So did Cinema 70 actually become the Galaxy or were they two separate theatres. Comments above cloud that issue. If the latter CT needs a listing for the Galaxy. If the former the heading on this site be changed.
The ditch has been filled in and, except for areas around some in ground covers, the area has been regraded. New concrete work has been installed. Don’t see anything else new but apparently the box office, when completed, will be past the foyer area where it used to be.
The theatre closed in 1998. After some repurposing it was demolished in 2003 to provide more parking under a redevelopment plan which proved to be unsuccessful. The name and ownership of the mall changed a number of times. It’s virtually empty now and the town wants to have it demolished.
Uploaded a picture of the theater circa 1998 from the Puget Sound Pipeline (newsletter of the Theatre Organ Society) where the marquee indicates it was servicing as a church, and also one of the sign in the parking lot (with the theater visible to the right).
According to the announcement that the area was being redeveloped to be called either Robin Hood Plaza or Festival Plaza, it was mentioned that the original name had been the Sherwood Theater.
I find it interesting that in the overview of a number of Kentucky theatres recently added to Cinema Treasures the final statement is that when the theatre closed it was only a five mile drive to the long running Eminence Theatre.
The Roxy and an adjacent store were gutted by a fire on May 3, 1959. Although the theatre and store were reconstructed the second floor of the building was not. Since the facade was intact the windows were just bricked up.
In 1962 admission for adults was $1.00 for adults and 35 cents for children. Per the advertisement for the Roxy in the photo section, the theatre was still operating in 1978.
At some point the floor was levelled and converted to retail.
I have uploaded a picture of the fire and post reconstruction photos. The theatre now houses a construction company.
Due to Covid and what it had done to her business Natalie offered up the building for sale in 2021. There is now an active campaign to save the theatre and repurpose it as a cultural arts center.
Joe, I’ve been trying to clarify this, unsuccessfully. Yes, there was Prosser’s Theater that burnt down in September 1937 and was rebuilt within a short period of time. See the news article I’ve uploaded. Whether or not it was called the New I can’t verify. But I have uploaded a 1941 photo showing a “New” marquee in the distance. However, when a theater burnt and was destroyed in May 1977 (after remaining idle since the mid-1960s) it was referred to as the Johnsonville Theater. I have uploaded a photo of the fire.
So, presumably the replacement theater began life as “New” but ended as the Johnsonville Theater which means that this listing should be updated from “New” to “Johnsonville”.
As far as the Ritz is concerned I have, so far, been unable to find a reference other than in the overview above.
Judging by the size of the building in the 1977 fire picture 200 seats seems an understatement. More likely this figure applied to the original theater which burnt down in 1937.
Lost Mattituck and Long Beach this month.
Leaving only about two dozen theatres to serve all of Long Island.
Uploaded two postcard images which I believe to be of the second Boyes Theater. I believe this, the third, was a Quonset Hut Theatre.
There was also a multiplex in town, the Sonoma 9 which has its own listing on CT, initially established, incorrectly, in Sonoma.
Contrary to the overview I found a reference that said the Carolee had 18 screens and 4,810 plush stadium style seats. Upload a photo.
So did Cinema 70 actually become the Galaxy or were they two separate theatres. Comments above cloud that issue. If the latter CT needs a listing for the Galaxy. If the former the heading on this site be changed.
The ditch has been filled in and, except for areas around some in ground covers, the area has been regraded. New concrete work has been installed. Don’t see anything else new but apparently the box office, when completed, will be past the foyer area where it used to be.
There is no signage on the building indicating that it is for sale. The marquee reads “Welcome to Greenport”.
The 1950s closure was due to a fire. Building was renovated and is still in use.
According to the pylon, the main attraction is the Axe Throwing Lounge. Sad.
Uploaded a photo as the Astor.
The theatre closed in 1998. After some repurposing it was demolished in 2003 to provide more parking under a redevelopment plan which proved to be unsuccessful. The name and ownership of the mall changed a number of times. It’s virtually empty now and the town wants to have it demolished.
The Boulton is still closed although the telephone is still operational.
“Save the St. James Theatre”, now in its second year, has revved up its campaign by getting coverage from the primary Long Island TV channel.
Uploaded a picture of the theater circa 1998 from the Puget Sound Pipeline (newsletter of the Theatre Organ Society) where the marquee indicates it was servicing as a church, and also one of the sign in the parking lot (with the theater visible to the right).
According to the announcement that the area was being redeveloped to be called either Robin Hood Plaza or Festival Plaza, it was mentioned that the original name had been the Sherwood Theater.
dallasmovietheaters - They closed a week after they converted to a first run house?
Uploaded a photo that I found on Shenandoah Stories.
Went by today. Dump truck and panel truck on site. No signs of life.
Uploaded a photo of the new marquee from their Facebook page.
I find it interesting that in the overview of a number of Kentucky theatres recently added to Cinema Treasures the final statement is that when the theatre closed it was only a five mile drive to the long running Eminence Theatre.
The Roxy and an adjacent store were gutted by a fire on May 3, 1959. Although the theatre and store were reconstructed the second floor of the building was not. Since the facade was intact the windows were just bricked up.
In 1962 admission for adults was $1.00 for adults and 35 cents for children. Per the advertisement for the Roxy in the photo section, the theatre was still operating in 1978.
At some point the floor was levelled and converted to retail.
I have uploaded a picture of the fire and post reconstruction photos. The theatre now houses a construction company.
Uploaded a photo.
Due to Covid and what it had done to her business Natalie offered up the building for sale in 2021. There is now an active campaign to save the theatre and repurpose it as a cultural arts center.
Joe, I’ve been trying to clarify this, unsuccessfully. Yes, there was Prosser’s Theater that burnt down in September 1937 and was rebuilt within a short period of time. See the news article I’ve uploaded. Whether or not it was called the New I can’t verify. But I have uploaded a 1941 photo showing a “New” marquee in the distance. However, when a theater burnt and was destroyed in May 1977 (after remaining idle since the mid-1960s) it was referred to as the Johnsonville Theater. I have uploaded a photo of the fire.
So, presumably the replacement theater began life as “New” but ended as the Johnsonville Theater which means that this listing should be updated from “New” to “Johnsonville”.
As far as the Ritz is concerned I have, so far, been unable to find a reference other than in the overview above.
Judging by the size of the building in the 1977 fire picture 200 seats seems an understatement. More likely this figure applied to the original theater which burnt down in 1937.
Reports that there are plans to repurpose as a cultural arts center. Problem with that is limited parking.
It’s being offered for sale in “immaculate condition”. No comment.