Roslyn Cinemas
20 Tower Place,
Roslyn,
NY
11576
20 Tower Place,
Roslyn,
NY
11576
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Previously operated by: Bow-Tie Cinemas, Clearview Cinemas, Island Theater Circuit
Previous Names: Roslyn Theatre, KB Roslyn, Clearview Roslyn Cinemas
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The Roslyn Cinema is located on the main street in Roslyn, just a block or two away from the landmark Roslyn Clock Tower. Opened prior to 1941 when the Roslyn Theatre was operated by the Island Theater Circuit. It had 500 seats and had a big clock with blue neon around it which was placed right near the left-hand bottom corner of the screen, courtesy of the Roslyn Savings Bank.
On May 15, 1981 this was a twinned theatre, after having been a single-screener. It became a triple on June 3, 1994 and was made into a quad on June 26, 1998 when it was taken over by Clearview Cinemas.
In June 2013, it was taken over by Bow-Tie Cinemas, who took most Clearview locations. It was closed on April 11, 2019. It was reopened by a new operator on April 19, 2019. It was closed on March 16, 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. It reopened on August 6, 2021 but closed on December 12, 2021 due to lack of heating.
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Theater reopened August 6. Grand reopening ad in photos
This theater has apparently closed down again. There is a note on the door that the theater is closed due to them having no heat. The schedule is on the door with no performances listed after Sunday, December 12. This cinema had been open 2 weekdays between Mon - Thu, along with weekends, but here all performances for the rest of the week were x’d out. So I guess December 12 was the last day they were open. Final pictures on the schedule and the marquee are House of Gucci, King Richard, Ghostbusters: Afterlife and Clifford, the Big Red Dog
Theatre has now been closed for about 14+ months they said they had heating problems I hope they can fix it and reopen it again it’s a really nice theater in the downtown not far from the historic Clocktower
I hope this makes it
Uploaded 2 photos of the theatre when I pass by on the bus today, says See You Soon, don’t know if they will reopen
The theater of my youth. In 1972, in celebration of his return to the United States, they presented the Charlie Chaplin in Repertory Festival. My first look at The Great Dictator and the 1942 edition of The Gold Rush with Chaplin narrating his classic silent film . Scenes for “The World According To Garp” were filmed there both inside and outside. It was big news for our town when this happened. I still remember it. We went to see the film when it played there and it provoked applause and cheers when we saw the theater on the screen as we were sitting where Robin WIlliams sat.
I visited the projection booth as a child and dreamed of running those big machines that produced such joy. This was before the “platter” system. In February of 2019, the theater ran “Stan & Ollie”. I’m happy to know that. Many happy memories for me in that darkened theater that will Stay with me for my lifetime.
I remember the glow-in-the-dark clock atop the screen! The mainstream Hollywood fare played downstairs, in the main auditorium, and the arthouse flicks in the smaller space upstairs after the theater was twinned. Saw SILVERADO, A VIEW TO A KILL, BLOOD SIMPLE, and MY BEAUTIFUL LAUNDRETTE here.
This was built on the site of the old Tower Theatre that opened in 1915 and was destroyed by a fire on March 18, 1931. Construction of the Roslyn Theater started in June 1933 and opened later that same year.
today driving by the marquee had no titles–but I saw a sign saying the theatre is “available”. what struck me was they had a jaws and Star Wars poster in the poster frames outside.
celboy-not uncommon for remnants of the past to still be present even though a venue is closed. Common for posters and, when there was no marquee, but rather a pylon at the road, movies live on for years.
I also saw a situation at the Whitman Theatre in Melville, NY where the theatre was about to close and had already removed the concession stand but the large sign on the front of the building displayed a previous movie rather than the one that was playing. I know that for a certainty because I wanted to see THAT movie and hoped to do it there.