Just glad Sag Harbor was one in the list…town had great time getting owners to retore the neon and it is blessed with having an origional and I might add curved CinemaScope screen..woohooo!
When Cinerama went to Ultra-Panavison and called itself Cinerama it died a slow death. Two respected formats but none the less different ideas I must say. IMAX is following the same path…..doom.
And with a true 50’s Cinemascope screen…a real rarity, curved and large and wall to wall
Too bad no stereo sound.
A few openings there, ‘Precillia, Queen of the Desert’ for one.
1980? Think that is wrong, saw movies here as a kid, even then it was weird, with columns down the center. Your stating of rear preojection explains how it was done there with the said columns. It became a Dean and DeLuca and then the Barefoot Contessa for many years since, now gone and now another trendy clothing store located there.
All I really remeber is sitting in folding directors chairs, uncomfortable and light leaking in from the side windows painted black
I drove from Sayville to the D-150 to see almost all the 70mm presentations and anything of interest, from Earthquake to Hindenbverg in “electrifying 360 degree sound”. This was the best theatre around, surpassing the Ziegfeld in NYC.
I rember the ads when the theatre opening proclaiming its uniqueness, I think even giving demonstrations during the day.
A truly great theatre, sadly missed, And did see the projection booth opened, a great thrill.
I worked there in the concession stands I believe for two summers, the theatre location is now a condo unit, south side Middle Country road.
Actually my entire family worked there, me in concessions, my older brother as an usher in the indoor and my mom at the ticket booth out front. Then there was lots of woods around the theatre and we built a tree fort outside the fence and turned up the car speakers to hear the moovie at night ( this before I worked there )
When a film was a hit is lasted for weeks, ‘You Only Live Twice’ played the entire summer, two shows a night WITH intermission. It was piped into the concession stand and we recognized when the break was to come and prepare for the onslaught. From listenning to it so many times I can still recite the movie and sing along with the Nancy Sinatra title song all to the fright of my friends
I worked there as an usher from its opening day till about a year or so later. Lived within walking distance and this being my second theatre position. I previiously worked at the All-weather diagonally across form the Mall.
We had uniforms then and there even was a matron for the weekend to keep the kids in line.
Opeing night, after al the big wigs left, I accidently shut the door to the employee dressing room, locking all our street clothes till the proper keys arrived a few days later. The manager never had a compplete set, Creates a good impression on the first day of work
doesnt it?
The door man, a very nice gentlemann , work for many years there, I remember seeing him when visiting the mall where I was employeed later.
Just glad Sag Harbor was one in the list…town had great time getting owners to retore the neon and it is blessed with having an origional and I might add curved CinemaScope screen..woohooo!
We went on the opening evening, sat in the balcony/smoking loge with heroes and large sodas. Yes times certainly have changed.
Sorry L. I. forever, the names escape me…..but remeber havingsome fun times with those I worked with.
When Cinerama went to Ultra-Panavison and called itself Cinerama it died a slow death. Two respected formats but none the less different ideas I must say. IMAX is following the same path…..doom.
And with a true 50’s Cinemascope screen…a real rarity, curved and large and wall to wall
Too bad no stereo sound.
A few openings there, ‘Precillia, Queen of the Desert’ for one.
1980? Think that is wrong, saw movies here as a kid, even then it was weird, with columns down the center. Your stating of rear preojection explains how it was done there with the said columns. It became a Dean and DeLuca and then the Barefoot Contessa for many years since, now gone and now another trendy clothing store located there.
All I really remeber is sitting in folding directors chairs, uncomfortable and light leaking in from the side windows painted black
I t was always a twin, great place to see a good flick with pizza to order after.
I drove from Sayville to the D-150 to see almost all the 70mm presentations and anything of interest, from Earthquake to Hindenbverg in “electrifying 360 degree sound”. This was the best theatre around, surpassing the Ziegfeld in NYC.
I rember the ads when the theatre opening proclaiming its uniqueness, I think even giving demonstrations during the day.
A truly great theatre, sadly missed, And did see the projection booth opened, a great thrill.
I worked there in the concession stands I believe for two summers, the theatre location is now a condo unit, south side Middle Country road.
Actually my entire family worked there, me in concessions, my older brother as an usher in the indoor and my mom at the ticket booth out front. Then there was lots of woods around the theatre and we built a tree fort outside the fence and turned up the car speakers to hear the moovie at night ( this before I worked there )
When a film was a hit is lasted for weeks, ‘You Only Live Twice’ played the entire summer, two shows a night WITH intermission. It was piped into the concession stand and we recognized when the break was to come and prepare for the onslaught. From listenning to it so many times I can still recite the movie and sing along with the Nancy Sinatra title song all to the fright of my friends
I worked there as an usher from its opening day till about a year or so later. Lived within walking distance and this being my second theatre position. I previiously worked at the All-weather diagonally across form the Mall.
We had uniforms then and there even was a matron for the weekend to keep the kids in line.
Opeing night, after al the big wigs left, I accidently shut the door to the employee dressing room, locking all our street clothes till the proper keys arrived a few days later. The manager never had a compplete set, Creates a good impression on the first day of work
doesnt it?
The door man, a very nice gentlemann , work for many years there, I remember seeing him when visiting the mall where I was employeed later.