Century's 110-Drive-In
288 Broadhollow Road,
Melville,
NY
11747
288 Broadhollow Road,
Melville,
NY
11747
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This theater was a beautiful family-oriented drive-in that served Nothern Suffolk and Eastern Nassau Counties from its opening in 1956 to its closing in around 1977. For two decades, the 110’s Saturday lineup consisted of a triple-feature!
Sadly, the 110 was destroyed in 1982. Today, its former site is occupied by the Marriott Long Island Hotel, and not a single trace of the 110 remains.
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Locals (I live near Huntington) refer to this as the “Huntington Route 110 Drive In”.
And past it’s closing it was the site of some really big Flea Markets each Sunday. I was local and just called it the 110 Drive-In. In that immediate area were also the Massapequa, Hempstead Tpke (in Bethpage/Plainedge) and Johnny All Weather in Copiague.
Just check my old Newsdays and I’m puzzled: 1) Newsday listed the Route 110 drive in as “Huntington” .It’s listed in the same column with …“York”….“Whitman”…..etc. And of course we all know it’s Melville; but moreover ; in this JULY 1976 edition of Newsday; NO Route 110 listed! It’s traditional for a drive in to close at “the end of the season”, naturally. I could have sworn it was still open in ‘76! Let me get back to my paper pile ………….
correction: My 1960’s Newsdays listed Route 110 under “Huntington” I should say
not listed in 1976
I’m not sure the flea markets were open AFTER the drive in closed, but I could be wrong
They never showed triple features-who wrote the opening preface ?
Just sad as it always is to read about the old Drive-ins.
Here is a link to my tribute art sign to the Route 110 Drive In Theater!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lanceart/5577355185/
P.S. YES! I know it’s not a Johnny All Weather Drive in but I needed a kooky character on there.