You are correct. While I don’t remember it in the Madison (I was too young) I do remember it in the Ridgewood. They were probably called trailer curtain because the thin ones went back and forth before and after the trailers.
It’s got to have the West in there though, because 34 East Main St would be the other side of Deer Park Ave. I think Deer Park Ave and Main Street (Montauk Highway) is the “zero” point for Babylon.
With good reason probably. When it first opened, it seemed very state of the art. It was one of the first more “modern” multiplexes, and was and is still very well maintained. Although now it seems a “step behind” when you compare it to the more “de Lux” theaters that Nation Amusements is openeing up like the Holtsville Island 16.
It’s still a very nice place to see a movie though. Very clean, and quite comfortable. The auditoriums are quite nice, and much less sterile than some of the 1980’s and early 1990’s multiplexes.
Currently, either Auto Zone or US1 Auto parts is in the “new” shopping center. A Chinese restaurant now holds the old Centereach address, 1970 Middle Country Road, although it has nothing to do with the old theater, as of course because the theater had been demolished.
Hmmm, I just commented in the Joy Theater section about how when I was in New Orleans in February, and remember them having a “Superbowl” party in one of the “abandoned” theaters on Canal Street. I had at first assumed it was the Joy, but now I am not sure if it may have been the State. Either way, either the Joy or the State was hosting a “Superbowl” party, where I assume they played the game on the screen.
If it was in fact the State, it looked quite abandoned too, just like the Joy Theater, because the next day when I walked past, the theater was boarded up tight. I really wanted to go over to Bourbon Street for the evening, but almost wished I had gone to the superbowl party in the theater, just to see the inside.
The Saenger is quite attractive and in great shape, quite a contrast from it’s neighbor across Canal Street, the Joy Theater. The new Streetcars now traversing Canal St for the first time in 40 years, and the slow revival of the Canal Street corridor should continue to help the Saenger continue to be a great New Orleans venue.
The Joy Theater is a mess on the exterior.
When I was there in January the theater was open for a “Superbowl” party. The information was posted on the Marquee. I forgot how much it was to get in, but the game was to be played on the screen I assume. The next day when I walked by again, the theater was returned to it’s boarded up state.
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*Eastern Long Island’s spectacular real estate boom, which has been gathering momentum for decades, eventually has to reach into Riverhead. When it finally does, it would be nice if the Suffolk Theater was still there *
I hate to break it to you but Riverhead is already there. Riverhead is booming…Starbucks, TGIFridays, Starbucks….The boom already hit Riverhead years ago.
It was at Cornelia and Cypress, just behind where Martin Paints used to be. It closed when they opened the new Ridgewoo 11385 post office at Summerfield and Myrtle (near Fresh Pond) at the ole Glenwood Theater site (on topic!).
Yes, they do it for Marketing reasons. The Ridgewood isn’t even close to the border line, and there is no question that it is in Queens. The Madison is nearer the border, but still is on the Queens side of the border. There is no mistaking it. Look at any map.
Again, for whatever reason it was and probably for marketing reasons that they list the Ridgewood in Brooklyn. Both buildings are physically in Queens and always have been, no matter what the “theatrical statistics” say.
They are 54-30 and 55-27 Myrtle Ave. Those are Queens addreses, and they got them when Queens began that system. Once you cross the Brooklyn Border at Wyckoff Ave Myrtle Ave takes a 1XXX number, because then Myrtle is in Brooklyn then.
The Ridgewood (and the Madison in the past) does it for marketing reasons listing it in Brooklyn.
I’m not obsessed, as to where they are located, but they were and always were in Queens. The border is Wyckoff Ave, not Myrtle. The theaters went into the Queens numbering system when Queens did that in the 30’s because they were in Queens, and the Ridgewood Theater is even blocks away from the border. The Ridgewood and RKO Madison are properly listed on this site as being in Ridgewood (neither are not listed as Brooklyn). The books can say all they want about them being in Brooklyn, and for whatever marketing reason that’s what they did, but both theaters are physically in Queens, no matter what they did for marketing, or what the books say.
Orlando, where were the Tompkins and Amusu on Gates, and the Ideal on Knickerbocker?
I did a similar “cinematreasure hunt” a few weeks ago, and posted the photos in the individual theater’s sections on this site.
See Luxor, Imperial, Rivoli, Starr, and most of the other theater sections.
Was the Ideal known as a different name? Because I did a few on Knickerbocker.
The Ridgewood Theater and RKO Madison Theaters are in Queens, and have always been in Queens. While the Brooklyn-Queens border is right near the Parthenon (again on two sides), it’s not even close to the Ridgewood or the Madison either. The border for Queens and Brooklyn is on Wyckoff Ave not Myrtle, so there’s not even a question for the Ridgewood and Madison. In addition, both of those theaters were brought into the Queens numbering system on Myrtle Ave because they are in Queens (see both those theater’s sections for their addresses. The Brooklyn side of Myrtle (on the other side of WYckoff) is still in the old Brooklyn numbering system, because there it is in Brooklyn.
I know they have listed the Ridgewood in the Brooklyn listings for movies, however it is in Queens, and always wasw in Queens (as well as the Madison).
You are correct Peter.
The Brooklyn Queens line runs right along the Parthenon Theater on two sides (down the middle of Gates, and down the middle of Wyckoff), but the theater is indeed in Queens.
The confusion again is because of the same reason people thought the Ridgewood or the RKO Madison Theaters were in Brooklyn even though they were in Queens. It’s because that area of Ridgewood (in Queens) had been served through the Brooklyn Post Office right up to around 1980, even though it was, and always was in Queens.
For anyone still confused, see the Grandview Theater section for more information, and where we talked about this some more.
It’s usually UA that lets the theaters go to crap (hense Cross Bay), and in this case Patchogue.
The UA Patchogue even rents one of it’s auditoiums to a church on Sundays – you know they must be scrambling for any kind of income they can get if they have to do that.
But you are absolutely correct, because people that would come to the Patchogue to avoid the complete mayhem at the Island 16 may not even come to the Patchogue if they continue to let the theater decline. At least they would have a chance if they kept the theater a pleasant place to see a movie.
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PJ Cinemason
Oct 18, 2004 at 6:57 am
Yes, it is a nice mom and pop type of theater.
if you click on their official website above, and click “PJ piques”, there are some really cool “theater stories”, something you would only find with a mom and pop theater.
Gust, what number is the old drive in theater, now part of the multiplex? Theater 1?
As for the condition of the theater, it certainly is not as well kept as it used to be. While I have seen worse, they don’t maintain it as well as they once did. It probably is struggling because of the opening of the Island 16.
You are correct. While I don’t remember it in the Madison (I was too young) I do remember it in the Ridgewood. They were probably called trailer curtain because the thin ones went back and forth before and after the trailers.
It’s got to have the West in there though, because 34 East Main St would be the other side of Deer Park Ave. I think Deer Park Ave and Main Street (Montauk Highway) is the “zero” point for Babylon.
With good reason probably. When it first opened, it seemed very state of the art. It was one of the first more “modern” multiplexes, and was and is still very well maintained. Although now it seems a “step behind” when you compare it to the more “de Lux” theaters that Nation Amusements is openeing up like the Holtsville Island 16.
It’s still a very nice place to see a movie though. Very clean, and quite comfortable. The auditoriums are quite nice, and much less sterile than some of the 1980’s and early 1990’s multiplexes.
Yes, I believe it is Loews. It opened as a “Sony” Theater originally.
If you click on the following link, you can see the whole video that Bryan mentioned above at the theater:
Once on the page, click “Angels”.
View link
Currently, either Auto Zone or US1 Auto parts is in the “new” shopping center. A Chinese restaurant now holds the old Centereach address, 1970 Middle Country Road, although it has nothing to do with the old theater, as of course because the theater had been demolished.
A current status on this theater for anyone that knows would also be appreciated.
Hmmm, I just commented in the Joy Theater section about how when I was in New Orleans in February, and remember them having a “Superbowl” party in one of the “abandoned” theaters on Canal Street. I had at first assumed it was the Joy, but now I am not sure if it may have been the State. Either way, either the Joy or the State was hosting a “Superbowl” party, where I assume they played the game on the screen.
If it was in fact the State, it looked quite abandoned too, just like the Joy Theater, because the next day when I walked past, the theater was boarded up tight. I really wanted to go over to Bourbon Street for the evening, but almost wished I had gone to the superbowl party in the theater, just to see the inside.
The Saenger is quite attractive and in great shape, quite a contrast from it’s neighbor across Canal Street, the Joy Theater. The new Streetcars now traversing Canal St for the first time in 40 years, and the slow revival of the Canal Street corridor should continue to help the Saenger continue to be a great New Orleans venue.
The Joy Theater is a mess on the exterior.
When I was there in January the theater was open for a “Superbowl” party. The information was posted on the Marquee. I forgot how much it was to get in, but the game was to be played on the screen I assume. The next day when I walked by again, the theater was returned to it’s boarded up state.
Quote:
*Eastern Long Island’s spectacular real estate boom, which has been gathering momentum for decades, eventually has to reach into Riverhead. When it finally does, it would be nice if the Suffolk Theater was still there *
I hate to break it to you but Riverhead is already there. Riverhead is booming…Starbucks, TGIFridays, Starbucks….The boom already hit Riverhead years ago.
Got you on what?
Your description was good, although i haven’t been thee since I found out about this, I do believe I know which theater it is now.
You are right Peter, it’s Decatur St, not Summerfield.
It was at Cornelia and Cypress, just behind where Martin Paints used to be. It closed when they opened the new Ridgewoo 11385 post office at Summerfield and Myrtle (near Fresh Pond) at the ole Glenwood Theater site (on topic!).
Unfortunately, the Grove has been demolished, and new homes now sit on the sitee.
Yes, they do it for Marketing reasons. The Ridgewood isn’t even close to the border line, and there is no question that it is in Queens. The Madison is nearer the border, but still is on the Queens side of the border. There is no mistaking it. Look at any map.
Again, for whatever reason it was and probably for marketing reasons that they list the Ridgewood in Brooklyn. Both buildings are physically in Queens and always have been, no matter what the “theatrical statistics” say.
Look at the addresses of the Madison and the Ridgewood:
/theaters/4021/
/theaters/4621/
They are 54-30 and 55-27 Myrtle Ave. Those are Queens addreses, and they got them when Queens began that system. Once you cross the Brooklyn Border at Wyckoff Ave Myrtle Ave takes a 1XXX number, because then Myrtle is in Brooklyn then.
The Ridgewood (and the Madison in the past) does it for marketing reasons listing it in Brooklyn.
I’m not obsessed, as to where they are located, but they were and always were in Queens. The border is Wyckoff Ave, not Myrtle. The theaters went into the Queens numbering system when Queens did that in the 30’s because they were in Queens, and the Ridgewood Theater is even blocks away from the border. The Ridgewood and RKO Madison are properly listed on this site as being in Ridgewood (neither are not listed as Brooklyn). The books can say all they want about them being in Brooklyn, and for whatever marketing reason that’s what they did, but both theaters are physically in Queens, no matter what they did for marketing, or what the books say.
Orlando, where were the Tompkins and Amusu on Gates, and the Ideal on Knickerbocker?
I did a similar “cinematreasure hunt” a few weeks ago, and posted the photos in the individual theater’s sections on this site.
See Luxor, Imperial, Rivoli, Starr, and most of the other theater sections.
Was the Ideal known as a different name? Because I did a few on Knickerbocker.
You are right, the Patchogue is not so much falling apart, but rather “dirty”.
The Ridgewood Theater and RKO Madison Theaters are in Queens, and have always been in Queens. While the Brooklyn-Queens border is right near the Parthenon (again on two sides), it’s not even close to the Ridgewood or the Madison either. The border for Queens and Brooklyn is on Wyckoff Ave not Myrtle, so there’s not even a question for the Ridgewood and Madison. In addition, both of those theaters were brought into the Queens numbering system on Myrtle Ave because they are in Queens (see both those theater’s sections for their addresses. The Brooklyn side of Myrtle (on the other side of WYckoff) is still in the old Brooklyn numbering system, because there it is in Brooklyn.
I know they have listed the Ridgewood in the Brooklyn listings for movies, however it is in Queens, and always wasw in Queens (as well as the Madison).
You are correct Peter.
The Brooklyn Queens line runs right along the Parthenon Theater on two sides (down the middle of Gates, and down the middle of Wyckoff), but the theater is indeed in Queens.
The confusion again is because of the same reason people thought the Ridgewood or the RKO Madison Theaters were in Brooklyn even though they were in Queens. It’s because that area of Ridgewood (in Queens) had been served through the Brooklyn Post Office right up to around 1980, even though it was, and always was in Queens.
For anyone still confused, see the Grandview Theater section for more information, and where we talked about this some more.
It’s usually UA that lets the theaters go to crap (hense Cross Bay), and in this case Patchogue.
The UA Patchogue even rents one of it’s auditoiums to a church on Sundays – you know they must be scrambling for any kind of income they can get if they have to do that.
But you are absolutely correct, because people that would come to the Patchogue to avoid the complete mayhem at the Island 16 may not even come to the Patchogue if they continue to let the theater decline. At least they would have a chance if they kept the theater a pleasant place to see a movie.
Yes, it is a nice mom and pop type of theater.
if you click on their official website above, and click “PJ piques”, there are some really cool “theater stories”, something you would only find with a mom and pop theater.
Gust, what number is the old drive in theater, now part of the multiplex? Theater 1?
As for the condition of the theater, it certainly is not as well kept as it used to be. While I have seen worse, they don’t maintain it as well as they once did. It probably is struggling because of the opening of the Island 16.