I think the whole concept of food at the movies is outrageous and takes away from the movie going pleasure. By the same token I don’t want my meal compromised by a movie in progress. But in this case it’s a restaurant that shows movies? Over the top.
David thank you for all the histories you have given us access to. In the future would it be possible for you to enter them in such a manner that we can just click on the addresses as a direct link rather than the necessity of coding each one ourselves?
I found a reference to the property at 124 being for sale with the indication that it was built in 1950. I Googled Centralia, Mo Allen Street photos and saw several views of the property all claiming the 1950 construction date.
Three Bow Tie locations, Great Neck, Manhasset and Roslyn have now changed hands. Only two Bow Tie’s left on Long Island are the Herricks and Franklin Square.
Texas2step uploaded the ad you posted on Century’s Floral indicating the Park, together with the Floral, Bellerose, Hollis and Bellaire were part of the Playco circuit. Never heard of them. However, you indicated the ad was from January 12, 1933 which would be after the time of the RKO ads you have on this site. ?????
Uploaded an ad which Texas2step had uploaded on the Century’s Floral site indicating the the Bellerose, together with the Floral, Bellaire, Hollis and Park (Rockaway Park) were part of the Playco circuit in 1933. Never heard of them.
Texas2step uploaded the ad you posted on the Century’s Floral site which indicated that the Bellaire, together with the Floral, Bellerose, Hollis and Park (Rockaway Park) were part of the Playco circuit in 1933. Never heard of them. Where did you find that?
Uploaded an ad from 1933 which Texas2step added to Century’s Floral. Indicates the Hollis along with the Floral, Bellaire, Bellerose and Park (Rockaway Park) were part of the Playco circuit. Never heard of that one.
Reviewing the photos in the photo section. At some point in time the vertical shown was either modified or changed. I lived in the adjacent town and never saw the one pictured.
Dallas. Where did you get your information that there was a theater and that it was downtown? I was looking at the image of Tylers Hardware in that town and the building looked as though it may have been a theater at one time.
The Squire was a leased property and Bow Tie was not the sole owner. Was just the management of the theater taken over or a purchase made? The original Squire lease only ran until 2020.
You look at the overview and all three theaters mentioned, as well as the W.T. Grant’s which was built on the site of the Town, are gone. It’s also interesting that Century built the Prospect and leased it to Loew’s and then operated it in the final years. May have actually been a bit of an overlap with the Town. Then in the 1980’s when RKO Century Warner was created they operated both the Prospect and the Keith’s.
Mike, you’re right about that. Previously Regal announced theaters at Sunrise Mall in Massapequa and also Riverhead. Nothing happened. There was a lot of hoopla about the Lynbrook which opened more than a year later than scheduled.
I think the whole concept of food at the movies is outrageous and takes away from the movie going pleasure. By the same token I don’t want my meal compromised by a movie in progress. But in this case it’s a restaurant that shows movies? Over the top.
Mike, what was so wrong that the neighborhood wanted the theater closed? Adult films?
Uploaded an image of the projection booth from the San Antonio Drive In series from the Zintgraff Studio Photo Collection
BMW dealership is thriving.
David thank you for all the histories you have given us access to. In the future would it be possible for you to enter them in such a manner that we can just click on the addresses as a direct link rather than the necessity of coding each one ourselves?
I found a reference to the property at 124 being for sale with the indication that it was built in 1950. I Googled Centralia, Mo Allen Street photos and saw several views of the property all claiming the 1950 construction date.
From Patchogue: From Past to Present by D. Raven Foncell
Three Bow Tie locations, Great Neck, Manhasset and Roslyn have now changed hands. Only two Bow Tie’s left on Long Island are the Herricks and Franklin Square.
There is also a bricktown website directly associated with the Fulton theater. It present a rich history with many pictures.
As with the Bellerose, the Bellaire is no longer in the town of the name it bears due to a postal reconfiguration. In this case Queens Village.
Texas2step uploaded the ad you posted on Century’s Floral indicating the Park, together with the Floral, Bellerose, Hollis and Bellaire were part of the Playco circuit. Never heard of them. However, you indicated the ad was from January 12, 1933 which would be after the time of the RKO ads you have on this site. ?????
Uploaded an ad which Texas2step had uploaded on the Century’s Floral site indicating the the Bellerose, together with the Floral, Bellaire, Hollis and Park (Rockaway Park) were part of the Playco circuit in 1933. Never heard of them.
Texas2step uploaded the ad you posted on the Century’s Floral site which indicated that the Bellaire, together with the Floral, Bellerose, Hollis and Park (Rockaway Park) were part of the Playco circuit in 1933. Never heard of them. Where did you find that?
Uploaded an ad from 1933 which Texas2step added to Century’s Floral. Indicates the Hollis along with the Floral, Bellaire, Bellerose and Park (Rockaway Park) were part of the Playco circuit. Never heard of that one.
Reviewing the photos in the photo section. At some point in time the vertical shown was either modified or changed. I lived in the adjacent town and never saw the one pictured.
Don’t know how they are doing but they are presenting blockbuster productions. Currently, The Producers.
Don’t know what’s happening inside but nothing is happening outside.
Dallas. Where did you get your information that there was a theater and that it was downtown? I was looking at the image of Tylers Hardware in that town and the building looked as though it may have been a theater at one time.
Johnfromthe80s- also still around are the Main Street Playhouse and the Bombay (formerly Mayfair).
It was definitely a supermarket (as was the current Hampton Bays). I believe both had been A & Ps.
The Squire was a leased property and Bow Tie was not the sole owner. Was just the management of the theater taken over or a purchase made? The original Squire lease only ran until 2020.
In the 1980’s the then Regent showed X rated films and shared ads in Newsday with the Ronkonkoma and Rocky Point Art Cinemas.
Appears in the Newsday Movie Timetable for April 6, 1982.
You look at the overview and all three theaters mentioned, as well as the W.T. Grant’s which was built on the site of the Town, are gone. It’s also interesting that Century built the Prospect and leased it to Loew’s and then operated it in the final years. May have actually been a bit of an overlap with the Town. Then in the 1980’s when RKO Century Warner was created they operated both the Prospect and the Keith’s.
Mike, you’re right about that. Previously Regal announced theaters at Sunrise Mall in Massapequa and also Riverhead. Nothing happened. There was a lot of hoopla about the Lynbrook which opened more than a year later than scheduled.