Newington Theatre

A Walgreens now stands in its place.

Although I haven't lived in Newington for almost 30 years, I grew up there and saw many films at the Newington Theater. It occupied valuable real estate, so I suppose it's demolision shouldn't be a surprise. Its decor wasn't art deco; it was just typical 1940s style.

It's a Brooks Pharmacy, Walgreens is going to be on the Berlin Turnpike where an old house used to stand. See how weird my town is?
Another memory from my childhood. I remember the fun I had in this theatre and I remember that it had a few little murals, it had a little blue clock near the exit door. When you came in, it had a red carpet and mirrors and I think it also had a balcony at one time. A very nice Greek couple owned it, I remember them, Demetrius and Paula Kounaris, they ran it with their sons and they had a lady named Mary there who worked the concession stand. Before Asia Grocery moved in, then out of the little store front. There was a comic book store called The Eye Opener there, it's in Mazzocolli Plaza now, near Vitos Pizza and a barber shop occupied the other side. It's still called Theatre Newington Plaza and don't forget to pay a visit to Barb's and Starbucks.

If the Kounaris kids had kept it as a theatre, it would have been a nice home for the local community theater in town.

It was also the only place in town that had a Flying Buttress.

does anyone have any old pictures of this theater. I live across the street from the brooks where the theater used to be.

Hi there neighbor! Well, you can look up old Newington Theater pictures on Cinema Tour.

Thanks, I checked them out and they are pretty cool. Also I was on ebay and found an old program from 1941 from that theatre. Check it out, its ebay item # 7616531246

I used to go to this theater when I was a kid, with my grandmother who lived in New Britain. I remember seeing "Hello Dolly" there, and then "The Love Machine",when I was a teenager.
I lived in the area around 1993-96, and I went there a few times when it was a bargain theatre. I saw "The Shadow" with Alec Baldwin and the Clint Eastwood movie where he played a secret service agent.
Nice little theatre, sorry that it is gone.

I hated when they split this theater in half, it's the only 1 screen old kind of theater I went to as a child, then when they split it in half and I went back I was wondering why they did it.

1986 Photo