Terminal Theatre - now Iglesia del Reino de Dios - Brooklyn, N.Y. (credit: Cinema Treasures website)
   
  Terminal Theatre - now Iglesia del Reino de Dios - Brooklyn, N.Y. (credit: AJWB Collection)
   
  Terminal Theatre - now Iglesia del Reino de Dios - Brooklyn, N.Y. (credit: AJWB Collection)
Terminal Theatre

47 Fourth Avenue at Dean Street
Brooklyn, N.Y. 11217








The Terminal Theatre was named for the Brooklyn terminal of the Long Island Railroad, located a few blocks from the site. Opened on September 30, 1925, the 1,627-seat theatre was designed by Eugene DeRose. Over the years, its seating capacity was greatly reduced.

It was briefly named Tony's Movie House in its last days as a Spanish-language theatre before closing in the late 1960s.

Since the Terminal Theatre closed, the building has been occupied by two churches. The current owners, Iglesia Universal del Reino de Dios, have restored the theatre.
           
Wurlitzer Organ Company
North Tonawanda, N.Y. – Opus 1103 (1925)
Electro-pneumatic action
Style E
2 manuals, 7 ranks


This organ was shipped on July 15, 1925.
           
Pedal – 32 notes
16
  Diaphone
  Pedal 2nd Touch
16
  Bourdon
  Bass Drum
8
  Trumpet
  Kettle Drum
8
  Diaphonic Diapason
  Crash Cymbal
8
   Tibia Clausa     Cymbal
8
   Flute      
8
   Cello      

   

   
Accompaniment (Manual I) –- 61 notes
16
  Contra Viole [TC]     Harp Chrysoglott
16
  Vox Humana [TC]     Snare Drum
8
  Trumpet     Tambourine
8
  Diaphonic Diapason     Castanets
8
  Tibia Clausa     Chinese Block
8
   Violin     Tom-Tom
8
   Violin Celeste [TC]
  Sleigh Bells
8
   Concert Flute      
8
   Vox Humana     Accompaniment 2nd Touch
4
   Octave     Trumpet
4
   Piccolo     Tibia Clausa
4
   Viole     Cathedral Chimes
4
   Octave Celeste     Triangle
4
   Flute      
4
   Vox Humana      
2
   Piccolo     Five Adjustable Combination Pistons

   

   
Solo (Manual II) – 61 notes
16
  Diaphone
4
  Flute
16
  Tibia Clausa [TC]
2 2/3
   Twelfth
16
  Bourdon
2
   Piccolo
16
  Vox Humana [TC]
1 3/5
  Tierce
8
  Trumpet
  Cathedral Chimes
8
   Diaphonic Diapason
  Xylophone
8
   Tibia Clausa
  Glockenspiel
8
   Violin
  Harp Chrysoglott
8
   Violin Celeste [TC]
   
8
   Concert Flute
  Solo 2nd Touch
8
   Vox Humana
16
   Trumpet [TC]
4
   Octave
8
   Tibia Clausa
4
   Piccolo
   
4
   Viole
   
4
   Viole Celeste
  Five Adjustable Combination Pistons

   

   
General
One Balanced Expression Pedal      
One General Tremulant      
One Vox Humana Tremulant      
           
Effects (operated by pistons)
Horse Hoofs Train Fire Gong (reiterating)
Surf Effect Auto Horn Steamboat Whistle
Bird Fire Gong Siren
     
Door Bell (push button)  
           
Sources:
     Cinema Treasures web site: http://www.cinematreasures.org
     Junchen, David L., comp. and ed. by Jeff Weiler. The WurliTzer Pipe Organ – An Illustrated History. Chicago: The American Theatre Organ Society, 2005.
     Kaufmann, Preston J. Encyclopedia of the American Theatre Organ, Vol. 3. Pasadena: Showcase Publications, 1995.

Illustrations:
     AJWB Collection: interior.
     Cinema Treasures web site: exterior.