Century's York Theatre
811 New York Avenue,
Huntington Station,
NY
11746
811 New York Avenue,
Huntington Station,
NY
11746
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To make ends meet as a cub reporter, I worked as an usher at the York in the early 1980s, wearing the traditional black suit, white shirt and bow tie and equipped with a flashlight used mainly to usher late-arriving guests to their seats in the darkened theater. Sometimes we were tasked with getting the huge bags of pre-popped popcorn from storage. But most of the time I just watched the movie and thus was privileged to see the guy’s head explode in “Scanners” (1981) about 100 times.
Better grand opening ad posted:
Century’s York opening 26 Dec 1961, Tue Newsday (Suffolk Edition) (Melville, New York) Newspapers.com
The Century’s York opened on December 26th, 1961. Grand opening ad posted.
Thank you for the photo of the ticket window! It’s from 1977, as the movie poster is for “You Light Up My Life”– of which everyone knows the SONG but nobody saw the MOVIE.
Now it’s a Famous Footware location. As a result they changed the roof line to conform to the corporate image.
Had this theater remained open it would’ve been a Cineplex Odeon, then a Loews Cineplex, and finally an AMC.
I WENT TO THE YORK IN THE EARLY “70’S”,I SAW “WONDERWOMEN”,“BEYOND ATLANTIS”,AND"THE BIG BIRD CAGE",ALL MADE IN THE PHILIPPINES WITH AMERICAN ACTORS.ALSO BRITISH HORROR FILMS,“ASYLUM”,“THE VAULT OF HORROR"and"AND NOW THE SCREAMING STARTS!”.IT WAS A NICE THEATER, TOO BAD ALOT OF THEM HAD TO CLOSE.
there was something I can’t explain what it is that I always liked about the York theatre that’s why I was so upset when I first heard they made the decision to close back in 1985.
that’s why I’ve not ever forgotten that 1985 is when they closed.
but I was always wondering when they opened and thanks to this site finally finding out that they opened in 1961.
well at least the York theatre was around for 24 years from 1961-1985 even thought it would’ve been nice if they could have been around for more than just 24 years.
but I’ve been dying to see pictures of the York theatre besides just the 3 on this site right now,
if anyone knows of a site where there are pictures of the York theatre on it or if anyone could load more pictures of the York on this site i’d greatly appreciate that?
1961 marquee photo added courtesy of Stephen Sclafani.
That’s about the number I know the York had 600 and something seats.
I seem to recall the manager of the Whitman saying it had 750 seats which would make this 650.
This theatre had about 100 seats less than the Whitman.
This opened on December 26th, 1961.
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.
The green bricks were very light and the signage was dark green.
Noticed on another site that the facade of the York and the lobby, such as it was, was done in green and white glazed brick. The large Century’s sign was in green with the name of the theatre in white.
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Well I put the correct address in but the Google map hasn’t been updated. Is that something that takes time?
The theatre was an auto parts store for awhile. Now it’s Famous Footwear.
The theater was next to a pharmacy then fabric shop then Woolworths. Fanny Farmer was the last store at the end of the strip next to Sears .(Sears then became Pathmark)
All I remember was LILCO per my predicament finding the car above.
There was a Woolworths in the same strip of stores (next door?) . I imagine that many patrons stopped there for candy before the show!
Where is this pic ?
And will you be sharing it with us?
just found an old pic of the york outer lobby as you approach the box office …..has to be from the early 70s.