Abby Cinemas
35 Marshall Hill Road,
West Milford,
NJ
07480
35 Marshall Hill Road,
West Milford,
NJ
07480
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Additional Info
Previously operated by: Bow-Tie Cinemas, Clearview Cinemas, Loews, Magic Cinemas, Majestic-Star Entertainment, Music Makers, Regal Entertainment Group
Functions: Retail
Previous Names: Music Maker's Abby Quad, Magic Cinemas at Milford 4
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Opened as a four-screen theatre on April 7, 1976. On May 5, 1995 it was renamed Magic Cinemas at Milford 4. It was closed in August 2009.
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Wait!? There was a theater in Riverdale, NJ?
The theater in Riverdale must be invisible. I live in the next town and have never seen it. Probably disguised as a nail place.
Riverdale never had a theatre. The closest theatre to Riverdale was The Colonial in Pompton Lakes. The next closest was the Butler Theatre on Arch street in Butler that closed in the 1950’s, followed by the Meadtown Cinema in Kinnelon which was built in the 1970’s and is still there.
Sad. I used to work there in the early 90’s (City Slickers, Dracula, Hook..), my bus driver was the manager at the time and got me the job. Then after it reopened as Galaxy, a friend of mine was a manager there, and again when it was Clearview. We had some absolutely great times there. SHREK
!! I have some very fond memories of that theater, and am sad that it closed. It’s a shame. If I had the money, I would love to re-open it, with some AV improvements, as a dollar theater with special screenings (Rocky Horror, diff classic films) etc. But, alas, no money. I hope somebody does something with it. West Milford needs the theater to return, it always did decent. I even remember standing in lines that stretched all the way up to the Shoprite for some films (Ghostbusters II especially). I even remember when the arcade was next door (Play a Lot). Fond, fond memories.
It is my understanding, that may not be 100% correct, is that the owner of the Shop-Rite mall strip mall will only rent the theater on a month by month basis, as the want to eventually demolish the entire complex and replace it with a larger Shop-Rite and more profitable stores. The cost of upgrading the projection equipment for digital cinema, a requirement these days, would be so expensive that without a long term lease you will never get back your money.
I was also told by someone involved with the township that when the theatre closed, it was going to be gutted and leased to Tractor Supply hardware store chain, but the deal fell though when the economy tanked.
According to this article, the theater space will be “removed” if a proposed retail expansion plan is approved. View article
The theatre is now a TJ Maxx store.
This opened on April 7th, 1976. Grand opening ad posted.
I believe that Nelson Page ran this theater for a while. It was a nice little three screen Theater. Good side screens comfortable seats
Renamed Magic Cinemas at Milford 4 on May 5th, 1995. Ad posted.