Franklin Square Cinemas
989 Hempstead Turnpike,
Franklin Square,
NY
11010
989 Hempstead Turnpike,
Franklin Square,
NY
11010
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Previously operated by: Bow-Tie Cinemas, Century Circuit Inc., Clearview Cinemas
Previous Names: Franklin Theatre, Franklin Quad
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Opened around 1934, the Franklin Theatre was a 955-seat neighborhood house showing a mix of second run with the occasional first run. It was twinned on December 19, 1980 and became a quad on May 10, 1985 and it went first run. On April 14, 1995 it became a sixplex.
In 1996 it was taken over by Clearview Cinemas. In June 2013, Bow-Tie Cinemas took over as it took most Clearview locations. Bow-Tie transitioned this theatre to an independent operator as of November 22, 2019. It was closed by August 2020.
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I was the screen cleaner for clearview for a few years from about 1997 till 2004. I must have cleaned many of the screens in your theatres.
Please update, it became a twin in 1980, a quad in 1985 and in 1995 a sixplex. Warren Whurtzberger made it a sixplex in 1995, not Clearview Cinemas. Clearview CInemas bought the Franklin Square and Squire in 1997 after they bought GG Theatres.
When Clearview took control of Franklin Square, it was already 6 screens.
Went to the theatre on Sunday morning 11/24. We were going to an early Frozen II screening. When we went in they were replacing signs and a little hectic. They had cancelled all morning shows and the (very nice) staff said the theater had been purchased by a local family run business and will be up and running again later in the day. I haven’t heard anything since, but hopefully this is good news and this company will keep it running past the next three years when their lease is up. It’s a nice little theatre. It’s old, but so homey and enjoyable instead of these megaplexes.
The Town of Hempstead granted Landmark status to the theater on October 2, 2019 which assures that it will not be demolished. It is one of the few Art Deco structures left in the town. Although those elements are probably no longer internally visible after it was chopped up into six auditoriums, the facade, despite the marquee change, is representative.
Looks like the new owners are JJ (Bellmore Playhouse, Elwood).
please update closed
https://www.liherald.com/stories/curtains-close-at-franklin-square-movie-theater,127092
The pandemic is going to play havoc on the number of theaters that will emerge.
Please update, ite became a twin on December 19, 1980 when Southland Theatres took it over from Century Theatres, a quad on May 10, 1985 and April 14, 1995 became six screens.
Looks like activity inside, and not positive one, Displays have been removed and looks like ceiling activity.
Once operated by Century Circuit Inc.