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Description: To celebrate the announcement in the beginning of March that theaters will reopen in April, our photo of the week takes us to the corner of Graham Avenue and Debevoise Street in Williamsburg. This corner was the location of the Folly Theater which opened on the afternoon of October 14, 1901.

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Subject: Photo of the Week, Williamsburg, Theaters, Entertainment , Neighborhood history

Creator: Amy Lau

Date: 2021, 2021 March 19

Title: Inman's Vaudeville

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2021/08/31/inmans-vaudeville/

Description: This week's photo is of Inman's Casino, which was located on the Bowery of Coney Island.

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Subject: Photo of the Week, Coney Island, Entertainment

Creator: Ally Malinenko

Date: 2021, 2021 August 31

Title: "The Fastest and Most Thrilling Ride Ever Offered the Public": Flying Turns at Steeplechase Park

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2022/01/03/fastest-and-most/

Description: The beginning of the 20th century marked the rise of extravagant, mechanized amusement parks and attractions at Coney Island. Many amusement park rides from this period may sound funny, or even terrifying, to today’s thrill-seeking audiences.

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Subject: Coney Island, Entertainment

Creator: Alice Griffin

Date: 2022 January 3

Title: Eubie Blake and the Legitimization of the Black Musical

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2022/02/01/eubie-blake-and/

Description: Happy Black History Month, Brooklyn fans! Today we're going to spend time with the American pianist, lyricist, and composer of ragtime, jazz, and popular music, Eubie Blake.

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Subject: Black history, People, Arts, Entertainment

Creator: Ally Malinenko

Date: 2022, 2022 February 1

Title: What’s Better Than a Bake Sale?

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2022/04/08/what%E2%80%99s-better-bake-sale/

Description: This gangly construction was the brainchild of Rev. Dr. James Donohoe of St. Thomas Aquinas Church at 9th Street and 4th Avenue who, desiring to fund the construction of a new school to serve his parish, struck on the idea of offering outdoor picture shows on the planned school site.

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Subject: Photo of the Week, Religion, Entertainment

Creator: Deborah Tint

Date: 2022 April 8, 2022

Title: Wonder Wheel

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2022/05/16/wonder-wheel/

Description: The world-famous Wonder Wheel is a Ferris wheel (also known as a pleasure wheel) designed by Romanian immigrant Charles Herman and operated by his business partner Herman Garms.

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Subject: Photo of the Week, Coney Island, Entertainment

Creator: Sarah Quick

Date: 2022, 2022 May 16

Title: Be Kind, Rewind

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2022/11/01/be-kind-rewind/

Description: Today's Photo of the Week rewinds to 1986, where a boy is peering into a Brighton Beach video store.

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Subject: Photo of the Week, Brighton Beach, Entertainment

Creator: Sarah Quick

Date: 2022 November 1, 2022

Title: Cutting a Rug: Evidence(s) of Social Dance in Brooklyn

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2022/12/01/cutting-rug-evidences/

Description: I’ve been a social dancer most of my life, and the form closest to my heart is Lindy hop. I was interested to see what I could find in the archive that documented Lindy and other social dance activity in Brooklyn. I focused on partnered social dance and skirted (pun intended) the art of performance.

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Subject: Entertainment

Creator: Deborah Tint

Date: 2022 December 1, 2022

Title: Brooklyn Theater Fire: The Musical!

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2022/12/05/brooklyn-theater-fire/

Description: Todays Photo of the Week is a cover of sheet music entitled "Mid Flame and Smoke: a descriptive song of the burning of the Brooklyn Theater."

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Subject: Photo of the Week, Entertainment

Creator: Ally Malinenko

Date: 2022 December 5, 2022

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