Whitman Theatre
160 Walt Whitman Road,
Huntington Station,
NY
11746
160 Walt Whitman Road,
Huntington Station,
NY
11746
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One can also research Newsday from 1940 onwards through ProQuest Historic Newspapers, which many public libraries now offer on their computers.
August 25 1966 Adam West & Burt Ward star in the feature version of “Batman” with special live appearance of Batman & Robin!
SUFFOLK HISTORIC NEWSPAPERS has years of digital back issues of The Long Islander, a local newspaper with weekly movie ads included.
http://www.live-brary.com/historic-newspapers
Century had obviously unloaded a number of theatres because when it reopened the Bellerose sometime in the late 30s or early 40s that was the 37th. Go to the Bellerose site for particulars.
May 28th will mark the 50th anniversary of the grand opening of Century’s Whitman, which became the circuit’s 37th theatre. The Whitman opened on the night of May 28th, 1963, with a benefit for the Suffolk County Leukemia Society of a “studio preview of a new and important motion picture.” The next day, regular performances started of “Dr. No,” with the Whitman as part of the UA “Premiere Showcase” for the first James Bond film adventure.
They more I think about it this was one of my least favorite Century theatres as it lack soul ..
And what happened to those masks? A number of the later, smaller shopping center theatres had them. If I remember correctly, the Glen Oaks, York and Whitman for sure. Don’t remember the Morton Village and was never in the Park East or Five Towns.
The York had the masks also and they had sensurround.
Hey Bloop! Good to see you still posting here. How’s your newletter?
Not the only Century to have them. Wonder what became of them.
I so remember the big iron comedy / tragedy wall sculptures on the inside of the theater. As kids, while waiting for the movie to start, we would ponder “Geez, imagine if they fell off the wall onto the packed house?” Thankfully , no Sensurround movies ever played there.
It’s so rare to see old signs ANYWHERE on Long Island these days. Happy it’s still there & funny that it’s not worth vandalizing ?
I always look for it when I drive that part of Route 110.
The Mall management probably has forgotten about it. It’s sort of blends in with the background (which probably also has kept down vandalism).
Yep…it still lives!
2012 — we nee a pylon update – does it still live??
Way back when Bloop mentioned the blue decor in the lobby. The large Century’s sign on the facade of the building was red with the theatre name in blue.
The pylon is still there and not, amazingly, vandalized. The only time I was in the theatre was the day it closed. Everything had been removed from the lobby, candy stand,etc. Can’t believe they were that anxious to repurpose it. A handful of people were watching some movie, not the one on the marquee which they had’t even bothered to change in who knows how long.
My imagination? very few theaters had benches, seats, places to sit in the lobby; but the Whitman did as I recall ?? I loved the blue (and green mixed in ?) color scheme.
It lives on and on!
It’s like the monolith from “2001: a Space Odyssey” !
I noticed that, too, the other day. What always surprised me about the pylon was that it just said Whitman Theatre. Century was never shy about identifying their properties, particularly on the facades of their later theatres. Perhaps a zoning thing. The simple design may be the reason for it’s survival; it’s innocuous.
As of March 2011; the Pylon is still up and in nice shape! Maybe this is something symbolic? The spirit of Cinema Treasures fans are keeping it preserved. I liked this theater because it looked “very 1960s” in the 80s!
A.K.A Loews Whitman?
Photo of the Whitman Theater pylon sign on Route 110 taken on December 8, 2010 (yes, it is Elvis' birthday)…Note: the electric meter is still attached. It’s the Whitman because it is right across the street from the birthplace of Walt Whitman.
http://www.pbase.com/image/120913153
Pylon is still up and not vandalized. Amazing.