I worked at the York for a couple of years as an usher beginning in August, 1962, evenings after school and weekends. Century envisioned this theater as: 1) an art house which played films such as La Dolce Vita and Long Day’s Journey Into Night, and 2) a more conventional theater which played more commercial releases, including the Huntington premier of West Side Story. We had a Manager named Peter Manzione, and an Asst. Manager named Nick Mastacouris, both of whom were obliged to work in tuxes. We had two union projectionists, plus uniformed ushers, matrons and concession stand people. In the lobby photo posted on this site, the doors on the left lead to the concession area, and the small door in the cashier’s booth leads to the manager’s office. The theater was slightly smaller (and older) than the Whitman Theater in South Huntington. Century also operated the Huntington Theater and Shore Theater in the Village of Huntington, and a drive-in theater on Rte. 110 in South Huntington, and I believe they also owned the Huntington Lanes opposite the Shore Theater.
I worked at the York for a couple of years as an usher beginning in August, 1962, evenings after school and weekends. Century envisioned this theater as: 1) an art house which played films such as La Dolce Vita and Long Day’s Journey Into Night, and 2) a more conventional theater which played more commercial releases, including the Huntington premier of West Side Story. We had a Manager named Peter Manzione, and an Asst. Manager named Nick Mastacouris, both of whom were obliged to work in tuxes. We had two union projectionists, plus uniformed ushers, matrons and concession stand people. In the lobby photo posted on this site, the doors on the left lead to the concession area, and the small door in the cashier’s booth leads to the manager’s office. The theater was slightly smaller (and older) than the Whitman Theater in South Huntington. Century also operated the Huntington Theater and Shore Theater in the Village of Huntington, and a drive-in theater on Rte. 110 in South Huntington, and I believe they also owned the Huntington Lanes opposite the Shore Theater.