Carlton Theatre
West Main Street,
Bay Shore,
NY
11706
West Main Street,
Bay Shore,
NY
11706
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Listed in the American Motion Picture Directory 1914-1915 edition as the Carlton Opera House.
It is Listed as the Carlton Theatre in the 1926 and 1927 editions of Film Daily Yearbook but has gone from listings by 1930.
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Ken Roe
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This is from the NY Times dated February 6, 1957:
L.I. OPERA HOUSE BURNS; Blaze in Bay Shore Destroys Old Carleton Structure
BAY SHORE, L.I., Feb. 5— Twenty-five firemen were treated for smoke poisoning and cuts today when the old Carleton Opera House, on West Main Street, burned to the ground.
The Times spells Carleton with an “e” so I’m not sure if its the same Opera House as this one.
The 1926 edition of Film Daily Yearbook listing has the spelling Carleton Theatre, but I thought this was a ‘one off’ spelling mistake or typo. Obviously not!
Its most likely the same building. I wonder if it reverted back to being an Opera House after its use as a movie theater ended, or did the building sit empty all those years.
There must have been two Carlton (Carleton) Theaters in Bay Shore. This info comes from the Suffolk County News February 9, 1923.
It was announced last Saturday that the Carleton Theatre on Main Street will be torn down and a new three story fire-proof structure built in its place. The new theatre will contain a large gallery and seat 1,500 people. W. W. Lamb (could that be a typo?) of New York, is the architect. There will be many novel features and the front of the building will be occupied by offices. It will be used as a vaudeville and moving picture house.
This article is the missing piece of the puzzle. http://activepaper.olivesoftware.com/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Search&Key=PJE/1926/01/21/4/Ar00403.xml&CollName=PJE_APA3&DOCID=169593&PageLabelPrint=4&skin=Suffolk&AW=1309442871307&AppName=2&sPublication=TCO&sPublication=LIT&sPublication=LIS&sPublication=PJE&sPublication=SHE&sPublication=SOS&sPublication=SCN&sPublication=TMI&sPublication=PTA&sPublication=IPB&sPublication=CRW&sPublication=BNB&sScopeID=All&sSorting=Score%2cdesc&sQuery=carlton%20opera%20house&rEntityType=&sSearchInAll=true&PageLabel=&ViewMode=GIF
The Carl(e)ton must have been renovated and rebuilt.