There was a skating rink in this same building in the early 50s. I was in contact wit the girl whose father operated the place some time ago. After that it became TSS and whatever after that I am not sure till it became Western Beef. There has been an enrance on the Farmers Boulevard side, I recall a parking lot in the rear and an entrance to TSS on Farmers Boulevard with th main entrance being on Merrick Boulevard, that would explain two addresses. As for the hamberger place across the street, if I recall it was a Burger and Shake when it first opened. They had built another on Sunrise Highway ust before the county line and the Sunrise Drive-in. I believe it opened either in late 50s or early 60s, but those are the years I remember it being there and know it turned into something else later on. Are here any graduaed from PS 52 out there?
If you are driving from Jamaica, it would have been on the left side of the road. I am sure there has been a lot of new developement going on there since I was last in the area. When I grew up there, we had no movie theater in Springfield Gardens. I had been in touch with a girl whose father owned the roller rink but not sure when he sold it. Would love to see some pictures. I do have one of the Laurelton taken in 2000 with the cross visible as it is a church as is the Cambria and Community Theater off the Cross Island. Do you recall Community Gardens?
Hi Ed…It would be on Merrick just west of Farmers. Just to get it straight, it would be from Farmers in the direction towards Jamaica. I grew up in Springfield Gardens and Rosedale so of course went to all the theaters that were open during the mid to late 50s thru the early 70s when I moved out East to the Smithtown area. Spent many afternoons and Friday nights at the Laurelton but as most, my avorite was the Valenecia!
I believe this theater was on Merrick Boulevard just of Farmers Boulevard and later was turned into a roller rink and in the late 50s became Times Square Stores, a department store popular back then. I remember as a child going to TSS and they still had the wooden floors of the roller rink and the ceiling was like a tent with fabric which I guess was designed to deaden the noise. I am not sure but I think now it is a large super market. I do recall that I had read somewhere about the theater having been a vaudeville house at one time.
There was a skating rink in this same building in the early 50s. I was in contact wit the girl whose father operated the place some time ago. After that it became TSS and whatever after that I am not sure till it became Western Beef. There has been an enrance on the Farmers Boulevard side, I recall a parking lot in the rear and an entrance to TSS on Farmers Boulevard with th main entrance being on Merrick Boulevard, that would explain two addresses. As for the hamberger place across the street, if I recall it was a Burger and Shake when it first opened. They had built another on Sunrise Highway ust before the county line and the Sunrise Drive-in. I believe it opened either in late 50s or early 60s, but those are the years I remember it being there and know it turned into something else later on. Are here any graduaed from PS 52 out there?
If you are driving from Jamaica, it would have been on the left side of the road. I am sure there has been a lot of new developement going on there since I was last in the area. When I grew up there, we had no movie theater in Springfield Gardens. I had been in touch with a girl whose father owned the roller rink but not sure when he sold it. Would love to see some pictures. I do have one of the Laurelton taken in 2000 with the cross visible as it is a church as is the Cambria and Community Theater off the Cross Island. Do you recall Community Gardens?
Hi Ed…It would be on Merrick just west of Farmers. Just to get it straight, it would be from Farmers in the direction towards Jamaica. I grew up in Springfield Gardens and Rosedale so of course went to all the theaters that were open during the mid to late 50s thru the early 70s when I moved out East to the Smithtown area. Spent many afternoons and Friday nights at the Laurelton but as most, my avorite was the Valenecia!
I believe this theater was on Merrick Boulevard just of Farmers Boulevard and later was turned into a roller rink and in the late 50s became Times Square Stores, a department store popular back then. I remember as a child going to TSS and they still had the wooden floors of the roller rink and the ceiling was like a tent with fabric which I guess was designed to deaden the noise. I am not sure but I think now it is a large super market. I do recall that I had read somewhere about the theater having been a vaudeville house at one time.