Amity Theatre

Carmans Road,
South Farmingdale, NY 11735

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DonRosen
DonRosen on February 7, 2007 at 3:36 am

You are correct, Sir! BTW, there was this elderly matron (in a white hospital-like outfit) at the matinees, circa 1963. She knew the troublemakers and used to seat them apart when you walked into the theatre. If you talked during the movie, she shined a flashlight in your face and told you to “shut up”. Tough cookie!

grandpuba01
grandpuba01 on February 6, 2007 at 12:35 pm

Was this the theater that was renamed Studio ‘76 (or something like that before it closed around 1980? This was in a shopping center with A & P and Grand Union on Carman’s Road.

DonRosen
DonRosen on July 13, 2006 at 1:51 am

Born in the Bronx, but I was raised in Massapequa.

The Amityville Theatre was my favorite with it’s big screen and balcony. Next up, was the Copiague All-Weather Drive-in “indoor” theatre. Huge…with a balcony! When I saw a matinee of “The Chairman” & “The Detective” there in 1968, I was the only person in the theatre!

CarlCopiague
CarlCopiague on July 12, 2006 at 4:09 am

Oh! You’re right, Don. I completely forgot about that youngster at the old airport site. Are you from Amity originally?

DonRosen
DonRosen on July 12, 2006 at 3:45 am

Stop! Farmingdale has a big multiplex where Republic is/was on Route 110.

CarlCopiague
CarlCopiague on July 12, 2006 at 3:32 am

The building and environs remain, but;no movie can be seen in Amityville, Carmans road, Copiague, Bethpage ,Lindenhurst or in Farmingdale. I was just in the area last week and realized that all the movie houses I used to visit are no more. Even the row of movie theaters on 42nd street are gone. I remember before the renaissance one had quite a selection of several movies within feet of each other. The Beekman was nice too.

DonRosen
DonRosen on July 12, 2006 at 2:06 am

The Big “A” Amityville Theatre was right in downtown Amityville, in the town square (or triangle) across from a Memorial statue and a few doors down from Lange’s Shoe Store. The marquee was a long strip on the upper left of the building. The building is still there. Last time I was there, it was offices.

DonRosen
DonRosen on July 12, 2006 at 2:06 am

The Big “A” Amityville Theatre was right in downtown Amityville, in the town square (or triangle) across from a Memorial statue and a few doors down from Lange’s Shoe Store. The marquee was a long strip on the upper left of the building. The building is still there. Last time I was there, it was offices.

DonRosen
DonRosen on July 12, 2006 at 2:06 am

The Big “A” Amityville Theatre was right in downtown Amityville, in the town square (or triangle) across from a Memorial statue and a few doors down from Lange’s Shoe Store. The marquee was a long strip on the upper left of the building. The building is still there. Last time I was there, it was offices.

GTI2297
GTI2297 on July 12, 2006 at 12:44 am

OK , yes remember getting over to the Amity theater from Carmans Road throught the parking, lot between the buildings in that strip mall,…you’re good Don! Now where was the Big Amityville theater? Was it downtown Amity Village?

CarlCopiague
CarlCopiague on June 19, 2005 at 9:30 am

Don..you’re right. I go way back to the Amityville movies…back to
the early 50s. Every Saturday found us kids on line..(and I mean on
a line,not in front of a computer)paying 20 cents to see 2 pics,
cartoon,pathe news,coming attractions while munching on a 5 cents
candy. One Saturday we found out to our horror that the price was
raised to a stratospheric…quarter! Luckily my mother always
brought us and saved us from disaster!
Carl S

DonRosen
DonRosen on June 13, 2005 at 2:24 am

No. That was the AmityVILLE Theatre called The Big “A” Amityville. The Amityville was huge with a balcony. The Amity was a tiny shoebox.

RobertR
RobertR on June 8, 2005 at 7:53 pm

In many block ads this is called UA’s big “A” ?