Grove Theatre
80 W. Merrick Road,
Freeport,
NY
11520
80 W. Merrick Road,
Freeport,
NY
11520
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Additional Info
Previously operated by: Century Theaters
Architects: Herbert J. Krapp
Functions: Church
Styles: Egyptian
Previous Names: Century's Grove Theatre
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This theatre stood on W. Merrick Road in Freeport, not far from the now razed Century’s Freeport Theatre on Sunrise Highway. It opened in 1928.
The Grove Theatre ran movies until it closed March 3, 1974. The building remains and is now a church.
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philipgoldberg, Steve Smith
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The nail was in the coffin, the final months bookings were all over the place-well so were the last 2 years:
2/74-DELIVERENCE
2/74-THE CANDIDATE
2/74-DEEP THROAT II
2/74-PAPER MOON
2/74-PLAY IT AGAIN SAM
And the final booking:
2/74-THE PAPER CHASE
2/74-KID BLUE
11/73-SCREAMING TIGER
11/73-BLACK MAMA, WHITE MAMA
11/73-GORDONS WAR
11/73-TROUBLE MAN
11/73-SAVE THE CHILDREN
11/73-THE MAN
11/73-DONT LOOK IN THE BASEMENT
11/73- LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT
12/73-THE SISTERS
12/73-DR. PHIBES RISES AGAIN
12/73-SSSSSSS
12/73-HIGH PLAINS DRIFTER
12/73-THE DEADLY TRACKERS
12/73-TRAIN ROBBERS
These were all double bills
some more odd and interesting bookingS. All were double bills.
9/72-PRIME CUT 9/72-THE BOYS IN THE BAND 9/72-SLAUGHTERHOUSE-FIVE 9/72-MINNIE & MOSKOWITZ 9/72-THE WAR BETWEEN MEN AND WOMEN 9/72-A MAN CALLED HORSE 9/72-THUNDERBALL 9/72-YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE
10/72-STANLEY
10/72-THE NIGHT OF THE LEPUS
10/72-VAMPIRE CIRCUS
10/72-COUNTESS DRACULA
10/72-HICKEY AND BOGGS
10/72-RETURN OF SABATA
10/72-THE CANDIDATE
10/72-RACHEL,RACHEL
11/72-DAUGHTERS OF SATAN
11/72-SUPERBEAST
11/72-HAMMER
11/72-HALLS OF ANGER
11/72-VIRGIN WITCH
11/72-THE MINX
11/72-MELINDA
11/72-COOL BREEZE
12/72-SUPER FLY 12/72-COOL HAND LUKE 12/72-TEENAGE SEX REPORT 12/72-TEENAGE MOTHER 12/72-EVERYTHING YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT SEX… 12/72-WHAT DO YOU SAY TO A NAKED LADY? 12/72-LADY SINGS THE BLUES 12/72-SUCH GOOD FRIENDS
Seems that Century and its booking agents were just grabbing at straws in the hopes of finding something, anything, to book. Programs were run on a double bill for 1 week with the new show coming in on Wednesday.
I do remember that at this time it was very hard to get an audience into the theatre, some nights we must have had only 10 people in the house.
Uploaded a photo of façade architectural detail.
Architect was Herbert J. Krapp.
Updated an exterior of the Grove to the east and the theater under construction in 1926. Still a lot to do. It didn’t open until 1928.
Photo added via Rodney Baisley. Socony station and parking East side elevation of the Grove Theatre.
Correct address is 80 West Merrick Road.
Word Of Life Ministries is still the tenant.
Uploaded 1930 ad showing under Century management.