre exterior.
stevesobczuk at flickr.com. Shore Theatre stage. |
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