Originally the lobby of the Paramount Theatre

Opened in 1928, the former Paramount Theatre currently serves as the Arnold and Marie Schwartz Athletic Center at Long Island University's Brooklyn campus. Check out this breathtaking shot of the gymnasium, and then take this fantastic photo tour through the whole building.

Opened in 1919, this building operated as a theater of one sort or another for almost four decades. After a stint as a bowling alley, it was converted into manufacturing space sometime in the 1960s. Recently renovated, it is now home to BRIC House, "a multidisciplinary arts and media center designed to support artists and engage the public", and UrbanGlass, an organization "committed to furthering the use of glass as a creative medium." You can see some interior photos here.

Now the Brooklyn Academy of Music's Harvey Theater, the Majestic "was built in 1904 as a legitimate theater, and spent many years as a movie theater and church before being abandoned in 1968. It was reclaimed by the Brooklyn Academy [in 1987], and reopened [that] October after a seven-month, $5 million renovation that intentionally left plaster exposed, paint crumbling and the theater in a state of studied ruin."

Opened in 1897, this warehouse complex was once much slimmer. It was then expanded in stages, reaching its current size by 1915.

For a deeper appreciation of this ridiculous name, check out the former occupant of this storefront.

From its storefront tenants to its architectural frills, this building is all about appearances.

Close-ups here

As "The Newspaper of Torah Jewry", Hamodia's slogan is:

A newspaper upstanding enough to bring home [e.g., photos of women — or even their shoes, apparently — are forbidden] and outstanding enough to bring anywhere

of unique school crossing signs

But do they have meat plans?