North Fork Arts Center at the Sapan Greenport Theatre

211 E. Front Street,
Greenport, NY 11944

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rcdt55b
rcdt55b on July 5, 2005 at 7:29 pm

The theater did open on Wednesday the 29th of June. Everything but the cafe is up and running.

rcdt55b
rcdt55b on June 26, 2005 at 3:36 pm

The theater is about a week behind in reopening. It should be opened the week of the 25th. Major work was done on the lobby, concession and bathrooms. A cafe was put in. A new concession stand and box office was put in. New carpeting and tile was installed. A lot of projection room work was done. New automations and house light controls were installed. Nothing was done to the theaters themselves, though. All the theaters will be completely renovated after the summer including upgraded sound systems and new screens and maskings.

rcdt55b
rcdt55b on June 18, 2005 at 4:23 am

The theater will reopen this coming Friday the 24th. They are not finished yet with the first phase of renovation though. The second phase, which will be a major overhaul of the projection and sound systems, will begin after the summer. Some work was done on the projection already so there will be some improvement to the presentation now.

ggfan
ggfan on June 17, 2005 at 1:43 pm

does anyone know when the renovations on the greenport village cinemas will be done?

rcdt55b
rcdt55b on February 23, 2005 at 10:09 pm

Does anyone of another theater that was on Front Street a long time ago. It is now a furniture store.

rcdt55b
rcdt55b on February 13, 2005 at 5:57 pm

Greenport has begun major renovations in January. They will also do major renovations after next summer.

Michael Furlinger
Michael Furlinger on December 13, 2004 at 10:16 pm

This theater stays open for the love of the movie bsns not for the profits this theater does not make.1rst let me say i like this theater very much but this is why it does not make money (imo)1.Mattituck takes most of the North fork movie bsns as it is central on the fork and Greenport is so east.2.Greenport should always run mattinee in the summer not just rainy day mat. 3.Never been a fan of one show a night or weekends only.

RobertR
RobertR on December 7, 2004 at 1:31 pm

longislandmovies

Why do you feel this place is cursed?

rcdt55b
rcdt55b on November 28, 2004 at 9:01 pm

Actually, the theater has been sold twice in the last two years.

Michael Furlinger
Michael Furlinger on November 28, 2004 at 8:21 pm

The former mansger of MATTITUCK owned or still runs this theater .

Michael Furlinger
Michael Furlinger on November 28, 2004 at 9:35 am

This theater will never do WELL hold on maybe …….

rcdt55b
rcdt55b on November 28, 2004 at 8:01 am

I don’t know how the Greenport stayed open but they are planning a huge renovation over the winter. With the new hotel opening right next store and more people coming out every year, this theater should do very well.

AndyT
AndyT on November 22, 2004 at 9:30 am

There were a number of other quonset movie theaters in the country as documented elsewhere on this site.

chelydra
chelydra on November 22, 2004 at 8:11 am

If anyone cares, I’m sure the Quonset hut was still showing movies into the 1970s, maybe even early 1980s. I wonder if that was the only Quonsetstyle theater in the world? Hmmmm – vague recollection that Suffolk Air Force Base in Westhampton also had one, or maybe that was their church…

Michael Furlinger
Michael Furlinger on November 19, 2004 at 10:45 pm

I dont think i have ever seen a big gross out of this theater / how it keeps going i dont no,,,,,

Michael Furlinger
Michael Furlinger on November 19, 2004 at 10:44 pm

the old theater in mattituck is an auto parts store was the bike shop before that.

jflundy
jflundy on November 19, 2004 at 10:25 pm

This theater opened in 1939 after the previous theater on the site was destroyed in the 1938 storm. It was air conditioned with a Minneapolis Honeywell control system and run by Prudential from opening until United Artists took over circuit. It closed in the late 70’s, reopened as a single screen several years later in 80’s, closed again and reopened in 90’s as multi screen. Believe it was designed by Eberson’s office in subdued art deco style.

Quonset hut theater was on Main Road (Rte.25) in Mattituck opened circa 1947. Closed by 1960. Think it may be auto parts store today.

chelydra
chelydra on November 9, 2004 at 7:44 am

Does anyone remember a theatre near Greenport located in an old Quanset (or Quonset) hut? (Those are the cheap military structures that resemble half of a large tin can.) Maybe it’s already in the database? I think it was on the main road (Route 25) a couple of miles west of Greenport, possibly on the outskirts of Southold. It was still operating (barely) in the 1970s.

Michael Furlinger
Michael Furlinger on November 8, 2004 at 6:56 pm

one of the last /best lobby areas in a theater on longisland.