Hey longislandmovies, I know it’s been 2 ½ years since you wrote your comment, but you were definetly NOT the Cineplex DM for the Sayville theater. I worked there virtually EVERY DAY that Cineplex owned the theater, and Mr. J.S. is NOT the president of the Sayville Chamber of Commerce. I think you’re trying to impress people who don’t know the facts.
I’ve been reading a lot of comments on this site for a few hours now, and am convinced that some of you just don’t know too much about movie theaters on Long Island. Mr Bway is not very clever, and Longislandmovies makes so many mistakes, its laughable. Do you guys just go to the movies, then sit back and make this stuff up? Try research. Try asking theater managers. Don’t just rant on in blistful ignorance. Mr. Gustavelifting isn’t bad, and rogerbee is better yet, so come on, think before you type. Why do theaters rent to churches? Why do property developers want land? Why don’t drive-in’s exist on L.I. anymore? These are all questions that can be answered with logic and thought. You don’t have to be a movie person to figure this stuff out. Unless, of course, you’re teenagers, in which case I apologize for assuming you know much about anything. I’ve worked in the theater industry on L.I. for decades. I worked at UA Patchogue for many of those years and several other theaters too. Try to seek out answers to questions and share them. Don’t just talk out of hand and hope people will believe you.
FYI: Theater 13 at UA Patchogue is the original Indoor theater of the Indoor/Outdoor arangement. It used to seat 632 people before the handicapped sections were added, reducing the capacity to 570. The projector ports (for Bway: that’s the holes where the light from the projector shoots through the wall) for the outdoor have been sealed by brick, but are still noticable in the projection booth as well as from outside. The outdoor screen sat in the south west corner of the parking lot. The Regal owned 13 plex sits astride the Patchogue/Blue point border. The business address is Patchogue, but the school district (as well as the fire district) is Blue Point(Think property taxes here boys). The old concession area opposite Th # 13 is actually a warehouse for Regal. The old district office upstairs serves as a lounge and storage area. As for the future ? Rogerbee is correct. According to my friends at UA, the land is already sold to the developer (Regal leases it now), but the town doesn’t want to change the zoning, so everything is in limbo.
Sorry I ranted a bit myself, but I just couldn’t take it anymore. I’ll visit this site again soon. I can answer a lot of questions for you about a lot of theaters, but ask me good ones……
This Theater has some mileage on it, but it’s still pretty good; and a bargain at only 7 bucks. The doorman (in the wheelchair) is a really cool guy and very knowledgeable. Plus, they have the nicest menu board (above the concession stand) and the best ice you’ve ever had. Give the place another try. Go and enjoy “THE SOUTH BAY EXPERIENCE.”
Hey longislandmovies, I know it’s been 2 ½ years since you wrote your comment, but you were definetly NOT the Cineplex DM for the Sayville theater. I worked there virtually EVERY DAY that Cineplex owned the theater, and Mr. J.S. is NOT the president of the Sayville Chamber of Commerce. I think you’re trying to impress people who don’t know the facts.
I’ve been reading a lot of comments on this site for a few hours now, and am convinced that some of you just don’t know too much about movie theaters on Long Island. Mr Bway is not very clever, and Longislandmovies makes so many mistakes, its laughable. Do you guys just go to the movies, then sit back and make this stuff up? Try research. Try asking theater managers. Don’t just rant on in blistful ignorance. Mr. Gustavelifting isn’t bad, and rogerbee is better yet, so come on, think before you type. Why do theaters rent to churches? Why do property developers want land? Why don’t drive-in’s exist on L.I. anymore? These are all questions that can be answered with logic and thought. You don’t have to be a movie person to figure this stuff out. Unless, of course, you’re teenagers, in which case I apologize for assuming you know much about anything. I’ve worked in the theater industry on L.I. for decades. I worked at UA Patchogue for many of those years and several other theaters too. Try to seek out answers to questions and share them. Don’t just talk out of hand and hope people will believe you.
FYI: Theater 13 at UA Patchogue is the original Indoor theater of the Indoor/Outdoor arangement. It used to seat 632 people before the handicapped sections were added, reducing the capacity to 570. The projector ports (for Bway: that’s the holes where the light from the projector shoots through the wall) for the outdoor have been sealed by brick, but are still noticable in the projection booth as well as from outside. The outdoor screen sat in the south west corner of the parking lot. The Regal owned 13 plex sits astride the Patchogue/Blue point border. The business address is Patchogue, but the school district (as well as the fire district) is Blue Point(Think property taxes here boys). The old concession area opposite Th # 13 is actually a warehouse for Regal. The old district office upstairs serves as a lounge and storage area. As for the future ? Rogerbee is correct. According to my friends at UA, the land is already sold to the developer (Regal leases it now), but the town doesn’t want to change the zoning, so everything is in limbo.
Sorry I ranted a bit myself, but I just couldn’t take it anymore. I’ll visit this site again soon. I can answer a lot of questions for you about a lot of theaters, but ask me good ones……
This Theater has some mileage on it, but it’s still pretty good; and a bargain at only 7 bucks. The doorman (in the wheelchair) is a really cool guy and very knowledgeable. Plus, they have the nicest menu board (above the concession stand) and the best ice you’ve ever had. Give the place another try. Go and enjoy “THE SOUTH BAY EXPERIENCE.”