Century's York Theatre
811 New York Avenue,
Huntington Station,
NY
11746
811 New York Avenue,
Huntington Station,
NY
11746
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Always liked the images and they were in a number of Century’s shopping center theatres. What ever happened to them when the theatres closed. And what happened to all the stuff in the Century front office. Another posting mentioned a montage of the marquees of all the Brooklyn theatres. I remember the old coming attractions fliers they used to send out. Until I moved I had samples of each. Who would have known I’d find Cinema Treasures. If I still had them I could share. That’s why people save stuff, you never know when you might have use for it.
Interesting stuff indeed…here’s one more for you…The York in the “Big H” was the first theatre I got to by bicycle. Actually, my older brother pedaled, I just hung on to the banana seat/sissy bar (remember those?). I was only about 7 or 8 and we saw “Fat City” with Jeff Bridges and Stacy Keach. I checked and apparently this was in 1972. I think I went to see one other feature there but my recollection of the York back then was that it was still in good shape and that the interior had the classic theatre faces for comedy and trajedy and the walls.
It would be nice if someone could locate a photo. I checked American Classic Images but there was none.
I was only in the York once. I don’t remember what the interior looked like and only, vaguely, the exterior since I drove by the location on occasion. Also, don’t remember what the movie was but I was driving a 4 door blue Valiant. When I came out of the movie the lot was filled with dozens of blue Valiants from then LILCO, now LIPA. Altho' their cars were a different shade than mine the lighting in the parking lot made them all look the same. I walked up and down, up and down. Now whenever I have trouble locating my current car it’s hit the door lock button, look for the flashing lights and the horn.
Per:BobT “walking out on a movie”. I have only walked out of two movies in my lifetime: 1) “Something Special” (look it up on IMDB—-too complicated to explain). 2)The “Batman” movie (part 3? Part 4?) the one with with Mr. Freeze and Poison Ivy.__-Movie I WISH I could have walked out on but did not because I was with friends :—>“WILLOW”, “Summer Rental”, “Hellraiser”.
How come no postings for the Hauppauge Theater on here???????
You see, BobT, that’s what I miss about going to the movies—the MYSTERY of not knowing what you are gonna see! The York and Whitman were a “barrel of suprises” back in the day! LOL. Although I do not condone animal killing on film, I do support bringing the Grind House out here—to Long Island! When I look back at it, from where we are now, it will never ever ever happen again. Imagine a cheap, exploitive, unpromoted, film from a small company playing at a Multi Plex today? I appreciate those theaters so much more now, than I did then. One of my best so-bad-that-it’s-hilarious movies experiences was when we went to the Smithtown Indoor, to see a movie called “Night Train to Terror” ! Laughed our asses off, more so than at any current Chevy Chase comedy! I guess I’m just low-brow at heart!
Warren why do you start with everyone …I even try to be nice to you all these years…. most of us are on here for fun and dont want BS.
cApS ARA ALSO USED TO MAKE A POINT.
STRANGE THIS THEATER HAD RICH PEOPLE ONE WEEK AND 3RD OF THE MONTH PEOPLE THE NEXT!
But I’m glad you did not get hurt, longislandmovies.
Oh my gosh! If the place was still open and “Scarface” played there; it would be like the Watts riots, the Rodney King verdict, the O.J. verdict and Tickle Me Elmo/ Cabbage Patch Doll frenzy all mashed together times 10! LOL.
The best move overs from the Shore were …Woman in red and Against all Odds……..
Some of there big hits were ..SNOW WHITE, SHINNING, GREYSTOKE THE LEGAND OF TARZAN…Played 1st run of Scarface and it was a bomb..(that was a surprise)
This theater played all the Burt Reyonlds movies all the Steve Martin movies …
My only time with a gun pointed at me was at this theater on sunday matinee —domestic dispute—i was told to stay out of it ..lol
longislandmovies! That’s the first time you used CAPS on here! But as for the bookings —yeah; like I said , I saw Lucio Fluci’s “Zombie” at the York…and a re-issue of “Last House on the Left”. Once I remember driving by, and seeing the pylon/marquee reading “Richard Pryor in Dynamite Chicken” (an earlier very obscure Richard Pryor movie that I’m certain he forgot about—from 1972!). This was all early to mid 1980’s.
LOL…FOR SURE….Century never new how to book this house allways did above average than there sister theaters on Disney and good movies ..But for years they were in the horror movie booking pattern because of the area ..The thing is 1 mile around the theater was crap but the rest of Huntington big bucks …….
Longislandmovies: The neighborhood behind the York is/was dubious; bet you PRAYED for movies like “Agnes of God” or “Passage to India” to play there!
I see a common thread here, with theaters closing. Seems like 1984-1988 was doomsday!
theater closed 1985
Volunteers last movie to play at the york,
ok dont laugh at me i only remember a few things about the movie that played the last night…Tom Hanks and i think John Candy were in this comedy ..something with a bridge….The strangest thing about that night was the theater sold out its 8 pm show …rare for this theater as it had not sold out for about 2 years …
anyone know when it closed and what was the last movie to play ?
I forgot: also saw “Midway” at this theater — in Sensurround here in summer of 1976. I have NO memory of this movie—NONE. (only the Sensurround effect).