West Islip Twin
444 Union Boulevard,
West Islip,
NY
11795
444 Union Boulevard,
West Islip,
NY
11795
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I just drove by this location the other day and I could swear that I saw WEST ISLIP LIQUORS in that space there now. But interestingly, the internet tells me that DLC Management Corp is housed in that building. I am wondering if 444 Union Blvd has been reassigned in that shopping plaza and that’s the confusion between what i saw and what the super-highway says.
The twin was split in the middle right down the refreshment stand. Each theater had its own restroom . The box office had 2 separate turnstyle for each theater
My dad owned and operated the W. Islip Twin Cinemas Robert Polson. The projectionist union came in and caused some trouble..but as a kid I remember it being a blast! Yes, High School kids loved it…Good times! Dad made a great effort….
But it was in such an odd ball location.
I remember this theater well. It was cost effective for high schoolers like me. I saw so many films there: “The Children,” “A Star Is Born” (Streisand/Kristopherson), “The Rose,” etc.
This was a weird location for a theatre, in the middle of nowhere on a street parallel to the Long Island Railroad. Oh, well, at least no problem getting a parking space. I don’t remember a turnstile here, but I do remember one at the Glen Oaks.
I saw a few films there. It had small screens that were raised high on the wall in front of you. I saw a bad dupe of “Magical Mystery Tour” there, and “That’s Entertainment!” in 1974. I may be wrong, but I think a Blockbuster video store is presently at the location where the theater stood, but I would guess the original building was vastly altered.
Was this a theater where there were no tickets? You paid then either walked right or left for whatever movie was playing and then thru a turn style? They had really tiny screens that were hung from the ceilimg so you actualy had to look up. If it was, I saw “Meatballs”, and “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre” in it’s original first run.
I think there is an A & W Family Restaurant located there.
Whats in this space now…..
The West Islip Twin Cinema address is listed as 444 Union Blvd, West Islip NY 11795.
One of the few theaters on longisland i have not been in ,only have seen it from the outside.This closed in 2001 or 2002. Whats in this space noW??