Old Movies by The Sea
4005 Pacific Avenue,
Wildwood,
NJ
08260
4005 Pacific Avenue,
Wildwood,
NJ
08260
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Ted has sold the SEA Theatre in 2020.
It is now closed and is for sale http://www.seatheater.net/
Cool looking little theatre.
From the mid 1950’s, my wife’s family lived in a charming seaside town called Pacifica, just 15 miles south of San Francisco. The local cinema was called the “Seaview” which was cleverly decorated in an underwater theme and colors.
She said there were door prizes and plate nights, etc., and it was just total fun, especially for the Saturday morning kids shows!
Later it was twinned, then came the greedy multiplexes, the place went down with increasing costs and that was the end of the Seaview Cinema…lock, stock and barrel, as they say!
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ted and his wife have been nothing but supportive this summer the theater is amazing fully restored to its early glory and is one of the most enjoyable spots to see a movie down the shore
I met Ted at the Delsea Drive-in in August, 2004. He was there to watch a show under the stars while sitting on the hood of his vintage car. He came into the booth and introduced himself. What a great person! He truly loves theatres and isn’t all about money. We talked for well over an hour about his, mom& pop, Sea Theatre in Wildwood. I’ve been past it but it was closed for the season. It would be worth the trip for anyone just to meet Ted!
May have been a nickelodeon at one time.
Images of America: South Jersey Movie Houses, page 65
I just met Taras (Ted) Saturday night at the State Theatre in Boyertown Pa. where I work. He told me he is using a platter system and is open seasonal at this time. The web address is www.seatheater.net but is not completed yet. Ted traveled approx 3 hours to visit our theatre and other single screens in the area. After exchanging stories and info I can say he is very personable as mentioned above.
We are glad to see this theatre listed here. We’ve attended severaltimes, its worth the drive from 30 mi. north…we’ve seen 1st run as well as cult films in this intimate setting…you can park literally right outside and walk in…the owner is always personable and a lover of film. Its open all year now. The shame is the locals, especially the movers & shakers of the new Wildwood, don’t support it. (Who said they had TASTE?).
Story in today’s Press of Atlantic City:
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The theater has 67 seats. Penkalskyj is a theater buff who bought a vacant storefront building in 1998, began converting it into a theater the next year and finished in 2003. Equipment problems, trouble booking films into the tiny venue and family issues have hampered his one-man operation.
According to this article, the theater has been “refurbished it to its former glory” by Taras Penkalskyj and his wife, Lesia. They held a children’s movie festival there last summer.
http://www.ukrweekly.com/Archive/2004/310432.shtml
They hosted an interactive Pirates of the Caribbean last October:
http://www.ohjohnny.net/newssept04.html