5. Cameo Theatre, 25-15 Steinway Street
The Cameo Theatre was small compared to its neighborhood competitors, with room for just over 500 people. Despite its relatively diminutive size, the theater made big headlines. After being rebranded as the Olympia Theater, and for a time showing Greek language films, the theater began to show pornographic flicks. This choice didn’t sit well with community members. In 1981, theater operator Michael Pollock was sentenced to 90 days in jail on obscenity charges. The Olympia would soon be gutted and converted into retail space. Today it is a medical office with no hints of its former life.
