I wonder if I’ll ever live to see the day when the future of the RKO Keiths, the Playhouse in Great Neck and the Times Square in Manhattan will all be resolved (and, of course, the Long Island Rail Road going into Grand Central Station and the completion of the Second Avenue Subway).
Although there is a good shot of the facade and marquee in the Hallmark film Love to the Rescue I don’t believe the interior shot in the film is the Lucas.
Mike, I concur. Always thought it was more than one of the storefronts that popped up. There is a CT contributor who often posts tax photos of a location. Maybe they could find an early one of this location.
When AMC did their exterior rebranding of the Shore 8 in Huntington they left the old Cineplex Odeon vertical but it now has AMC at the top and theaters vertically. See my photos on that site.
This is the only Parkville Theater on CT so if the one I mentioned in my 2014 post was built it was under another name. Anybody able to check out the site or know of a way to check on what was built?
They’ve modified the name in the ads to AMC Dine-In Huntington Square 12. Was confusing since the actual village of Huntington, location of the AMC Shore is some distance away.
One film in the current Lifetime Christmas movie series, “Christmas in Louisiana”, purports to be in New Iberia. A number of scenes in the film actually include various views of the exterior of this theater.
Aha. That explains joint movie ads in the past for Century and Skouras which always seemed odd to me. Century also had deals with Loew’s for the Prospect in Flushing and the Manor/Vogue in Brooklyn. Although they built the Suffolk in Riverhead there was some sort of swap with Prudential for the Huntington Station.
The Town of Hempstead granted Landmark status to the theater on October 2, 2019 which assures that it will not be demolished. It is one of the few Art Deco structures left in the town. Although those elements are probably no longer internally visible after it was chopped up into six auditoriums, the facade, despite the marquee change, is representative.
When interviewed prior to the opening a representative of AMC didn’t divulge the total seating capacity but indicated that the auditoriums seated between 45 and 181.
On occasional weekends and during school holidays they often present a family oriented stage show.
I wonder if I’ll ever live to see the day when the future of the RKO Keiths, the Playhouse in Great Neck and the Times Square in Manhattan will all be resolved (and, of course, the Long Island Rail Road going into Grand Central Station and the completion of the Second Avenue Subway).
Yes Mike, it is the issue with loading and such. There are new standards in place and, apparently, the old can’t be grandfathered.
Although there is a good shot of the facade and marquee in the Hallmark film Love to the Rescue I don’t believe the interior shot in the film is the Lucas.
If you’re ever in Toronto the free tour is a must for all theatre lovers.
Closing for the winter after Tuesday’s showings of Little Women and 1917.
Bloop never a UA. Always AIT (Associated Independent Theaters). The signage for the AIT Hauppauge had the same coloration.
Still no apparent change.
Mike, I concur. Always thought it was more than one of the storefronts that popped up. There is a CT contributor who often posts tax photos of a location. Maybe they could find an early one of this location.
To say nothing of the overpriced snacks.
Marquee (pylon) was around long after 2013 as was the “remains” of the subsequent multiplex.
When AMC did their exterior rebranding of the Shore 8 in Huntington they left the old Cineplex Odeon vertical but it now has AMC at the top and theaters vertically. See my photos on that site.
This is the only Parkville Theater on CT so if the one I mentioned in my 2014 post was built it was under another name. Anybody able to check out the site or know of a way to check on what was built?
On and on. There was a public hearing on the proposal for the theater site on December 9, 2019. Will see what comes of that.
There are several short videos of the interior on YouTube.
Upgrades will reduce capacity of the auditoriums when new leather recliners are installed.
Renovations being completed to severely reduce capacity with with the installation of leather recliners.
Absolutely no change in the box office area. Other glassed areas still sport the same faded, ripped curtains and cracks.
They’ve modified the name in the ads to AMC Dine-In Huntington Square 12. Was confusing since the actual village of Huntington, location of the AMC Shore is some distance away.
Now advertised at Starlight Terrace Cinemas. Photo added.
One film in the current Lifetime Christmas movie series, “Christmas in Louisiana”, purports to be in New Iberia. A number of scenes in the film actually include various views of the exterior of this theater.
Aha. That explains joint movie ads in the past for Century and Skouras which always seemed odd to me. Century also had deals with Loew’s for the Prospect in Flushing and the Manor/Vogue in Brooklyn. Although they built the Suffolk in Riverhead there was some sort of swap with Prudential for the Huntington Station.
The Town of Hempstead granted Landmark status to the theater on October 2, 2019 which assures that it will not be demolished. It is one of the few Art Deco structures left in the town. Although those elements are probably no longer internally visible after it was chopped up into six auditoriums, the facade, despite the marquee change, is representative.
When interviewed prior to the opening a representative of AMC didn’t divulge the total seating capacity but indicated that the auditoriums seated between 45 and 181.
Wonder if the small, neighborhood Elwood will be able to survive this.