I moved with my family to the Central Park sub in 1967 and we moved out to Michigan in June 1986. I’ve been back twice, most recently in 1996 and didn’t stay long or do any “sight-seeing”.
As to when they went back to first run I don’t recall, but I remember that in 1977 I saw “Smokey and the Bandit” there and by the time I was driving in 1981/1982 they were all porn. I remember that because I went there once to the projection booth. One of the union projection guys at the Amboy Cinemas worked at Cinema 9 too and I visited him there once, all the while staying in the booth, laughing at the porn movie! This was around 1984 ~ 1985 time frame. That was the last time I was ever in that building.
I believe that yes, Razz-Ma-Tazz was a Chuck E. Cheese ripoff! Same type of idea. I remember as a guard going in there many times and flirting with the girls who worked there, as they were the same age or slightly younger than I! This was 1985/1986.
I remember also the Sayrewoods Shopping Center BEFORE the long-talked-about Rt 9 overpass. Clear in my mind were the Grand Union supermarket, which became Acme Supermarket, which then became the Channel Lumber store. I remember also Platter Puss Records, S.S. Kresge, their competitor Grant’s, J.C. Penney was also there, Carlo’s Pizza, a Chinese restaurant, a bar, a video game arcade, Sun Ray Drugs, and then the photo place at the other smaller building. I can also remember the many carnivals held in the parking lot behind it and the 4th of July fireworks!
Sayreville had 3 theaters at one time. Cinema 9 was built back in the early to mid 1970s behind the McDonald’s on soutbound Rt 9 featuring first-run movies but later switched to all porn. It reverted back to first-run for a time and then back to all porn. I remember seeing a Grizzly Adams movie there and also “The Excorcist” back in 1975.
Sayrewoods Theater was located on the southeast corner of southbound Rt 9 and northbound Ernston Rd and it was always porn. It was in the front parking lot of the Sayrewoods Shopping Center.
Gonzo
Westland, Michigan
formerly of Old Bridge
Right across Rt 9 was the Madison Twin Cinema owned and operated by the General Cinemas Corporation of Boston. They also owned the Menlo Park Mall cinemas. I remember Madison Twin Cinema being built and the list time I saw a movie there was in 1980.
I also remember the Amboy Cinemas being built back in 1979, it originally had 6 theaters in it and I went there on opening day to see “Star Trek The Motion Picture”. I eventually got a job there as an usher in March 1982 and then I became a security guard there from 1983 to 1986. I also remember the “Razz-Ma-Tazz” right next door.
I moved with my family to the Central Park sub in 1967 and we moved out to Michigan in June 1986. I’ve been back twice, most recently in 1996 and didn’t stay long or do any “sight-seeing”.
As to when they went back to first run I don’t recall, but I remember that in 1977 I saw “Smokey and the Bandit” there and by the time I was driving in 1981/1982 they were all porn. I remember that because I went there once to the projection booth. One of the union projection guys at the Amboy Cinemas worked at Cinema 9 too and I visited him there once, all the while staying in the booth, laughing at the porn movie! This was around 1984 ~ 1985 time frame. That was the last time I was ever in that building.
I believe that yes, Razz-Ma-Tazz was a Chuck E. Cheese ripoff! Same type of idea. I remember as a guard going in there many times and flirting with the girls who worked there, as they were the same age or slightly younger than I! This was 1985/1986.
I remember also the Sayrewoods Shopping Center BEFORE the long-talked-about Rt 9 overpass. Clear in my mind were the Grand Union supermarket, which became Acme Supermarket, which then became the Channel Lumber store. I remember also Platter Puss Records, S.S. Kresge, their competitor Grant’s, J.C. Penney was also there, Carlo’s Pizza, a Chinese restaurant, a bar, a video game arcade, Sun Ray Drugs, and then the photo place at the other smaller building. I can also remember the many carnivals held in the parking lot behind it and the 4th of July fireworks!
Gonzo
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Sayreville had 3 theaters at one time. Cinema 9 was built back in the early to mid 1970s behind the McDonald’s on soutbound Rt 9 featuring first-run movies but later switched to all porn. It reverted back to first-run for a time and then back to all porn. I remember seeing a Grizzly Adams movie there and also “The Excorcist” back in 1975.
Sayrewoods Theater was located on the southeast corner of southbound Rt 9 and northbound Ernston Rd and it was always porn. It was in the front parking lot of the Sayrewoods Shopping Center.
Gonzo
Westland, Michigan
formerly of Old Bridge
Right across Rt 9 was the Madison Twin Cinema owned and operated by the General Cinemas Corporation of Boston. They also owned the Menlo Park Mall cinemas. I remember Madison Twin Cinema being built and the list time I saw a movie there was in 1980.
I also remember the Amboy Cinemas being built back in 1979, it originally had 6 theaters in it and I went there on opening day to see “Star Trek The Motion Picture”. I eventually got a job there as an usher in March 1982 and then I became a security guard there from 1983 to 1986. I also remember the “Razz-Ma-Tazz” right next door.