I grew up in Glen Cove and remember the Cove quite clearly — When I started going to movies there, they featured “continuous showings” of the features — as soon as the movie ended, it started again (I remember sitting through “The Ten Commandments” twice. There was a section for kids (under the watchful eye of the matron!) near the middle on the left, Biblical-themed murals on the walls, etc.
I remember the opening of the Glen Cove and of the Town, too — nice theaters. GC was quite the mecca for North Shore moviegoers in those days (late 50’s through the 60’s), except for the art house Cinema in the Americana shopping center on Northern Boulevard in Manhasset. For what it’s worth, my first kiss was in the Town Theater — I remember the girl, but not the movie.
I also recall the opening of the Northstage Dinner Theater, with a production of Anything Goes. Fun, but I preferred it as a movie palace.
I grew up in Glen Cove and remember the Cove quite clearly — When I started going to movies there, they featured “continuous showings” of the features — as soon as the movie ended, it started again (I remember sitting through “The Ten Commandments” twice. There was a section for kids (under the watchful eye of the matron!) near the middle on the left, Biblical-themed murals on the walls, etc.
I remember the opening of the Glen Cove and of the Town, too — nice theaters. GC was quite the mecca for North Shore moviegoers in those days (late 50’s through the 60’s), except for the art house Cinema in the Americana shopping center on Northern Boulevard in Manhasset. For what it’s worth, my first kiss was in the Town Theater — I remember the girl, but not the movie.
I also recall the opening of the Northstage Dinner Theater, with a production of Anything Goes. Fun, but I preferred it as a movie palace.