This old Rio Theater stands on Court Street and Butler Street in the Cobble Hill section of Brooklyn. A double-feature neighborhood theater into the '60s when the neighborhood changed.

It opened and closed a few times after that, showing kung fu and action fare. When the neighborhood became hot again, the theater reopened as the Cobble Hill Cinema. It showed first-run fare. The theater was an instant success and soon the owner twined, triplexed and finally build two new theaters on the roof, making it a fiveplex. The interior was redone, and the theater continued to show a mix of first run, foreign and independent fare.