I had taken the tour quite a number of years ago when I was visiting friends. I noticed the sign in front of the theatre announcing the tour that day and hung around for it. Don’t remember what the book cost, but that’s probably different too.
If you read the book carefully you note that some of the original design of the entrance was only realized after the restoration. I wonder when they started charging for the tour.
Had it not been for a single worker that I observed entering the building with a small wheelbarrow I would say that nothing has been done since I went by in January. Same cracked windows. Same faded ragged curtains. What he was doing is anyone’s guess.
Cool. At one time some of the Queens Theaters were listed either by community or under Queens. Eventually it was decided that all would be by community since that is the only boro where community identities are maintained. Just watch the TV news: the Belmont Section of the Bronx, etc.. If one knows the name of the theater or the village name it can be accessed. I don’t think there is too much need to do a generic search as “Queens”.
Uploaded an exterior photo from the AMC Classic Fort Benning site. It shows Wynnsong as the operator, a fact not mentioned in the overview or comments.
I wonder if I’ll ever live to see the day when the future of the RKO Keiths, the Playhouse in Great Neck and the Times Square in Manhattan will all be resolved (and, of course, the Long Island Rail Road going into Grand Central Station and the completion of the Second Avenue Subway).
Although there is a good shot of the facade and marquee in the Hallmark film Love to the Rescue I don’t believe the interior shot in the film is the Lucas.
Mike, I concur. Always thought it was more than one of the storefronts that popped up. There is a CT contributor who often posts tax photos of a location. Maybe they could find an early one of this location.
When AMC did their exterior rebranding of the Shore 8 in Huntington they left the old Cineplex Odeon vertical but it now has AMC at the top and theaters vertically. See my photos on that site.
This is the only Parkville Theater on CT so if the one I mentioned in my 2014 post was built it was under another name. Anybody able to check out the site or know of a way to check on what was built?
Hollywood, a seasonal ice cream store on Route 25 in Middle Island (Long Island), NY.
I had taken the tour quite a number of years ago when I was visiting friends. I noticed the sign in front of the theatre announcing the tour that day and hung around for it. Don’t remember what the book cost, but that’s probably different too.
If you read the book carefully you note that some of the original design of the entrance was only realized after the restoration. I wonder when they started charging for the tour.
Had it not been for a single worker that I observed entering the building with a small wheelbarrow I would say that nothing has been done since I went by in January. Same cracked windows. Same faded ragged curtains. What he was doing is anyone’s guess.
Would be nice if someone could find a picture of the place and post it.
Home Depot now there.
Uploaded a picture of the marquee toward the ends of its life when it played Greek movies (note the marquee).
Cool. At one time some of the Queens Theaters were listed either by community or under Queens. Eventually it was decided that all would be by community since that is the only boro where community identities are maintained. Just watch the TV news: the Belmont Section of the Bronx, etc.. If one knows the name of the theater or the village name it can be accessed. I don’t think there is too much need to do a generic search as “Queens”.
Uploaded a photo of the exterior.
Uploaded an exterior photo from the AMC Classic Fort Benning site. It shows Wynnsong as the operator, a fact not mentioned in the overview or comments.
On occasional weekends and during school holidays they often present a family oriented stage show.
I wonder if I’ll ever live to see the day when the future of the RKO Keiths, the Playhouse in Great Neck and the Times Square in Manhattan will all be resolved (and, of course, the Long Island Rail Road going into Grand Central Station and the completion of the Second Avenue Subway).
Yes Mike, it is the issue with loading and such. There are new standards in place and, apparently, the old can’t be grandfathered.
Although there is a good shot of the facade and marquee in the Hallmark film Love to the Rescue I don’t believe the interior shot in the film is the Lucas.
If you’re ever in Toronto the free tour is a must for all theatre lovers.
Closing for the winter after Tuesday’s showings of Little Women and 1917.
Bloop never a UA. Always AIT (Associated Independent Theaters). The signage for the AIT Hauppauge had the same coloration.
Still no apparent change.
Mike, I concur. Always thought it was more than one of the storefronts that popped up. There is a CT contributor who often posts tax photos of a location. Maybe they could find an early one of this location.
To say nothing of the overpriced snacks.
Marquee (pylon) was around long after 2013 as was the “remains” of the subsequent multiplex.
When AMC did their exterior rebranding of the Shore 8 in Huntington they left the old Cineplex Odeon vertical but it now has AMC at the top and theaters vertically. See my photos on that site.
This is the only Parkville Theater on CT so if the one I mentioned in my 2014 post was built it was under another name. Anybody able to check out the site or know of a way to check on what was built?
On and on. There was a public hearing on the proposal for the theater site on December 9, 2019. Will see what comes of that.
There are several short videos of the interior on YouTube.