UA North Babylon Twin
1130 Deer Park Avenue,
North Babylon,
NY
11703
1130 Deer Park Avenue,
North Babylon,
NY
11703
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Previously operated by: Associated Prudential Theaters Inc., United Artists Theater Circuit Inc.
Functions: Medical Center
Styles: Art Deco
Previous Names: UA North Babylon
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Opened by Associated Prudential Theatres Inc. as a single screen theatre on August 19, 1959 with Mitzi Gaynor in “South Pacific”. It was converted to a twin on May 9, 1980. Free standing marquee leaning out over sidewalk. United Artists moved out in 1984 and it was operated by an independent until it closed on May 9, 1985 with Timothy Hutton in “The Falcon and the Snowman” & Emilio Estevez in “The Breakfast Club”, after which the theatre was gutted.
It reopened as a Pier One Imports showroom. Blockbuster Video took over the location in the early-1990’s and operated for many years. By 2014 it was a medical center.
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Recent comments (view all 14 comments)
The heading of this theatre should read “retail use” as the building was NEVER demolished.
How ironic that Blockbuster Video, which helped kills theatres, took over this space. It did the same thing in Westerly, RI.
I saw Willard there too! The last film I saw there was Cujo.
I saw the best trible feature there in the late 1960s, “Reptilicus”, “Konga”, “Godzilla vs. the Thing” Wow, those were the days!
No longer retail. Now a medical facility. See new photo.
This was part of the Prudential chain which ruled Suffolk County whereas the Deer Park was under the banner of Associated Independent Theaters, most of which were in Nassau County.
I saw Bobby Kennedy campaigning in 1964 at this shopping center,but that’s another story.I saw “Funny Girl”,“Cabaret”,“Lenny”,and"Rollerball" there.
According to the NY Daily News listings it was twinned in 1982 and closed in 1985 after UA dropped it in 1984.
2 screens on May 9th, 1980. Grand opening ad posted.
Closed on May 9, 1985 with “The Falcon And The Snowman” in Screen 1 and “The Breakfast Club” in Screen 2.