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Save The Vitagraph Smokestack!

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Anonymous
10 years ago

save the stack

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Dain Goding
11 years ago

The movie industry was born in NJ and NY!

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Chris Shively
11 years ago

Albert E. Smith was my great great grandfather. Would love to see any history of his accomplishments preserved.

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Autumn Reisz
11 years ago

Please consider keeping this monument to the American Film Industry.

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David Morton
11 years ago

I am currently finishing an article on the effort to save the smokestack for SCMS. Hope we are able to continue to raise awarness!

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Anonymous
11 years ago

1st factory where dreams came to life and then burnt away

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Dorothy Berman
11 years ago

It's a vital part of the history of Brooklyn

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Molly Creedon
11 years ago

Stop taking down our landmarks and our history! Shame on you!

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Jeanne Halford
11 years ago

My 2 great aunts worked at Vitagraph in the early 20's!

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Raymond Turturro
11 years ago

Don't have to demolish it!!!! If they have to build on that site.... move the structure somewheres else!!!!!! WTF. They own the site - 1277 Holdings LLC/ The Limited Liability Company, 2329 Nostrand Avenue, Suite 500, Brooklyn, NY 11210

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Robert,Friedman
11 years ago

This property is an American treasure, reminding us that moviemaking was a creation of New York based immigrants, that sound movies were born in Brooklyn, and that the superstars of early cinema plied their trade in the studios and streets of Midwood. No local politics should be permitted to eradicate this precious legacy.

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Rodrigo Castellanos
11 years ago

Save culture, save landmarks!

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Yuan-yang Wang
11 years ago

Vitagraph Shakespeare fans should know about this!!!

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Jeffrey Wollock
11 years ago

I grew up a few blocks from there. That studio complex is the most historic building in the neighborhood! How can we allow it to be torn down?

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Jeffrey Wollock
11 years ago

I grew up a few blocks from there. That studio complex is the most historic building in the neighborhood! How can we allow it to be torn down?

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amy mapother
11 years ago

save this landmark!

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amy mapother
11 years ago

save this landmark!

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John Pinto
11 years ago

I worked in NBC Brooklyn Studios for many years as a cameraman and know the Vitagraph property very well, it's imperative to save something so important to Brooklyn and the history of motion pictures. If there is any way I can help please let me know.

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John Pinto
11 years ago Featured

I worked in NBC Brooklyn Studios for many years as a cameraman and know the Vitagraph property very well, it's imperative to save something so important to Brooklyn and the history of motion pictures. If there is any way I can help please let me know.

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Sam Borowski
11 years ago

We need to STOP THIS while there's still time! We need to create a HUGE MOVEMENT! This Smokestack is part of New York City's landscape, history and culture, and is one of the last true remnants of the days when New York was the Filmmaking Capital of the World!!