I am very sad to see the Lindenhurst Theater close. It has been a vital part of the Community of Lindenhurst and its families. One would wonder .. why isn’t our own Village trying to preserve this building .. why isn’t the Beautification of Lindenhurst Committee involved on keeping the Lindenhurst Movie intact. I moved to Lindenhurst in 1955 at the age of 15 ½ from Brooklyn. My husband has lived in Lindenhurst since the age of two (1940/41). It was a wonderful treat as a child to go to the Lindenhurst Theater and see so many wonderful movies .. it was even better than to be allowed as a teenager to meet your friends there and see a movie only for a time later, to be entering the same movie theater on a date or with your future beau. So many special times shared on a Friday or Saturday Night or a Sunday matinee. I remember so well going to the Lindenhurst Movie Theater as a teenager and then bringing my own children to the same movie theater and to experience with them the same wonder that I felt as a child seating in the seats and waiting with excitement for the movie to begin. In Europe, new is built right next to the old buildings and the old buildings are preserved for all to enjoy. It is sad that here in young America, we do not follow that tradition of preserving heritage. The Lindenhurst Theater could be restored to what it originally was. There could be a wonderful mix of movies, old movies to be shown on a particular night which would be attractive to the senior citizens and current movies to entertain the young couples and single people and let us not forget the Disney Movies for our little ones to look forward to on a Saturday afternoon.“”
I am very sad to see the Lindenhurst Theater close. It has been a vital part of the Community of Lindenhurst and its families. One would wonder .. why isn’t our own Village trying to preserve this building .. why isn’t the Beautification of Lindenhurst Committee involved on keeping the Lindenhurst Movie intact. I moved to Lindenhurst in 1955 at the age of 15 ½ from Brooklyn. My husband has lived in Lindenhurst since the age of two (1940/41). It was a wonderful treat as a child to go to the Lindenhurst Theater and see so many wonderful movies .. it was even better than to be allowed as a teenager to meet your friends there and see a movie only for a time later, to be entering the same movie theater on a date or with your future beau. So many special times shared on a Friday or Saturday Night or a Sunday matinee. I remember so well going to the Lindenhurst Movie Theater as a teenager and then bringing my own children to the same movie theater and to experience with them the same wonder that I felt as a child seating in the seats and waiting with excitement for the movie to begin. In Europe, new is built right next to the old buildings and the old buildings are preserved for all to enjoy. It is sad that here in young America, we do not follow that tradition of preserving heritage. The Lindenhurst Theater could be restored to what it originally was. There could be a wonderful mix of movies, old movies to be shown on a particular night which would be attractive to the senior citizens and current movies to entertain the young couples and single people and let us not forget the Disney Movies for our little ones to look forward to on a Saturday afternoon.“”