Ocean Theatre

Wildwood, NJ

2700 Boardwalk

, Wildwood, NJ 08260 United States

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Status:	Closed
Screens:	Unknown
Style:	Unknown

Function:	Restaurant
Seats:	Unknown
Chain:	Unknown

Architect:	Unknown
Firm:	Unknown

Opened in 1965. One of the last theatres built by Bill Hunt before his death in 1970. Still showing first run movies until at least 1978. Currently is a pizza restaurant.

Any additional information on this theatre would be greatly appreciated.

Related Websites

Funchase -- Ocean Theatre (Official)

Contributed by tc

YOUR COMMENTS

Fondest memory here is not as much about the movie theater. More about the Skyline Golf course on the roof. Spent alot of my childhood summers there. Same with the movie theatres. I remember Chisum playing there, Two Mules for Sister Sara, Posideon Adventure.I even saw RollerBall there. The original one of course not the lame remake with Chris Klein and Paul Heyman.

posted by hdtv267 on Aug 10, 2005 at 4:53am

The old boardwalk entrance to this theatre and original lobby was finally closed in last year as several discount shops expanded into those spaces. The auditorium still serves as storage and upstairs offices & camera rooms still exist. It actually re-opened for 1996-97, 98? (along with the Shore & Blaker!) but was criticized for lack of amenities. Several sections of the stainless marquee with the neon elements were saved as were the neon signs, (signs were 90's reproductions of the original.). Just this past week a 25-story high rise building was proposed for the large parking lot behind this boardwalk block of stores.

posted by ILLUMINO on Oct 31, 2005 at 6:05pm

This was Hunts theater for roadshow engagements. I saw The Sound of Music there. I would love to see a list of the other roadshow engagments that played here. I know Fiddler On The Roof played in 71. This theater was beautiful with 2 curtians and a beautiful curved screen

posted by Mikeoaklandpark on Nov 1, 2005 at 12:55am

Listed as part of Hunt's Theatres, Inc. in the 1970 FDY & 1976 International Motion Picture Almanac.

posted by TC on Mar 2, 2006 at 1:28am

Couple of photos of the Ocean's exterior from 1976 shown below at this website

http://www.angelfire.com/nj/wwbysea/HUNT/huntstheaters.html

The night time picture is more spectacular as it shows the great marquee and also the golf course on the roof.

posted by hdtv267 on Jun 12, 2007 at 5:21am

Is this theatre located between Poplar and Juniper Streets? If so, then it must have been designed by Lee & Thaete Associates.

posted by Joe Vogel on Nov 2, 2007 at 9:36pm

I remember the summer of 1984, saw "Ghostbusters" here, I think one of the last years it was a single. Twinned for the following summer, if memory serves me.

posted by movie534 on Sep 22, 2008 at 7:55pm

A color photo of The Ocean Theatre's marquee in 1971

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_OJRwHE_EszA/R_Zpe68FK3I/AAAAAAAAAQE/kJ_Fs0AM6u8/s1600-h/wildwood1971.jpg

posted by Philbert Gray on Aug 13, 2009 at 1:25pm

I miss this theatre, as well as the Shore Twins a few blocks away. It just doesn't seem the same in Wildwood anymore without them.

posted by movie534 on Aug 13, 2009 at 2:58pm

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