Squire Theater
115 Middle Neck Road,
Great Neck,
NY
11021
115 Middle Neck Road,
Great Neck,
NY
11021
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The Squire was a small single screener that was later converted into a triplex with three shoebox theaters (2 downstairs, 1 up).
After UA filed for bankruptcy a couple of years back, the Squire sat closed for a couple of months, ultimately getting reopened by Clearview Cinemas. They have since chopped up the auditorium again, and it now functions as a 7 screener.
With theaters and screens this small the average home theater system far surpasses the Squire’s "auditoriums".
You’ve been warned.
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clearview has only one theatre in suffolk BABYLON..
how bout' taking over ISLIP AND SAVE A THEATRE AT THE SAME TIME..
maybe someone who reads this knows someone who knows someone at
clearview….just a thought…
ps HOPE is a live and well…
Wally- Islip isn’t long for this world. There simply isn’t any money to be made there. Believe me, JL would have never walked away from that theater is he could have made some money with it. Between the energy costs, town resistance to any true upgrade/expansion, existing leaking roof, etc., let’s turn the page and move on.
Was in the neighborhood yesterday and snapped a few shots of the Squire with my cell phone:
Middle Neck Road
Happy Birthday…
Marquee
Just curious if having birthday wishes on the marquee is a frequent custom at the Squire. I posted a pair of shots taken at night back on November 24, 2006, and I am just noticing now that the words “HAPPY BIRTHDAY” appear on the northern face of the marquee. In the pics I took yesterday, the southern face of the marquee announces “HAPPY BDAY ANGELA AND ROCK.”
In any event, the sidewalks of Middle Neck Road were as busy as ever and I did spot a number of folks heading into the theatre while I was loitering around.
Thanks Ed:
To bad The Playhouse marquee wasn’t still there….
Took some photos of the former Playhouse also, Wally, and posted them on that page.
Ed, Clearview Cinemas hosts kids' birthday parties,and the name on the marquee is part of the package.The name “Rock” went up for actor/wrestler Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson,whose birthday was on that weekend.
markp,the union wasn’t canned,not totally,they got reduced hours due to “corporate greed” and letting managers do projection work with no additional pay. I know this because I work there,AND a union guy still.
wally-rumor has it Clearview is looking to expand in Suffolk,its all down to three things:location,location,location. Between Babylon and Sayvile,there is nothing. But Clearview could buy Sayville if the price is right…then heading east,there’s nothing until Mastic.The old UA Patchogue would have been somewhat ideal,but that place has seen better days.Not to mention,someone had better plans…
I think they should resurrect the Islip. True it doesn’t have air conditioning but it’s a nice downtown. But, the previous owners couldn’t make it work. The multiplex in Patchogue didn’t work. Definitely seems like a void but, maybe for a reason. There are a lot of pockets with no coverage, even in Nassau.
Lindenhurst is for rent boats are gone…still in great shape,,,Islip has for rent signs…Here’s two for you Clearview..
Islip probably has more potential for sub division. Also it’s at a better location, near where Rt 111 intersects with Main St/Montauk Highway. And, it’s in town and parking isn’t too bad.
It’s has 3 theatres now….and you’re right about the ease to get there….