Man theaters appear uch smaller than they really are from the street. I guess that was to mazimize the profits of the “main drag”, in this case Myrtle Ave, and have most of the building itself located on the side streets (in this case Madison St and Cypres Ave). The theater itself occupies almost the entire block fronting on Madison St and as you said, half of Cypress Ave.
Other theaters that did this were the Loew’s Gates on Broadway, which also only occupies a small little piece of Broadway (keeping most of the block open for profitable stores on the “main drag”), and it’s building is mostly on the side street, but allowing it to have Broadway Address. The former Meserole Theater in Greenpoint also occupies a very small part of Manhattan Ave, while the theater expands behind the stores adjoining it on Manhattan Ave. The Madison Theater also did this. While it has (had) a pretty impressive and large facade facing Myrtle Ave, again, the theater itself is located behind the stores built on Myrtle Ave. This is a small sample, but there are many theaters that were built in the same way, sort of “hidden” behind the streets their front entrances were on.
Man theaters appear uch smaller than they really are from the street. I guess that was to mazimize the profits of the “main drag”, in this case Myrtle Ave, and have most of the building itself located on the side streets (in this case Madison St and Cypres Ave). The theater itself occupies almost the entire block fronting on Madison St and as you said, half of Cypress Ave.
Other theaters that did this were the Loew’s Gates on Broadway, which also only occupies a small little piece of Broadway (keeping most of the block open for profitable stores on the “main drag”), and it’s building is mostly on the side street, but alowing it to have Broadway Address. The former Meserole Theater in Greenpoint also occupies a very small part of Manhattan Ave, while the theater expands behind the stores adjoining it on Manhattan Ave. The Madison Theater also did this. While it has (had) a pretty impressive and large facade facing Myrtle Ave, again, the theater itself is located behind the stores built on Myrtle Ave. This is a small sample, but there are many theaters that were built in the same way, sort of “hidden” behind the streets their front entrances were on.
Amazingly, and I can’t really believe it, what with all the interest in this theater and the 100’s of responses, we actually don’t have the seat count for this theater, the style, or the chain if it has one!
Is it even run by a chain?
I had been in the theater countless times, but I was only a kid when I was in it when it was “one” theater. I don’t really remember the “style”, and I haven’t been in it for over 15 years to even remember the style from the remnants you can see in the now smaller theaters. As for the number of seats that should be pretty straight forward “somewhere” to get that on the top of the page.
Thanks. It has to be just the lobby though as a 40X100 lot. There is no way the approximately 2000 seat Ridgewood theater is a 40 foot lot. The lobby alone is 100 feet long (why I think it’s the lobby that’s 40X100). It’s not a regular square lot. From the front, the Ridgewood looks as wide as any other store on the block, but remember that the theater actually takes over all the space behind the stores to the left of it, and then extends all the way to madison St, which is quite a ways down Myrtle Ave, because the Ridgewood is in the middle of the block. It also extends all the way to Cypress Ave.
Actually, they do still show movies there.
For example, this coming October 30th, they are showing a double feature, Alfred Hitchcock’s “The Birds” and “Psycho”.
So here’s your chance to see these old classics on the big screen once again. Check their website for oter movies in the “film” section.
The Boulton Center is not a movie theater anymore. Although I am pretty sure they are capable of still showing movies, it is now a Performing Arts and concert venue.
The full name is actually the Boulton Center of the Performing Arts.
Interesting. Obviously, the front lot that is on Myrtle Ave (the 40X100 lot) is just the lobby area, that fronts on Myrtle Ave.
I don’t know how many lots the Ridgewood is on, but most of them front on Madison St, and also on Cypress Ave. Of course obviously the lobby was built at the same time as the theater auditorium itself.
It may not be until Monday that it’s even in the Neighborhood section, because I think the online version is usually one week or so behind the print version, so if it’s not there yet, try again next week.
Peter, I know what you mean about those “just” illegible street signs, etc.
In this weeks “Timesnewsweekly” there is an old photo in the “Our neighborhood section” of a trolly at Cypress/Putnam/Myrtle and you can see the Ridgewood Theater in the background.
I saw it in the print version of the paper, but assume it’s online too. If you go to the Timesnewsweekly.com website, and click on “Neighborhood” you can see it. I don’t want to post the direct link until next week, because when the new paper comes out online (usually Monday), the link will change to the new week. However, then this story will get a permanent link, and I can post it here.
I agree.
Actually, a few of us in private email have specualted about 590 Grandview for a while now, but can’t confirm that, so I am not saying anything.
But yes, I agree, Myrtle should be taken off for now.
I don’t know. It was open, but there was so much traffic, and no place to park, so I just drove by. I’m not sure if it plays new movies, old movies, or is a performing arts center.
I do realize though that it is mispelled above.
It should be the “BOULTON CENTER”.
Man theaters appear uch smaller than they really are from the street. I guess that was to mazimize the profits of the “main drag”, in this case Myrtle Ave, and have most of the building itself located on the side streets (in this case Madison St and Cypres Ave). The theater itself occupies almost the entire block fronting on Madison St and as you said, half of Cypress Ave.
Other theaters that did this were the Loew’s Gates on Broadway, which also only occupies a small little piece of Broadway (keeping most of the block open for profitable stores on the “main drag”), and it’s building is mostly on the side street, but allowing it to have Broadway Address. The former Meserole Theater in Greenpoint also occupies a very small part of Manhattan Ave, while the theater expands behind the stores adjoining it on Manhattan Ave. The Madison Theater also did this. While it has (had) a pretty impressive and large facade facing Myrtle Ave, again, the theater itself is located behind the stores built on Myrtle Ave. This is a small sample, but there are many theaters that were built in the same way, sort of “hidden” behind the streets their front entrances were on.
Man theaters appear uch smaller than they really are from the street. I guess that was to mazimize the profits of the “main drag”, in this case Myrtle Ave, and have most of the building itself located on the side streets (in this case Madison St and Cypres Ave). The theater itself occupies almost the entire block fronting on Madison St and as you said, half of Cypress Ave.
Other theaters that did this were the Loew’s Gates on Broadway, which also only occupies a small little piece of Broadway (keeping most of the block open for profitable stores on the “main drag”), and it’s building is mostly on the side street, but alowing it to have Broadway Address. The former Meserole Theater in Greenpoint also occupies a very small part of Manhattan Ave, while the theater expands behind the stores adjoining it on Manhattan Ave. The Madison Theater also did this. While it has (had) a pretty impressive and large facade facing Myrtle Ave, again, the theater itself is located behind the stores built on Myrtle Ave. This is a small sample, but there are many theaters that were built in the same way, sort of “hidden” behind the streets their front entrances were on.
Amazingly, and I can’t really believe it, what with all the interest in this theater and the 100’s of responses, we actually don’t have the seat count for this theater, the style, or the chain if it has one!
Is it even run by a chain?
I had been in the theater countless times, but I was only a kid when I was in it when it was “one” theater. I don’t really remember the “style”, and I haven’t been in it for over 15 years to even remember the style from the remnants you can see in the now smaller theaters. As for the number of seats that should be pretty straight forward “somewhere” to get that on the top of the page.
Thanks. It has to be just the lobby though as a 40X100 lot. There is no way the approximately 2000 seat Ridgewood theater is a 40 foot lot. The lobby alone is 100 feet long (why I think it’s the lobby that’s 40X100). It’s not a regular square lot. From the front, the Ridgewood looks as wide as any other store on the block, but remember that the theater actually takes over all the space behind the stores to the left of it, and then extends all the way to madison St, which is quite a ways down Myrtle Ave, because the Ridgewood is in the middle of the block. It also extends all the way to Cypress Ave.
Actually, they do still show movies there.
For example, this coming October 30th, they are showing a double feature, Alfred Hitchcock’s “The Birds” and “Psycho”.
So here’s your chance to see these old classics on the big screen once again. Check their website for oter movies in the “film” section.
Here’s the official website for the Boulton Center for the Performing Arts:
http://www.boultoncenter.com/
The Boulton Center is not a movie theater anymore. Although I am pretty sure they are capable of still showing movies, it is now a Performing Arts and concert venue.
The full name is actually the Boulton Center of the Performing Arts.
Interesting. Obviously, the front lot that is on Myrtle Ave (the 40X100 lot) is just the lobby area, that fronts on Myrtle Ave.
I don’t know how many lots the Ridgewood is on, but most of them front on Madison St, and also on Cypress Ave. Of course obviously the lobby was built at the same time as the theater auditorium itself.
Map Quest, the LIRR, and any map I have ever seen says “Bay Shore”. There is no Bayshore on Long Island, only Bay Shore.
My Broadway is the one in Brooklyn, not the great white way, and Bay Shore is definitely two words….. :)
Actually R143, it’s the UA Movies at Patchogue 13 that you probably saw us talking about this one.
It may not be until Monday that it’s even in the Neighborhood section, because I think the online version is usually one week or so behind the print version, so if it’s not there yet, try again next week.
Peter, I know what you mean about those “just” illegible street signs, etc.
In this weeks “Timesnewsweekly” there is an old photo in the “Our neighborhood section” of a trolly at Cypress/Putnam/Myrtle and you can see the Ridgewood Theater in the background.
I saw it in the print version of the paper, but assume it’s online too. If you go to the Timesnewsweekly.com website, and click on “Neighborhood” you can see it. I don’t want to post the direct link until next week, because when the new paper comes out online (usually Monday), the link will change to the new week. However, then this story will get a permanent link, and I can post it here.
I agree.
Actually, a few of us in private email have specualted about 590 Grandview for a while now, but can’t confirm that, so I am not saying anything.
But yes, I agree, Myrtle should be taken off for now.
It looks like Fast Eddie, Ridgewood Bill, Sally, etc, etc, etc, etc is still with us.
Was this theater always one screen or was it twined near the end?
I don’t know. It was open, but there was so much traffic, and no place to park, so I just drove by. I’m not sure if it plays new movies, old movies, or is a performing arts center.
I do realize though that it is mispelled above.
It should be the “BOULTON CENTER”.
This has got to be one of the coolest theaters and probably most unique, I have heard of until this point.
Here’s a photo of the old Sunwave Theater taken today:
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Here’s a photo of the Babylon Theater taken today:
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Here’s a photo of the Sayville Theater taken today:
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Here’s a photo of the Patchogue Theater taken today:
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Well the marquee is not quite as “colorful” as I thought I remembered it, but it’s neon, and atteactive just the same.
Here’s a photo of the Islip taken today:
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Here’s a current photo of the Oakdale Theater, which is also known as the Creative Ministries Art Center:
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Here’s a current photo of the Regent (Bolton Center) Theater taken this evening:
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