Actually you have to go to South Bay Cinemas on Facebook. The site specifically says that there will be 5 auditoriums initially and subsequently more. If you look at the artists rendering it shows and expanded facade on Montauk Highway which would presume the current liquor store. However, as renovations progress it is obvious that the actual appearance will not equal the conception. As far as the parking is concerned this is a leased property in the shopping center so ownership should not be a problem. I would imagine sharing the lot would not be a problem since the key time for the theater would be in the evening which would not be prime time for the businesses at that part of the shopping center. At the rate they’re going it may be 2020 before the place finally does reopen. I think it’s a waste of time and money – people have done without so long.
Roe5685- They have the whole shopping center parking lot at their disposal, not just the areas adjacent to the theater. And, if you look at their website for the artist’s rendering of the new facility you will note that it includes the space occupied by the liquor store.
bigjoe59. I can’t speak for Lyric but the Apollo again saw life as a Broadway playhouse for a time with the opening show being On Golden Pond. I don’t remember the extent of the renovation but I do recall when the renovation was in progress observing a woman recovering seats in the orchestra. And there was a rich new curtain.
And I continue to say the Lyric and Apollo were not demolished. The 42nd and 43rd street walls still stand, which is good because the 43rd street side of the Lyric is ornate.
Uploaded a 1931 ad showing management under the Century banner. Later became Skouras. Never could understand the Century/Skouras relationship as management passed from one to the other chain and combined ads appeared in newspapers.
Uploaded 1930 ad showing under the management of Century Theaters. In later years under the Skouras banner but returned to Century at the end of its days.
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.
dallas, none of the three are on CT.
Actually you have to go to South Bay Cinemas on Facebook. The site specifically says that there will be 5 auditoriums initially and subsequently more. If you look at the artists rendering it shows and expanded facade on Montauk Highway which would presume the current liquor store. However, as renovations progress it is obvious that the actual appearance will not equal the conception. As far as the parking is concerned this is a leased property in the shopping center so ownership should not be a problem. I would imagine sharing the lot would not be a problem since the key time for the theater would be in the evening which would not be prime time for the businesses at that part of the shopping center. At the rate they’re going it may be 2020 before the place finally does reopen. I think it’s a waste of time and money – people have done without so long.
ridethetrain but the Sunrise Cinemas also closed.
The lobby on the 43rd Street side wasn’t even 8 feet deep.
Roe5685- They have the whole shopping center parking lot at their disposal, not just the areas adjacent to the theater. And, if you look at their website for the artist’s rendering of the new facility you will note that it includes the space occupied by the liquor store.
bigjoe59. I can’t speak for Lyric but the Apollo again saw life as a Broadway playhouse for a time with the opening show being On Golden Pond. I don’t remember the extent of the renovation but I do recall when the renovation was in progress observing a woman recovering seats in the orchestra. And there was a rich new curtain.
And I continue to say the Lyric and Apollo were not demolished. The 42nd and 43rd street walls still stand, which is good because the 43rd street side of the Lyric is ornate.
Uploaded a 1931 Century ad which included the Bliss.
Uploaded a 1931 ad showing management under Century.
Uploaded a 1931 ad showing management under the Century banner. Later became Skouras. Never could understand the Century/Skouras relationship as management passed from one to the other chain and combined ads appeared in newspapers.
Uploaded 1930 ad showing management under Century.
Uploaded 1930 ad showing under Century management.
Uploaded 1930 ad showing under the management of Century Theaters. In later years under the Skouras banner but returned to Century at the end of its days.
Uploaded a 1930 Century ad showing the Sheepshead.
Uploaded a 1930 Century ad when it was still the Manor.
Uploaded a 1930 Century Theaters ad showing the Empress
Probably because it was part of Rockefeller Center.
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.