The 1962 Off Broadway revival of Cole Porter’s Anything Goes opened here on May 15th. This production incorporated some of the changes made to the original version which appeared in the movie. It won the prize for best Off Broadway Revival. The CD features Hal Linden and Eileen Rogers.
The OTB was ruled out and will now be incorporated in the nearby Marriott on the North Service Road of the expressway.
Question. As I was driving a friend up Route 101, he mentioned that there had been a very short lived movie theater in what is now call the Sunshine Square Shopping Center, at the intersection with Station Road. ????????
Captfxco has posted early photos of the Nautilus (West End). He suggested this may have been a building from Camp Upton since a number of buildings from there were relocated to Long Beach. While I agree it looks military it is not the actual theater which was at Upton, a postcard image of which I have uploaded.
By means of contrast uploaded a picture of a generic War Department theater. When I was at Ft. Dix in the early 1960s there were also two operating in addition to the Timmerman. A former one was being used for other activities.
The Crest was located within the Jackson Hotel which dates back to the 1920s. The marquee appears in the postcard image uploaded. A subsequent picture shows the marquee converted to the hotel entrance. After being idle for many years the hotel was sold for 5.2 million in 2012. The buyer indicated he would extensively renovate the building.
The article describing the sale lists the address as 405 East Broadway. CT sites a West Broadway location. Will try to resolve.
In August 1952 the management was forced to pull the showing of Roberto Rossollini’s controversial “The Miracle” rather than face a Catholic boycott of all the Rugoff and Becker theaters.
The Crest was also the home to “Subway Circuit” productions of Broadway shows and concerts.
Dallas Movies you uploaded a picture of the Liberty on this site and also alluded to the Ridgeway and Orpheum, none of which are on Cinema Treasures. Since you have the information about these can you establish them?
Army buddy of mine said there was a concession stand. He thought admission was a buck.
I remember the pylon once advertised a movie featuring Sabina Sesselmann. Who you ask? Didn’t see the movie. Just looked her up on Wikipedia. She was a German actress who also appeared in the British film Information Received. That must be the one I saw advertised since it was a 1961 release.
There are closed theatres called Normandie (later Carver) and Globe on Cinema Treasures. No indication of the name Sanders associated with either of these, however.
I wouldn’t think that moviebuff. The roof collapsed and they put tons of water on it. From the accounts I read the place was a total loss except for the signage. Also, from accounts I read previously there was a small balcony. After the demo of the facade there is no signs of that.
Passed by today. Building looks derelict with cracked facade, broken marquee. No signs of anything having been done. Pylon says renovating with a 2017 opening, see uploaded photo. Gonna need a lot of renovating in my opinion.
Despite the address being on Merrick Road, the entrance is actually from the parking lot in the rear of the building. When it was the site of various retail businesses, there was also an entrance directly on Merrick Road.
theatrefan- since the Babylon opened in 1922 as the Capitol and became the Babylon in 1925 the Boxoffice Magazine was wrong in calling it a 25 year old landmark in 1985. Don’t know where they got that information.
Please see my comment on the Mayfair site of 6/30/13. Walking around the back of the center one sees common structural elements of a theater. I believe the site is now a Chinese Restaurant.
The 1962 Off Broadway revival of Cole Porter’s Anything Goes opened here on May 15th. This production incorporated some of the changes made to the original version which appeared in the movie. It won the prize for best Off Broadway Revival. The CD features Hal Linden and Eileen Rogers.
The OTB was ruled out and will now be incorporated in the nearby Marriott on the North Service Road of the expressway.
Question. As I was driving a friend up Route 101, he mentioned that there had been a very short lived movie theater in what is now call the Sunshine Square Shopping Center, at the intersection with Station Road. ????????
Captfxco has posted early photos of the Nautilus (West End). He suggested this may have been a building from Camp Upton since a number of buildings from there were relocated to Long Beach. While I agree it looks military it is not the actual theater which was at Upton, a postcard image of which I have uploaded.
By means of contrast uploaded a picture of a generic War Department theater. When I was at Ft. Dix in the early 1960s there were also two operating in addition to the Timmerman. A former one was being used for other activities.
Uploaded a postcard image.
The Crest was located within the Jackson Hotel which dates back to the 1920s. The marquee appears in the postcard image uploaded. A subsequent picture shows the marquee converted to the hotel entrance. After being idle for many years the hotel was sold for 5.2 million in 2012. The buyer indicated he would extensively renovate the building.
The article describing the sale lists the address as 405 East Broadway. CT sites a West Broadway location. Will try to resolve.
1955 photo uploaded.
Rugoff and Becker also operated the Laurel and Lido (latterly Park Avenue and Long Beach cinemas) in Long Beach.
In August 1952 the management was forced to pull the showing of Roberto Rossollini’s controversial “The Miracle” rather than face a Catholic boycott of all the Rugoff and Becker theaters.
The Crest was also the home to “Subway Circuit” productions of Broadway shows and concerts.
As I recall there was a gym or health club on the second floor in later years.
Dallas Movies you uploaded a picture of the Liberty on this site and also alluded to the Ridgeway and Orpheum, none of which are on Cinema Treasures. Since you have the information about these can you establish them?
Army buddy of mine said there was a concession stand. He thought admission was a buck.
I remember the pylon once advertised a movie featuring Sabina Sesselmann. Who you ask? Didn’t see the movie. Just looked her up on Wikipedia. She was a German actress who also appeared in the British film Information Received. That must be the one I saw advertised since it was a 1961 release.
There are closed theatres called Normandie (later Carver) and Globe on Cinema Treasures. No indication of the name Sanders associated with either of these, however.
Stories are conflicting about the auditorium itself. Time will tell.
I wouldn’t think that moviebuff. The roof collapsed and they put tons of water on it. From the accounts I read the place was a total loss except for the signage. Also, from accounts I read previously there was a small balcony. After the demo of the facade there is no signs of that.
The reality is the signage is a reproduction of the original. A decade or so the sign was replaced. I seem to recall the cost at around $22,000.
Uploaded fire aftermath photo from Newsday.com.
Officials are even questioning whether they will be able to save the historic facade.
Interesting aside. In February of this year Gerald Mallow, who owned the theater for 30 years, put it on the market for $14 million.
According to News 12 Long Island, the roof collapsed. So it’s RIP.
Passed by today. Building looks derelict with cracked facade, broken marquee. No signs of anything having been done. Pylon says renovating with a 2017 opening, see uploaded photo. Gonna need a lot of renovating in my opinion.
Passed by today. No indication that anything has, or is being, done. Only change is the for sale number on the marquee has been removed.
Despite the address being on Merrick Road, the entrance is actually from the parking lot in the rear of the building. When it was the site of various retail businesses, there was also an entrance directly on Merrick Road.
theatrefan- since the Babylon opened in 1922 as the Capitol and became the Babylon in 1925 the Boxoffice Magazine was wrong in calling it a 25 year old landmark in 1985. Don’t know where they got that information.
Please see my comment on the Mayfair site of 6/30/13. Walking around the back of the center one sees common structural elements of a theater. I believe the site is now a Chinese Restaurant.