Glen Cove Theatre
Glen Street,
Glen Cove,
NY
11542
Glen Street,
Glen Cove,
NY
11542
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Town & Country built this modern theatre in 1959. Two years later, the Town Theatre was built adjacent, designed by the same architect. The Glen Cove Theatre lasted until the early-1980’s. It had a decent size orchestra and a small balcony.
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Which came first the Glen Cove or the Town? They were built side by side and appeared identical from the outside.
I recall this theater with the comedy/tragedy masks on its marquee. Only thing I remember seeing there was Disney’s Jungle Book, but I don’t recall how long after that it closed – it was definitely gone by 1980. The stone facade that I’ve always known still exsists, though the building itself was gutted sometime ago and converted first to “The Shadow Box” gallery, then to CVS Pharmacy. In 2006 CVS moved from one side of the building to the other, which included some new (and very ugly) construction. The theater auditorium is now a Dollar Tree store. No idea what’s become of the balcony and projection room over the years.
The Town Theater was a different theater altogether. Both were on the same street about a block apart, which may account for any confusion. A third, older theater, the Glen, also stood on Glen St where Pulaski St runs into the parking garage.
The Glen Cove Theatre and Town Theatre were both designed by the same architect, Leon A. Miller. His listing in the 1962 AIA Directory mentions both theaters, saying that the Glen Cove was built in 1959 and the Town in 1961. Miller also designed the Wantagh Theatre at Wantagh, NY, a 1960 project.