Bay Shore Theatre

200 W. Main Street,
Bay Shore, NY 11706

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jukingeo
jukingeo on June 13, 2006 at 4:35 pm

Ahhh, here we go…

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I knew there was still something on Hollyrock floating around.

JG

jukingeo
jukingeo on June 13, 2006 at 4:31 pm

I wonder if this was the theatre that was converted to the “HollyRock” nightclub in the mid 90’s. It was amazing what they did with the place. It was an interesting ‘new-life’ for an old theatre. They kept the screen and projection booth and showed films in the day. At night it was a restaurant/nightclub. I never was in the theatre prior though.

According to John Reimnitz the architect that redid the building it was 10,000 sq feet and originally had 300 seats. Unfortunately I do not agree with this info. At 10,000 square feet and the fact the building retained it’s balcony, I would say that the theatre was originally closer 800 seats rather than 300.

Does anyone else remember the Hollyrock club?

JG

Bway
Bway on June 8, 2006 at 2:13 pm

Robert, your question about the Bay Shore, do you think that was another name for either the Bay Shore or the Regent?

Ed Solero
Ed Solero on October 5, 2005 at 4:19 pm

If the Regent was XXX and the Bay Shore closed in 1982, then where did I see the movie “Return of the Living Dead” back around 1985? I could swear it was this theater, located on Main Street in Bay Shore on a fairly major intersection. I vaguely recall it being a fairly large theater, but it might have been a twin when I attended. Am I totally off base on this?

sasheegm
sasheegm on April 23, 2005 at 2:56 pm

My Wife and i frequented many of the theaters in Nassau & Suffolk Counties in the 1960s……and on one of our dates, before we were married we saw “Warlock” with Henry Fonda & Richard Widmark there…….We would make a day of it going to the movies and eating out……..Joe From Florida—-sasheegm

vinceiuliano
vinceiuliano on November 19, 2004 at 12:59 pm

Saw Woody Allen’s (miserable) Interiors at this theater.
Also one night arrived to see a new film called Animal House (1978).
As I pulled into the parking lot behind the theater some guys who evidently knew me called my name. My solo moviegoing adventure shattered , I had to wait while they relieved themselves against the concrete wall behind the theater.
Inside the theater I was able to lose them in the crowd and enjoy the movie without my own personal Delta fraternity destroying it with their drunkenness.

RobertR
RobertR on October 24, 2004 at 6:51 am

I see an old ad for a theatre in Bayshore called The Encore. Any one know anything about this place?

R143
R143 on October 15, 2004 at 5:30 pm

You are correct, Bay Shore is incorrect on this listing and the Bay Shore Drive In Theater, both are listed as Bayshore.

Bway
Bway on October 14, 2004 at 6:51 pm

The Bay Shore Theatre, in addition to having Bay Shore as two words instead of one should have “Ward & Glynne” as the secondary theater name, as that’s what it opened with. In addition, if just like the Patchogue Theatre Ward & Glynne was what was accross the Marquee originally as built.

Bway
Bway on October 14, 2004 at 6:37 pm

Okay, I figured it out. The Bolton Center is the Regent Theater. I will add it as the Bolton Center because that is the name on the marquee when I passen the other day.

Bway
Bway on October 14, 2004 at 6:15 pm

I don’t think the Regent is on this site. I tried both Bay Shore and Bayshore. What is the Regent called now? I am confused with the two Bay Shore theaters on Main St. Is this theater or the Regent the “Bolton Center” now?
Which one is the gym, and which one is still a theatere?

RobertR
RobertR on October 14, 2004 at 5:23 pm

The Regent is an open theatre? I cant find it listed on Moviephone?

Bway
Bway on October 14, 2004 at 3:20 pm

This should be listed as the “Bay Shore”, not “Bayshore”. I couldn’t find the theater so almost re-added it because it doesn’t come up under “Bay Shore” (I got the “Ooops message”) when I searched for it on the site.
Bay Shore is two words.
The entry should be changed to Bay Shore, along with the town entry.

Orlando
Orlando on March 3, 2004 at 10:30 pm

The audiences of the Bayshore and Patchogue were not solely from the Bayshore and Patchogue areas. In the 1920’s, both were first run exclusive presentation theatres with vaudeville and orchestras. The Bayshore had a stagehouse where the Patchogue had backstage dressing rooms. The population of nearby Brightwaters were famous stars amongst others. They both had the stage and photoplay presentations that were popular in the five Wonder Theatres in New York City. The programs changed weekly. On the north shore, Century’s Huntington held this honor. I don’t believe these theatres had organs except for the Huntington, but I may be wrong.

Orlando
Orlando on March 3, 2004 at 9:33 pm

The Bayshore was more than 1,500 but less than 2,000. When I find my ALmi-Century directory listing the circuit’s movie houses I will post the exact seating capacity. The Patchogue seated about 1,300.

Orlando
Orlando on March 3, 2004 at 2:23 am

Yes, the Bolton’s recently modernized the Regent with 290 seats in the stadium style. In hindsight, the Regent should have been the YMCA and the Bayshore should have been saved. But then, Bayshore closed in 1982 and the Regent was thriving as a X-rated house until 1990. Bayshore 1925-1982. Regent 1914-1990. The Regent has just recieved a new ultra sleek marquee and grand opened last month. The Bayshore opened as a Ward & Glynne theatre along with the Patchogue Theatre. Ward & Glynne also ran the Alhambra and Century Theatres in Brooklyn at that time. After the Crash of ‘29, Prudential Theatres
took over the twi L.I. houses. In 1968, United Artists and finally ALMI in 1980 and briefly until it closed Almi-Century and RKO-Century in quick succession. The manager of this theatre had a husband who worked the Bayshore Sunrise Drive-In and a daughter who worked the Lindenhurst Theatre for a while. She also fought to get the building landmarked but was thwarted by United Artists who did not want to. After staying empty for several years, the Bolton’s plan for the Bayshore was to turn it into a YMCA. The theatre was totally gutted and only the ornate indoor box-office was saved to be used at a later date. The orchestra is now a basketball court and an extension to the south side of the building in a small part of the vast parking lot is an indoor pool. It is a nice spic and span facility. The theatre exterior walls, roof and enormous stagehouse are still evident.

philipgoldberg
philipgoldberg on March 2, 2004 at 11:20 pm

Did this become a YMCA?