South Bay Cinemas

495 Montauk Highway,
West Babylon, NY 11704

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markp
markp on May 24, 2019 at 5:19 am

Why don’t they just call it a day and say Thanks for the Memories and either sell it to another theatre operator or turn it into retail.

robboehm
robboehm on May 23, 2019 at 8:03 pm

Went by on May 12th and saw no observable difference from the previous month.

robboehm
robboehm on April 14, 2019 at 6:45 pm

Don’t know what’s happening inside but nothing is happening outside.

robboehm
robboehm on February 7, 2019 at 1:08 pm

Things are looking up. The dumpster is gone. They took down the South Bay signage, covered the side marquee, repaired all the exterior cracks and applied some sort of primer. There are a number of units being installed on the roof, presumably to heat/cool the projected five auditoriums in the first phase of the renovation. See photos uploaded.

robboehm
robboehm on December 17, 2018 at 9:18 am

Interior demolition has accelerated. There is now a chute from the building directly to a dumpster.

robboehm
robboehm on November 27, 2018 at 7:31 am

Can’t really see, Mike. Only a little over the top and they are behind a chain link fence.

Mike (saps)
Mike (saps) on November 26, 2018 at 10:51 pm

What kind of stuff is in the dumpsters

robboehm
robboehm on November 26, 2018 at 2:33 pm

The building materials are still on the roof and the cracks in the facade facing Montauk Highway have not been corrected. However, they have applied some sort of undercoating on some of the exterior walls, there are two dumpsters with stuff in them and one can see a pile of rubble through one of the windows.

robboehm
robboehm on October 14, 2018 at 4:12 pm

They’ve stripped the exterior from the marquee and there are building materials on the roof but no other signs of activity since I passed in August.

robboehm
robboehm on August 19, 2018 at 10:19 am

Passed by a little while ago. Nothing seems to have changed. Figured out how they plan on going from 5 to 8 screens, assuming they ever get the 5 from the existing 3. They plan on taking over the building next door which houses the liquor store. When you look at the artists conception of the new South Bay you can see that. Incidentally there is also no new information on the Facebook page.

Roe5685
Roe5685 on July 23, 2018 at 12:42 pm

I stopped by on Monday afternoon July 23, 2018. There are fresh pigeons but no tradesmen’s vehicles and no tradesmen working. There is a building permit displayed. Has the renovation group abandoned the project? Anyone know?

robboehm
robboehm on July 22, 2018 at 9:59 am

Any work being done is on the inside. Seem to be more dumpsters.

Roe5685
Roe5685 on July 22, 2018 at 7:16 am

Has the work stopped altogether? Or has more progress been made since June 17, 2018

robboehm
robboehm on June 17, 2018 at 11:31 am

Only visible signs on the exterior are a chain link fence surrounding the building and a couple of dumpsters. I would have thought the exterior might have needed some repair before addressing the interior.

gfm8959
gfm8959 on April 24, 2018 at 5:35 pm

Demolition has begun! Currently working on interior.

robboehm
robboehm on March 18, 2018 at 11:11 am

The decay is progressing nicely. No signs of the renovation which was to be completed in 2017.

robboehm
robboehm on November 27, 2017 at 1:31 pm

Looks worse each time I pass.

robboehm
robboehm on September 18, 2017 at 6:19 pm

It would take a year to redo the theater in the image which appears in the photo section. There would be no point in redoing the inside until the integrity of the exterior is achieved.

fred1
fred1 on September 18, 2017 at 11:08 am

There 3 months left

robboehm
robboehm on September 18, 2017 at 7:37 am

Well the pylon says see you in 2017 – that’s gonna be tough.

fred1
fred1 on September 18, 2017 at 5:40 am

I think it be a blithe of disrepair in that shopping center for a long time

robboehm
robboehm on August 23, 2017 at 11:49 am

Still no signs of activity.

robboehm
robboehm on June 20, 2017 at 7:17 am

Still no signs of activity.