Exploring an Abandoned 1990's Movie Theater with Power ! 

This explore was a fun one, going to a movie theater has such a nostalgic feeling. Make sure to stay til the end to see the awesome projectors left behind ! Also, When's the last time you went to the movies? and what was the film?

Those Neon signs need to be salvaged. Those are history.

Just imagine all the great movies that played on those screens.

I feel like people need to buy these properties and restore them in a way and salvage as much history as they can. That would be dope. Open them up again.

Movies will never look or sound the same at home as it does at the theater. Nothing can compare period.

Imagine if there was a person in there clapping and laughing as if a movie was playing.

"Trying to find a way into the projector room" ......There's literally the blueprints on the main counter lol

I can smell the butter and musty carpet . I miss the 90s

This is sad. Being a little kid walking into the movie theater was so special. All of the lights, popcorn, and movie posters. Just an unforgettable experience from my childhood.

"I dont know how to get to the projector rooms." Walks directly past blueprints of the building.

Idk about anyone else but hearing him say "it's retro so it must be from the 90's" makes me feel ancient. SMH 😒

The fact that that blood hadn't totally browned over and still had a reddish tint means that it was still fairly fresh.

I was an usher there in 2001. Crazy how time changes things.

I get kinda sad when I see things like this...theaters, malls, stores, etc. Reminds me of another time when I was young hanging out with friends, going out on dates to the movies and shopping for things. Sigh, so many places, so many memories, gone. Sad 😢

I’m shocked there weren’t any homeless people taking refuge in the theater, seems like a perfect place

I used to work as a projectionist, the reason they don’t have little rooms for the projectors would be because movies start within 5 mins of each other and it was very manual before digital projection so you would literally be running from one projector to the next manually starting movies or rewinding movies which has ended! I’ve also used the Christie projector model too! Brings back memories!!

I know streaming services have been booming like crazy in the past few years, especially during this COVID shit, but we should never let movie theaters die. Watching a movie on a small TV screen at home is nothing compared to seeing it on the big screen for the first time. Movie theaters are an experience, and I really, REALLY hope they start getting popular again.

just imagine the good times the people that went there in the 90s with friends and watching movies that came out in the 90s. Eery.

Drive ins are returning, theaters are closing down... did we jump to another dimension or something?

Love that the theater opened in 1999 and closed in 2019... barely a 90s movie theater lolz

Just imagine people going to see Men In Black, Independence Day, Jurassic Park, Godzilla (1998), Con Air, G.I. Jane, Forrest Gump, Space Jam, Mission: Impossible, Titanic, The Matrix, Shawshank Redemption, Seven, Blade, Spawn, Austin Powers, Jurassic Park: The Lost World, Die Hard and other 90s classics here!

You keep saying "gross" yet that place looks pretty damn clean for having been abandoned for a while. . A piece of popped corn and 3 gummy worms is not "gross".

1:00 someone’s gotta save those neon signs, they are piece of history and don’t deserve to just sit there

FYI this is the Greenburgh movie cinema in elmsford NY I know since I went to it my entire childhood into my adulthood and it closed May 30th 2019 not in 2006 idk where he got his info from but just thought I’d correct it for anyone interested

BRUH how can he say he'd never go to a theater again because they are gross and have diseases while snooping in a dirty ABANDONED theater, touching e everything in sight! Incredible

Make me feel like I’m in stranger things. Waiting for the demogorgons

Idk if I'm ok with 90s being retro yet.

I'd be more scared of the germs in walmart then a abandoned building. lol

This theater was demolished in January 2021. A new Shop Rite is now being built on the land. This was the Greenburgh Multiplex Cinemas. It opened in 1999 and closed on May 30th 2019. FUN FACT there was another Multiplex Cinemas about 2 miles down the road from this one which was demolished in 2016. It was the same size as Greenburgh with 10 theaters but a lot older. Very odd having two massive theaters on the same road. Both theaters had the same owner. Hard the believe there both gone now

Someone stole my purse! Looks like he’s headed to the projection room above the auditorium!

Greenburgh Multiplex Theater, Elmsford NY, closed in 2019. For some reason, that tour was really fun, kind of sad and a little spooky. Also, the theater opened in 1999. So, sadly, it only lasted 20 years.

I really hope that movie theatres don't die off to be replaced with streaming

I'm 45, so I had the best of both the 80's and 90's....

This theater doesn’t look that bad as far as graffiti, damage etc.

There might be a lot more abandoned movie theaters soon...

I’m feeling nostalgic for a place that I have never been

Gives me such a huge feeling of Nostalgia for a place I’ve never even been. And I learned that, at least in this theater, all the projectors are in a hallway and could be controlled at the same time. How cool is that! Subscribed

I love what you guys do, man.. you show off these places without all the clickbait and trap music and exaggeration, it’s just pure raw exploration and appreciation of these old abandoned places

I work as the after hours maintenance guy at a theater built back in the mid 80’s. The problem isn’t so much that it doesn’t get cleaned. Movie theaters are a low margin business and they can be pretty stingy with hours and wages. I only get four hours a night to clean and set up the entire place for the next day all by myself so you really have to rush, and if there’s something broken you have to fix then you’re in an even bigger hurry. Add to that all the people who are really nasty and throw and spill stuff all over the place but also sometimes do insane things like smear human waste on the walls or mirrors in the restrooms and you get an idea of what a challenge it can be. It’s pretty demoralizing trying to accomplish as much as you can in a large area like that in such a short amount of time. I have an assistant that works with me on weekends and you wouldn’t believe the number of them that just quit on me and walk out in the first hour. As far as when theaters are going to reopen, your guess is as good as mine. I’ve been laid off since 19 March and the main reason besides the pandemic that we haven’t reopened is that there is nothing to show. The few new movies that are out there either keep getting their release dates pushed back or the studios just throw up their hands and put them online to stream. At this point I’m not sure we’ll ever reopen again if we don’t do it by this fall.

I used to be a manager at a movie theatre not too different from this one. It had 9 screens and one main lobby/concession area. This brings so much nostalgia back for me. And yes projection 'rooms' are actually just big long hallways, generally. This makes it a lot easier for a projectionist to work and monitor each screen. The main office is where the managers would monitor staff/the lobby through the cameras, count money and open/close out tills. Our theatre had two big safes. We had to balance the $14,000 cash safe every night before leaving. It couldn't be off by even a cent, we had to make sure it was exactly $14,000. On busy nights you'll do lifts from tills so you'll take their cash and leave their floats (about $200) so that they aren't holding onto too much cash. It was a very bustling type of work. There's coin and paper money counters, similar to what banks use. Movie theatres, especially 90s and early 00s still went through a ton of cash so handling a lot of it was part of manager and supervisor jobs. My theatre also used head sets to communicate. So a manager and a supervisor would have one, multiple concession staff would have one, a projectionist would have one. Any time something was needed or something went wrong: You'd hear it on the ear piece. The theatre you walked into that had lights, where you said it's how it is right before showing: those are actually the cleaning lights. House lights/Tivoli lights (The little ones along the floor to guide you during the movie) are what they use for pre-show for people to be seated, and after the show. The concession area will forever be greasy, doesn't matter how often they mop. I had shoes that I called my butter shoes because they forever were greasy. And a pair of dress pants that were also my butter pants. (I often helped in concession when it was busy) The projectors being left is crazy because they look like they're digital so they would be expensive. Although looks like they had swapped from film maybe recently before closing because i see some of the plate stands still there. The theatre I worked at only had 2 digital projectors and otherwise was still using film when I was working there. That was a piece of history that I feel really nostalgic for. There no other type of panic you feel when a plate stops spinning properly. We once had to have a projectionist sit there and manually spin the plate to allow the film continue playing for the rest of the movie. He was a good kid!! I told him we could cancel the film and he said he would just do it. I've never been big on going to the movies (Though I do miss it now because of Covid restrictions) but I loved working at one. The behind the scenes was really fun. I can still remember all the smells. This was such a cool video to stumble onto. Thanks for sharing! It's sad to see it left abandoned and vandalized. Hopefully someone can pick it back up and bring new life into it. I love movie theatres, I hope they never die out.

holy crap I saw Toy Story 3 in this theatre when it first came out!!! I didn’t even recognize it from how long ago that was 😭😭😭 man those neon signs are freaking awesome can’t believe the building is gone tho ),:

Someone would pay good money for that disney world neon sign.

In my area, Rochester NY there was this theater called Cine 8 that shut down in 1998. For a long time it just sat there to rot. You could even see these promotion stickers for Mulan pealing off the front windows. I so...wish I had explored it before it got demolished.

This is the actual literal movie theater I went to as a child!! I can’t believe all these years later I was able to identify it from the thumbnail!

Man, seeing this old 90s theater abandoned in the middle of COVID-19 just makes me real sad. Movie experiences at home aren't as awesome as they were on the big screen. I miss those days.

This was the closest theater to my house. Had so many memories here. Just insane to see it abandoned. It closed in 2019, but still had that retro feel.

This is in Elmsford, NY. It just closed in May 2019 due to many newer and more modern theaters in the area. I liked that it had free parking.

HOLY! This was a threatre I went to all the time! There’s a combo kfc/Taco Bell to the left and we’d always go there after the movies. A new theatre opened closer though so we started going there. It’s so strange seeing a place I’ve been to in this state...

Omg ! This movie theater bring back so much going to the movies as a little girl in the 90s to going to the movies with my family and daycares (in the summer).

I am absolutely amazed that no homeless have made a place for themselves there.A roof and power seems a good base.

Hol up, he opened the draws and didn’t find 9mm bullets, shotgun shells, scissors or pills......has the last of us lied to me???

Movie theater work was my favorite job by far in this lifetime. I felt you explorers were very respectful and i appreciated that.

As a former motion picture projectionist, I will clue you in on a few things. . . The projectors you saw upstairs in the PROJECTION BOOTH were left behind as they were 35mm film systems. The motion picture world has migrated to digital now. The whole movie is now shipped on a hard drive (same as your computer uses) where as a 35mm film would weigh between 200-300 pounds. What you saw upstairs that said CHRISTIE were just the lamp houses (light sources). There were a couple of projectors. Those would have ran about $35,000 per screen to buy the lamp house, projector, lens turret, and lenses. The golden lens you saw was called an anamorphic lens (cinemascope) and compresses the image so a wider picture can be placed in a regular 35 mm film frame. Basically a wider picture. The theatre left all sorts of salvageable that were worth literally tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars behind. The seats, the popcorn machine (32 ounce was about 2-3,000 dollars each, Ice machines, not to mention the neon studio trademarks on the high walls. Those alone were probably $500 to $1,000 or more EACH to purchase. The safe(s) and counting machine in the office . . . All in all a major waste, but in reading the comments, it was clear, there were several problems. Overbearing AC units, Poor seating and worse, Piss poor management and staff that sounds like they were to "busy" to help customers. . That alone is a good reason for people to not bother coming back. All in all one monumental waste of money and effort. Generally a good video, but that abandoned popcorn and gummy bears were not "chill'in" the were rotting. . The lights and some power were left on for security purposes. . .And you couldn't turn the auditorium lights back on as they were controlled by an automation system. . It would have had to cycled through to turn the lights back on unless you found the override switch. . One last thing. Roof hatches are usually alarmed. . don't go on the roof.

It is so sad and amazing seeing movie theaters being abandoned, like malls. It is a nostalgia trip.

1990's seems like yesterday, guess this is what getting old feels like.

What a deep melancholy nostalgia... Sigh. Thank you for posting this!

I love this guy's accent, such a chilled out calm voice. I could listen to him all day 🤤

Imagine, you’re done watching a movie in this movie theater. And you walk out and it’s late at night, imagine that

Movie theatres are hard to repurpose. They have those sunken floors that need tons of concrete to fill. Wires to be rerouted, carpets to pull up, and new flooring to put down. Walls removed and replaced differently. Easily could become a dollar store, a restaurant, or government building... Instead... they're left to rot.

holes in the wall aside, this is nicer than the movie theater I currently work at

The little refreshment area brought back memories when my grandma used to take me. Instead of blue theme it was blacked out and was generally red and black 😢 it’s was just a movie theatre but so many memories

Those neon signs were perfect, I’m surprised they’re still there.

The title and description are false, the theater was built in the late 90s and it didn’t closed down in 2006, it closed down in 2019. The Theater is called “Greenburgh Multiplex Cinemas Elmsford NY” *Update: This dude literally changed his description from 2006 to 2019. I guess he didn’t want nobody to notice.*

This was the movie theater I used to go to as a kid, a lot of memories there and the arcade they had and a huge candy wall that was in the middle of that open space. It is in westchester new york and it’s sad to see that place be so run down, I remember watching star wars and harry potter movies there :,)

I'M NOT READY TO LET GO OF MOVIE THEATERS!!!!! 😭😭😭

If I ever explore to an abandoned movie theater one day, I'll go to the recording room and load the THX logo with the volume way high up, then quickly sit back in the theater and become deaf

I can’t believe the speakers and projectors are still there. Crazy.

Me the entire time you’re looking for stairs “look at the blueprint the blueprint!!!”

OMGGGG imagine going on a date here, or taking the kids for a nigh out. For me watching these videos I can almost how it was when it was operable. 😍... thanks for all the videos, I enjoy them!

I was born in ‘85. This definitely brings back memories!! That color scheme alone takes me back!! What I wouldn’t give to go back to that time period again!!!

as someone who went to this cinema it literally closed last year LMAOOAODKKSKR

Thanks, this brings back memories. I used to work in a movie theatre downtown in San Francisco year 2000. I even took a peek at the projection room. The film strip reel was so huge it had to lied sideway to be feed into projector. Stay safe.

As a manager of a movie theater that is 1980/1990 retro, I find this totally fascinating. Our theater, while old, has had a lot of upkeep. Right now, our attention is focused on fixing roof leaks- the building is a flat top, and we had a snowstorm that left us with 1.5 feet of snow.. so the weight is giving our poor building some issues. I can see that this building had the same issue in their lobby, with the fallen ceiling tiles! We have those retro emerald green cabinets and counters in our concessions stand, neon lights everywhere, and a patterned carpet that is definitely nostalgic. And, our theater is smaller- smaller lobby, and only 7 auditoriums. :) I'd love to visit here, it seems so cool.

No way that thing has been closed for 15 years, I'd guess maybe a year. ******EDIT: Does anybody know how I mute notifications for this comment/thread? Starting to irritate me a little!!*****

It’s so weird looking at this place because it looks exactly like what my local movie theater looks like with minor detail changes

This theater was in my town. I have super fond memories of seeing movies there! The building has since been torn down, and they are building a new ShopRite in its place. there was also a small complex on the same lot that had a pizza shop, bank, toy car racetrack, laundromat, amongst other small shops. I was born in 2001 so I never experienced the "90s aesthetic" in it's peak, but I always loved stepping foot inside this theater and feeling like I was in a time capsule.

This place is so creepy...Imagine at night. I would be scared of people coming in.

I loved this! I worked in a theater for 7 years & ran it for 3. It was similar to this one being that its also outdated. I’m familiar with a lot of the old equipment & machinery u walked past. Y’all definitely brought back some good memories with this one. ❤️👏🏾

Christie, along with Barco, makes big cinema projectors like that one - that big box with the flue on top held the light source, usually a xenon arc lamp that was ridiculously bright and ridiculously hot. They're basically an arc welder running constantly, sending the light through either actual film or some sort of digital device like an LCD panel or micromirror array. This one looks like one of the latter, as I don't see any place to put the film spools.

Always loved going to the theaters. Not only because of the movie but when I was younger the inside always looked so big.

I can just smell the popcorn! So sad how everything is changing...

This fits right into the "creepy" but "strangely familiar" catagory.

Oh WOW, this is the movie theater in Elmsford, New York. Down the road from where I grew up! It looked familiar but figured all movie theaters look the same until I saw the parking lot. I remember applying for a job here as a teenager lol simple times.

The good old days. Love that carpet😍

I went to this movie theatre a lot during the late 90's when it was new, through the 2000's. A few more theatres were built in the area after this one was built, making it seem outdated quite quickly. It was built around the late 90's, but was abandoned only a couple of years ago, around 2018 - not 2006 like the description says. That's why it looks rather clean (for an abandoned building). The town it's in recently approved plans to demolish and build a supermarket in it's place, which probably explains why the blueprints are there.

this brings me back

Gosh this is so retro 💚💛💛💙💜 it just makes me sad that it's abandoned 🥺

I worked in a movie theater for 4 years and I still go to movie theaters to this day. 2009. So seeing a movie projector isn't new to me hehehe they are amazing

“I probably won’t be visiting many movie theaters anymore because they are filled with germs” Also- “hey here this asbestos filled, black mold having abandoned building, let’s take a look around!”

When I worked at this movie theater a set of lights called the "cleaning lights" replaced the normals lights and illuminated the theatres in this very creepy subdued light. It was ghostly and the silence was unnerving.

"We explored this whole place" I guess I'll just ignore that door that clearly had down leading stairs.

Oh my god the memories I remember movie theaters looking like this and I was born 1993.

The projectors definitely should have been taken or auctioned by the company. Those are worth a *ton*. That window you looked it had the piping for it in the ceiling (many made so much heat that they are cooled from outside on the roof). Worked at one for 10 years and the old non digital projectors made so much heat it was insane. Can 100% confirm that was butter/oil on that floor and that NEVER comes off. We mopped, bleached, de-greased that every night and it never leaves that tile. Literally fuses with the tile for eternity. You basically just slid when you worked back there like you were on ice. Insane seeing the exact same popcorn popper my theater had still there. This makes me equal parts nostalgic and sad knowing Covid will probably kill the last theaters.

“I’ll never visit a movie theater again because their gross.” Heres one filled with asbestos, mold, and mildew, let’s go in and touch stuff. Haha! Get outta here with that.

Outstanding video Amigo ! Many thumbs up. Your closing shots with music are badass ! I have been in dozens of abandon and closed theaters, you really nailed the atmosphere. Just be careful, wear your mask,travel in pairs and avoid anything that says asbestos.Keep up the great work !!

I feel like I just lived every major movie release in the 1990s through this video

Everytime he refres then 90s as retro I just remember I was born in the late 80s and my childhood was in the 90s and now I feel old lol

How sad to see such a great building go to waste, that building carries so much memory from that era.

The aesthetic here is SO GOOD. Such great atmosphere. If only those neon lights were operational!

Honestly I don't know why homeless people haven't moved in