NYC’s UES Cinema 1, 2, 3 Closing Tonight After 62 Years Thanks to More Greedy Landlords: Last Show Will Be (Ironically) “You Can See Everything”
October 29, 2026 9:18 am
By
Roger Friedman
For 62 years could literally see everything at New York’s Cinema 1, 2, 3 on the Upper East Side.
Nestled on Third Avenue near the Coronet and Baronet Theaters, Cinema 1, 2, 3 was a hot spot for moviegoers.
But after “You Can See Everything” ends tonight at midnight, the shows will over. The theater will be joining the Baronet, Coronet, Beekman, 68th St Playhouse and other Upper East Side venues that have long been gone.
The owner of the building is selling it off, probably to build another obnoxious, unneeded tower of overpriced condos in the shadow of Bloomingdale’s. Reading International, the East Village-based entertainment and real estate company that owns the site, is looking to sell the property for $50 million.
Cinema 1, 2, 3 won’t be alone. Soon enough, the AMC Kips Bay movie complex on 2nd Avenue and 33rd St. will close as well thanks to NYU Langone Hospital.
We’ve already lost the famed Ziegfeld Theater. The city is being reduced to rubble for movie theaters. The new generation of audience wants to order in at night and watch movies on streaming. It’s disturbing, but c’est la vie. Unlike the renewed popularity of vinyl LPs, when all the theaters are gone they won’t be coming back.
I spent a good part of my life at Cinema 1, 2, 3 (which had a 4th theater in it). So many screenings and premieres, followed or preceded by meals at Yellowfingers, on the corner of 60th St. (They’re long gone, too.) Or even Serendipity. Even on regular nights, you’d run into famous people who lived nearby who’d run in it see a hot new film.
Adding to this misery is the loss of Lincoln Plaza Cinemas on Broadway and 62nd St. The horrible landlord has never filled the space after killing that community.
And so it goes. Future generations won’t know what they’re missing, but I guess the same could be said of the current one, which never knew the Baronet, Coronet, or Beekman. Believe it or not, people used to line up around the block to see new movies from Woody Allen or Martin Scorsese or highly touted foreign films. It was a badge of honor to see them right away. Now the badge goes to getting Door Dash fast.
Well, we still have the Paris, across from the Plaza, thanks to Netflix. Cross fingers that continues.
Please update, rename theatre to Showcase Cinema de Lux Springdale and it’s now 14 screens. When National Amusements put recliners in 2018, they closed 4 screens permanently. In the photos section, posted a photo from yelp with the wing renumbered to 11-14 and the original when it was 11-18
Total Seats: 1809
Seating Capacity:
Theeatre 1 and 14 86
Theatre 2 and 13 119
Theatre 3 and 6 57
Theatre 4 and 5 81
Theatre 6 127
Theatre 7 127
Theatre 8 92
Theatre 9 202
Theatre 10 146
Theatre 11 353 IMAX
Theatre 12 203
Theatres 15 to 18 closed permanently sometime in 2018 when the complex got recliners
Please update, rename theatre to Mariemont Theatre by Cindependent and the city is Cincinnati, please fix. closed by Loews Theatres on November 5, 1992 as a twin, reopened on February 21, 1997 (Grand Opening ad in the photos section)as independent and 3 screens. Became 5 screens on April 5, 2013
Please fix the desciption, the theatre opened on July 29, 2021 as the City Base Cinemas-Kenwood and renamed the Kenwood Theatre soon after.
I’ve uploaded the newspaper articles in the photos section, this replaced the original Kenwood Theatre that closed March 21, 2021 which has it own page on Cinema Treasures.
City Base Cinemas Now Open Near Kenwood Towne Centre, with Two Virtual Reality Rooms and Full Bar
Of course, these days a movie theater can’t just be a movie theater and City Base Cinemas is no exception.
by CityBeat Staff July 30, 2021
A new movie theater has opened near the Kenwood Towne Centre — and this one includes heated seats, virtual reality rooms and a full bar.
City Base Cinemas opened July 29 in The Kenwood Collection (that building where Whole Foods and Crate & Barrel are), featuring 12 auditoriums, one of which is reserved for private parties.
Of course, these days a movie theater can’t just be a movie theater and City Base Cinemas is no exception; it has all the bells and whistles audiences have come to expect from modern movie-going.
The 11 public auditoriums have heated seats that recline, as well as swivel tables. Guests can order food and drinks from a special service button on the side of their chairs.
Concessions include more than 40 different draft beers — including local brews — plus wine and cocktails. If you don’t feel like drinking while you watch your film, you can also just hangout in the fully furnished bar and lounge.
In terms of eats, the menu includes popcorn and candy as well as actual food “including appetizers, entrées, desserts… made in-house at the time of ordering for maximum freshness,” says a release.
The private theater goes bigger with club chairs, ottomans, a private bar and lounge, a pool table and a magnetic Scrabble wall. It is located upstairs and overlooks the main lobby, but can be totally sealed off with a retractable wall. (When private parties aren’t using the space, the public is welcome to drink in the lounge up there.)
They also promise two virtual reality rooms. (We’ve emailed to clarify what exactly a virtual reality room is…)
“We’re incredibly excited about all the state-of-the-art amenities we have to offer, from the heated seats in the theaters to the virtual reality rooms,” said managing partner Sarah Williams in the release. “We feel like we can be the premier entertainment destination for the entire Kenwood community and beyond.”
The theater is also giving away free popcorn to five people during a contest that runs Aug. 1-31. Participants must be 21 or older and have to sign up for the City Base Cinemas Kenwood newsletter. Five winners will be chosen to receive one free popcorn voucher per week from Sept. 16, 2021 though Sept. 30, 2022.
City Base Cinemas has one other location, in San Antonio, Texas.
City Base Cinemas Cincinnati is located at 5901 East Galbraith Road, Suite 200, Kenwood. More info, movies and movie times available at citybasecinemas.com.
Please update, rename theatre to Cinemark Florence 14 and XD as per website and total seats 1,235
Seating Capacity:
Theatre 1 and 14 96 with DBOX
Theatre 2 95 with DBOX
Theatre 3 and 12 64
Theatre 4 and 11 47
Theatre 5 and 10 90
Theatre 6 and 9 77
Theatre 7 143 XD DBOX
Theatre 8 151 XD DBOX
Theatre 13 98 with DBOX
Uploaded in the photos section, from Angelika Film Center website the official closing annoucement
Please update, rename theatre to Regal Deerfield Town Center as per website and total seats 1,308
Seating Capacity:
Theatre 1 and 16 121
Theatre 2 and 7 75
Theatre 3 and 15 64
Theatre 4, 6, 12 and 14 49
Theatre 5 and 13 53
Theatre 8 and 11 85
Theatre 9 157
Theatre 10 159 RPX
The article from showbiz411.com and the writer was Roger Friedman @Lionel
https://www.showbiz411.com/2026/10/29/nycs-ues-cinema-1-2-3-closing-tonight-after-62-years-thanks-to-more-greedy-landlords-last-show-will-be-ironically-you-can-see-everything
NYC’s UES Cinema 1, 2, 3 Closing Tonight After 62 Years Thanks to More Greedy Landlords: Last Show Will Be (Ironically) “You Can See Everything” October 29, 2026 9:18 am By Roger Friedman
For 62 years could literally see everything at New York’s Cinema 1, 2, 3 on the Upper East Side.
Nestled on Third Avenue near the Coronet and Baronet Theaters, Cinema 1, 2, 3 was a hot spot for moviegoers.
But after “You Can See Everything” ends tonight at midnight, the shows will over. The theater will be joining the Baronet, Coronet, Beekman, 68th St Playhouse and other Upper East Side venues that have long been gone.
The owner of the building is selling it off, probably to build another obnoxious, unneeded tower of overpriced condos in the shadow of Bloomingdale’s. Reading International, the East Village-based entertainment and real estate company that owns the site, is looking to sell the property for $50 million.
Cinema 1, 2, 3 won’t be alone. Soon enough, the AMC Kips Bay movie complex on 2nd Avenue and 33rd St. will close as well thanks to NYU Langone Hospital.
We’ve already lost the famed Ziegfeld Theater. The city is being reduced to rubble for movie theaters. The new generation of audience wants to order in at night and watch movies on streaming. It’s disturbing, but c’est la vie. Unlike the renewed popularity of vinyl LPs, when all the theaters are gone they won’t be coming back.
I spent a good part of my life at Cinema 1, 2, 3 (which had a 4th theater in it). So many screenings and premieres, followed or preceded by meals at Yellowfingers, on the corner of 60th St. (They’re long gone, too.) Or even Serendipity. Even on regular nights, you’d run into famous people who lived nearby who’d run in it see a hot new film.
Adding to this misery is the loss of Lincoln Plaza Cinemas on Broadway and 62nd St. The horrible landlord has never filled the space after killing that community.
And so it goes. Future generations won’t know what they’re missing, but I guess the same could be said of the current one, which never knew the Baronet, Coronet, or Beekman. Believe it or not, people used to line up around the block to see new movies from Woody Allen or Martin Scorsese or highly touted foreign films. It was a badge of honor to see them right away. Now the badge goes to getting Door Dash fast.
Well, we still have the Paris, across from the Plaza, thanks to Netflix. Cross fingers that continues.
This was the original entrance to Cinema 1, prior to 1988 Cinema 1 and Cinema 2 had seperate entrances and box offices
Please update, rename theatre to Republic Theatres-Colony Square 7 as per theatre website and total seats 585
Seating Capacity:
Theatre 1 177
Theatre 2 144
Theatre 3 54
Theatre 4 46
Theatre 5 39
Theatre 6 34
Theatre 7 91
Please update, rename theatre Republic Theatres-Wilmington Plaza Cinema 5 as per theatre website and total seats 729
Seating Capacity:
Theatre 1 176
Theatre 2 177
Theatre 3 and 4 117
Theatre 5 142
Please update, rename theatre to Republic Theatres-Pierce Point Cinema as per theatre website and the address is 1255 Ohio Pike
Total seats: 1508
Seating capacity:
Theatre 1 and 10 94
Theatre 2 265
Theatre 3 and 8 154
Theatre 4, 5, 6 and 7 124
Theatre 9 251
The grand opening ad uploaded in the photos section
Please update, total seats 3,190
Seating Capacity:
Theatre 1 123
Theatre 2 161
Theatre 3 and 4 230
Theatre 5 125
Theatre 6 85
Theatre 7 385
Theatre 8 and 9 261
Theatre 10 378
Theatre 11 89
Theatre 12 129
Theatre 13 228
Theatre 14 221
Theatre 15 165
Theatre 16 119
Currently, theatre 1, 2 and 3 are closed, probably getting either Recliners or Club Seats.
Please update, rename theatre to B&B Theatres Liberty Township 15-Ohio as per website and total seats 1,481
Seating Capacity:
Theatre 1 93
Theatre 2 57
Theatre 3 68
Theatre 4 51 screenPLAY!
Theatre 5 63
Theatre 6 86
Theatre 7 116 4DX
Theatre 8 129 Signature Screen
Theatre 9 121
Theatre 10 and 13 91
Theatre 11 75
Theatre 12 60
Theatre 14 205 Grand Screen and Dolby Atmos
Theatre 15 175 with DBOX and Grand Screen
Please update, theatre opened on June 27, 2003 and total seats 1,727
Seating Capacity:
Theatre 1 99
Theatre 2 70
Theatre 3 66
Theatre 4, 7, 12 and 15 44
Theatre 5, 6, 13 and 14 50
Theatre 8, 12 and 15 44
Theatre 9 67
Theatre 10 143
Theatre 11 137
Theatre 16 381 IMAX at AMC
Theatre 17 222 Dolby Cinema at AMC
Theatre 18 100
Please update, rename theatre to Showcase Cinema de Lux Springdale and it’s now 14 screens. When National Amusements put recliners in 2018, they closed 4 screens permanently. In the photos section, posted a photo from yelp with the wing renumbered to 11-14 and the original when it was 11-18
Total Seats: 1809
Seating Capacity:
Theeatre 1 and 14 86
Theatre 2 and 13 119
Theatre 3 and 6 57
Theatre 4 and 5 81
Theatre 6 127
Theatre 7 127
Theatre 8 92
Theatre 9 202
Theatre 10 146
Theatre 11 353 IMAX
Theatre 12 203
Theatres 15 to 18 closed permanently sometime in 2018 when the complex got recliners
Please update, total seats 887
Seating Capacity:
Theatre 1, 2, 5 and 9 56
Theatre 3 and 4 93
Theatre 6 233 PRIME at AMC (former BIG D)
Theatre 7 and 8 122
Please update, rename theatre to RJ Cinemas as per website and total seats 1,030
Seating Capacity:
Theatre 1 106
Theatre 2 142
Theatre 3 117
Theatre 4 146
Theatre 5 and 6 126
Theatre 7 110
Theatre 8 157
Please rename theatre to Parkland Theater & Entertainment as per website
Please update, rename theatre to Mariemont Theatre by Cindependent and the city is Cincinnati, please fix. closed by Loews Theatres on November 5, 1992 as a twin, reopened on February 21, 1997 (Grand Opening ad in the photos section)as independent and 3 screens. Became 5 screens on April 5, 2013
Please fix the desciption, the theatre opened on July 29, 2021 as the City Base Cinemas-Kenwood and renamed the Kenwood Theatre soon after.
I’ve uploaded the newspaper articles in the photos section, this replaced the original Kenwood Theatre that closed March 21, 2021 which has it own page on Cinema Treasures.
City Base Cinemas Now Open Near Kenwood Towne Centre, with Two Virtual Reality Rooms and Full Bar Of course, these days a movie theater can’t just be a movie theater and City Base Cinemas is no exception.
by CityBeat Staff
July 30, 2021
A new movie theater has opened near the Kenwood Towne Centre — and this one includes heated seats, virtual reality rooms and a full bar.
City Base Cinemas opened July 29 in The Kenwood Collection (that building where Whole Foods and Crate & Barrel are), featuring 12 auditoriums, one of which is reserved for private parties.
Of course, these days a movie theater can’t just be a movie theater and City Base Cinemas is no exception; it has all the bells and whistles audiences have come to expect from modern movie-going.
The 11 public auditoriums have heated seats that recline, as well as swivel tables. Guests can order food and drinks from a special service button on the side of their chairs.
Concessions include more than 40 different draft beers — including local brews — plus wine and cocktails. If you don’t feel like drinking while you watch your film, you can also just hangout in the fully furnished bar and lounge.
In terms of eats, the menu includes popcorn and candy as well as actual food “including appetizers, entrées, desserts… made in-house at the time of ordering for maximum freshness,” says a release.
The private theater goes bigger with club chairs, ottomans, a private bar and lounge, a pool table and a magnetic Scrabble wall. It is located upstairs and overlooks the main lobby, but can be totally sealed off with a retractable wall. (When private parties aren’t using the space, the public is welcome to drink in the lounge up there.)
They also promise two virtual reality rooms. (We’ve emailed to clarify what exactly a virtual reality room is…)
“We’re incredibly excited about all the state-of-the-art amenities we have to offer, from the heated seats in the theaters to the virtual reality rooms,” said managing partner Sarah Williams in the release. “We feel like we can be the premier entertainment destination for the entire Kenwood community and beyond.”
The theater is also giving away free popcorn to five people during a contest that runs Aug. 1-31. Participants must be 21 or older and have to sign up for the City Base Cinemas Kenwood newsletter. Five winners will be chosen to receive one free popcorn voucher per week from Sept. 16, 2021 though Sept. 30, 2022.
City Base Cinemas has one other location, in San Antonio, Texas.
City Base Cinemas Cincinnati is located at 5901 East Galbraith Road, Suite 200, Kenwood. More info, movies and movie times available at citybasecinemas.com.
Please update, it became 6 screens on December 26, 1997. Uploaded some articles in the photos section
Please update, total seating 1276
Seating Capacity:
Theatre 1 and 14 152
Theatre 2 thru 13 81 Seats
This location had basically 2 large houses of 152 and 12 smaller houses of 81 seats
Please update, total seats 1,143
Seating Capacity:
Theatre 1 and 14 89
Theatre 2, 3, 12 and 13 58
Theatre 4 and 11 46
Theatre 5 and 10 83
Theatre 6 and 9 89
Theatre 7 141
Theatre 8 156 XD
Once operated by United Artists Theatre Circuit, ad as operated by in the photos section
Please update, total seats 1,597 due to installation of AMC Signature Recliners
Seating Capacity:
Theatre 1 79
Theatre 2 75
Theatre 3, 4 and 9 70
Theatre 5, 11, 12 and 14 91
Theatre 6 and 8 160
Theatre 7 359 IMAX with Laser
Theatre 10 71
Theatre 13 119