RKO Twin Plainview Theatres
377A S. Oyster Bay Road,
Plainview,
NY
11803
377A S. Oyster Bay Road,
Plainview,
NY
11803
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This one opened on October 8, 1976. The feature attraction was “A Matter Of Time” with Liza Minnelli.
I grew up in Plainview…I know it well. When they first made the foundation for that theater, around ‘73 or so, the developers ran into some sort of problems (zoning maybe) and called off the project for a couple years, filling in the raised concrete foundation with dirt and turning it into a sort of strange, raised park. When they were able to continue building, the theater took shape and replaced the park. The theater was actually behind the main shopping center, accessible by walking down a plaza in the middle of the shopping center from the front. When the supermarket took over that location, it kept the same basic location, and no main shopping center stores in front of it were torn down. The picture I posted of Shop Rite was taken from the store’s south side, behind the main shopping center. I’m also posting another picture, taken from the front, showing the plaza leading to the theater/supermarket building.
The twin theatres were not at the front of the shopping center. On SOB Road the only thing you saw was the pylon. If the supermarket is where the original theatres were, the stores on SOB Road must have also been torn down, or at least the rear walls demolished and expanded.
Saw SHOOT and Sailor Who Fell On His Ass From the Sea right after it opened in 1976. Two things about this rectacular vacuum-
1. There was no carpeting inside the theater, just cement.
2. The place stank from aging pickles. At least that’s what they looked like from a distance…………….
The current state of New York City, feels like Aaron Spelling dropped off thousands of his children there…gave them big trust funds, and said “OK, do whatever you want!”. and they act as if they own the place! And, as if ,they care about any dirty old movie palaces…..
Not much of a venue, saw Peckinpah’s CROSS OF IRON here.
Also, for my second time, DAYS OF HEAVEN, with a girl I had a crush on. Afterwards, she told me she had a big crush on Richard Gere!
Not what I wanted to hear at the time!!!!
Bloop,
Great posting and NYC feels like one big, sterile Starbucks including too many out of control Yuppie brat children. The entire borough is losing it character. Even Astoria, Queens now has been overtaken by national retailers. Some of Hell’s Kitchen is about the only remaining real nostalgic NYC left…
Guys; let’s not fight with each other! Let’s go after the REAL ENEMY to all vintage cinemas and theaters: that enemy is called PROGRESS. Actually, in this horrid age that we live in , it’s actually GREED+ REAL ESTATE VALUES + YUPPIE CONDOS & HOUSING (and C.V.S.’s —for some weird reason?) = Destroy Everything in it’s path! Remember in the 1960’s when elder people who recalled the 1940’s, thought everything was going to hell in a mini-skirt? Well, it’s all the same but worse and more unstoppable, now. What can we do but remember the past…..It’s getting bad when even, 1977 seems like a LONG time ago!
‘Warrenwimp’ perhap’s it was you I saw exiting that porn theatre as I cruised past. Was the other fella with you ‘Tonino’ your significant other. haha
Liar liar pants on fire. If you lost your connection fella your comment wouldn’t have been saved. haha
You certainly were babbling fella. You wrote ‘Here is another ad confirming the name of RKO Twin Plainview Theatres. The ad also gives a specific address of 377A South Oyster Bay Road, which was in the Plainview Shopping Center.’ You didn’t post the ad with that comment fella. Perhap’s now we can read the ad and understand the point you are trying to make.
Perhap’s if you posted the ad we could all read it to confirm what your babbling about instead of double posting nothing fella.
Warren you are right but the locals still called the plainview twin..
Yeah, I know, but I really didn’t have a choice considering the R-rating. After the opening shower scene it really wasn’t so bad…
You went to see “Dressed to Kill” WITH YOUR PARENTS! Oh My God…that is one of the last movies I’d EVER want to see with my folks.
Sorry…I know this has nothing to do with Cinematreasures. But still!
My only memory of this place was going there in July, 1980 with my parents to see Brian De Palma’s thriller “Dressed to Kill” and running into some other kids from my middle school who were there to see Rodney Dangerfield in “Caddyshack.” I was appalled at their lack of cinematic taste, and couldn’t believe they were missing an opportunity to see a fine De Palma film. Yes! – only 14 years old and already a complete film snob.
they all looked alike!!!!!!!!!
this was one of the worst RKO houses god this was ugly.always did fair to good bsns