Lyceum Theatre
185 Sand Lane,
South Beach,
NY
10305
185 Sand Lane,
South Beach,
NY
10305
1 person
favorited this theater
The Lyceum Theatre in the South Beach district of Staten Island, is listed in the 1941 edition of Film Daily Yearbook (with no seating capacity given). In the 1943 edition it is listed as (Closed), but in the 1950 edition of F.D.Y. it was listed as open.
Contributed by
Ken Roe
Want to be emailed when a new comment is posted about this theater?
Just login to your account and subscribe to this theater
Recent comments (view all 2 comments)
The Lyceum is still listed in 1951 but not in 1955. The Department of Buildings gives the address as 183 Sand Lane. A certificate of occupany for November of 1940 shows a 210 seat motion picture theater with no seats in balcony. The next available c/o dated March of 1957 shows an altered building with a funeral parlor located at this address. Today, the A. Azzara Funeral Home is located at 183 Sand Lane.
The address that I’ve found for the Lyceum was 185 Sand Lane, which would fit information from various family members. My mother’s family first moved to South Beach around 1910, and operated a hardware store for almost 60 years. My grandmother still lived there until shortly before she passed away. What family has told me is that the funeral home has been there since the 1940s (at least), and the original building has been expanded. The theater was next door, I assume where a small parking lot is now. Whatever the true facts, information on this theatre has been very difficult to locate.