Century's Baldwin Theatre

865 Merrick Road,
Baldwin, NY 11510

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Previously operated by: Century Circuit Inc.

Architects: R. Thomas Short

Functions: Medical Center

Styles: Streamline Moderne

Previous Names: Baldwin Theatre

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Century's Baldwin Theatre

One of the older theatres in the Century Circuit Inc. chain. The Baldwin Theatre opened in March 1933 at what was then 71 Merrick Road. It had a nice balcony and remained single screen until it closed on January 9, 1986 with Robert Ginty in “The Alchemist”. The former theatre became an office building and by 2020 was in use as a medical center.

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Recent comments (view all 54 comments)

robboehm
robboehm on June 28, 2011 at 6:02 am

Hey, a lot of stranger things have happened. The Bellerose Theatre is now in Floral Park, after having been in Bellerose for over 70 years. Seems they changed the Post office for the Nassau County portion of the village to Floral Park. The Queens County portion is still Bellerose. Go figure.

Ed Miller
Ed Miller on July 1, 2011 at 4:46 am

Lol, Bellerose-Floral Park had always been “iffy,” like Alsace-Lorraine. I grew up in Valley Streamn and as I remember, Floral Park spilled over the Queens-Nassau line.

rivoli157
rivoli157 on November 18, 2011 at 2:22 pm

Saw “Victor/Victoria” here in the early 80s-way after its initial release and engagements. I believe that by this time The Baldwin had become a dollar theatre

GeorgeStrum
GeorgeStrum on August 30, 2012 at 6:18 pm

Yes by cracky I remember seeing Way of All Flesh and Susan and God back in the fall of 1940 but haven’t been thar since.

thunderagent37
thunderagent37 on February 26, 2018 at 12:15 am

I saw my first movie, snow white and the seven dwarves, at this theater in the 1950s. also later saw tom thumb, the good the bad and the ugly, and a double bill of the secret invasion and robin and the seven hoods. it was old when I was new.

Joe Vogel
Joe Vogel on March 6, 2018 at 3:53 pm

A brief article in the October 1, 1932, issue of The Brooklyn Daily Eagle said that plans for the new theater to be built by the Schwartz Amusement Company on Merrick Road in the village of Baldwin were being drawn by architect R. Thomas Short.

The article noted that the theater’s site, which Schwartz had purchased six years earlier, was west of the Baldwin M.E. Church. The church now displays a sign reading First Church Baldwin United Methodist.

The modern address of the theater’s lot, displayed on the front of the Baldwin Office Plaza, is 865 Merrick Road.

robboehm
robboehm on October 26, 2020 at 2:11 am

Uploaded photo as Baldwin Medical Plaza. Interestingly Century’s Plainview also became a medical facility.

ridethectrain
ridethectrain on June 5, 2021 at 7:20 pm

Please update, the theatre closed January 9, 1986. Final display ad in photos section. The last film they showed was Alchemist

robboehm
robboehm on June 6, 2021 at 10:49 am

Before Century went out of business they modernized several theatres. The Baldwin was one and had a spiffy facade. Would be nice if someone could locate pictures of the theatre in the day.

ridethectrain
ridethectrain on February 12, 2024 at 2:38 pm

Please update, total capacity 606

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