South Bay name has been “reapplied” to the Montauk Highway side of the building (perfectly aligned). The small dumpster has been removed. Nothing else has appeared to have changed since early July.
At a Trustees meeting on July 8th the developers offered an amended plan. They were given 6 months to get a demolition permit and a building permit. There will be a public hearing in October. The developers expressed concern, as well they should, that the never ending deferred dates are ridiculous. This project has been in the works for a decade.
Regal and AMC do not serve the east end. Stony Brook is furthest AMC; Ronkonkoma for Regal. Regal was going to build in Riverhead but the landlord of the shopping center was demanding they virtually overhaul his shopping center. East end is served by the (seasonal) Greenport, Mattituck, Hampton Arts Twin, East Hampton, Southampton, Plaza, Mastic, Hampton Bays, Cinema Deluxe (Holbrook), Movieland (Coram), the Port Jefferson Cinemas and, after the rebuild, Sag Harbor. Occasional films at WHBPAC. Look at the South Shore – every community used to have at least one theater. Last big ones are the AMC Fantasy (RVC) and Regal Lynbrook. Next east small theaters in Baldwin, Bellmore, Seaford, Merrick and nothing until the aformentioned Plaza in Patchogue. Nothing in Valley Stream, Wantagh, Freeport, Bay Shore, Lindenhurst, Oakdale, Amityville, Copiague, the Massapequas, Babylon. The 100 seat Plaza in Patchogue is nothing compared to the two large theaters, the All Weather multiplex and the Sun Wave twin which used to be there.
If you could get a hold of the Movie Timetable from Newsday for that date you could probably figure that out. Also, those were the days when theaters advertised so that might be evident in a Newssday ad.
The small, empty dumpster is still in front of the building. The facade facing Montauk Highway and the parking lot has a coat of white paint over the grey primer. The name South Bay has been reintroduced above where the entrance had been, and I presume, will be upon completion of the renovation. See photo uploaded. But they did a lousy job of spacing the letters.
They often screw up Broadway shows when translated to the big screen. Barbra Streisand outings in particular. They “open them up”. In Dolly it was the never ending don’t rain on my parade.
Comfortably Cool- unfortunately the link works for me. I remember when it was first open. A beautiful place. Now it’s the same crap that everybody else has.
When I went to the visitors center I was impressed by all the showcases which had housed the movie posters in the long corridor and how low the ceiling of the auditorium was. The original ceiling was there and the sloping floor also intact.
If one reads the newpaper article from 1950 which I uploaded on the “other” Mattituck Theatre site, it would appear that the new, dedicated, theatre was opening as a replacement for the old. The opening for December 1950 was postponed until the following February. Therefore, this location must have been in use another decade from the information in the opening description.
Al I thought the CT policy was supposed to be last incarnation.
Mike (saps) And how. Look at the ever expanding trash TV.
moviebuff82 you partially answered your own question as to why movie going is down: INCREASED PRICES!!!!!!!
South Bay name has been “reapplied” to the Montauk Highway side of the building (perfectly aligned). The small dumpster has been removed. Nothing else has appeared to have changed since early July.
Unlike Craigslist where anyone can remove a comment I thought that only the originator could remove one on Cinema Treasures.
This is a reverse situation. Site used to be a supermarket. Then became a theatre (much like the theater in Mastic).
At a Trustees meeting on July 8th the developers offered an amended plan. They were given 6 months to get a demolition permit and a building permit. There will be a public hearing in October. The developers expressed concern, as well they should, that the never ending deferred dates are ridiculous. This project has been in the works for a decade.
If you get out your magnifying glass you can barely see the small Ramrod signage on the photo which I’ve uploaded.
It may have been part of a chain but not AMC or Bow Tie since they didn’t exist in the 1980s.
Uploaded a photo showing the modern facade.
Regal and AMC do not serve the east end. Stony Brook is furthest AMC; Ronkonkoma for Regal. Regal was going to build in Riverhead but the landlord of the shopping center was demanding they virtually overhaul his shopping center. East end is served by the (seasonal) Greenport, Mattituck, Hampton Arts Twin, East Hampton, Southampton, Plaza, Mastic, Hampton Bays, Cinema Deluxe (Holbrook), Movieland (Coram), the Port Jefferson Cinemas and, after the rebuild, Sag Harbor. Occasional films at WHBPAC. Look at the South Shore – every community used to have at least one theater. Last big ones are the AMC Fantasy (RVC) and Regal Lynbrook. Next east small theaters in Baldwin, Bellmore, Seaford, Merrick and nothing until the aformentioned Plaza in Patchogue. Nothing in Valley Stream, Wantagh, Freeport, Bay Shore, Lindenhurst, Oakdale, Amityville, Copiague, the Massapequas, Babylon. The 100 seat Plaza in Patchogue is nothing compared to the two large theaters, the All Weather multiplex and the Sun Wave twin which used to be there.
fred – certain locations may be saturated but in others you have to drive more than 15 miles to a theater.
If you could get a hold of the Movie Timetable from Newsday for that date you could probably figure that out. Also, those were the days when theaters advertised so that might be evident in a Newssday ad.
Used to be one on Larken.
Maybe they’re on the menu.
Don’t know when, but it reopened.
Gerald you actually record the date and location of every film you’ve seen? Over what period of time? Why?
Now it’s a Famous Footware location. As a result they changed the roof line to conform to the corporate image.
The small, empty dumpster is still in front of the building. The facade facing Montauk Highway and the parking lot has a coat of white paint over the grey primer. The name South Bay has been reintroduced above where the entrance had been, and I presume, will be upon completion of the renovation. See photo uploaded. But they did a lousy job of spacing the letters.
Theater closed temporarily because of rodent infestation. Hello. Dine In.
They often screw up Broadway shows when translated to the big screen. Barbra Streisand outings in particular. They “open them up”. In Dolly it was the never ending don’t rain on my parade.
Comfortably Cool- unfortunately the link works for me. I remember when it was first open. A beautiful place. Now it’s the same crap that everybody else has.
When I went to the visitors center I was impressed by all the showcases which had housed the movie posters in the long corridor and how low the ceiling of the auditorium was. The original ceiling was there and the sloping floor also intact.
There is a small, empty, dumpster in the front of the building. Other than that there are no visible changes in status.
If one reads the newpaper article from 1950 which I uploaded on the “other” Mattituck Theatre site, it would appear that the new, dedicated, theatre was opening as a replacement for the old. The opening for December 1950 was postponed until the following February. Therefore, this location must have been in use another decade from the information in the opening description.