A First Look Inside Sag Harbor's Rebuilt Cinema

A daily mix of stories about cities, city life, and our always evolving neighborhoods and skylines. [Curbed]( monday, may 17 restorations [A First Look Inside Sag Harbor’s Rebuilt Cinema]( High-tech innards, small-town-theater feel. Photo: Konstantin Sergeyev From the sidewalk, the Sag Harbor Cinema, with its red neon sign, curved stucco exterior, glass-tiled portico, and blue recessed doors, looks as if it has been untouched since Jean Harlow was the main draw. But much of what you see at 90 Main Street today is brand-new. In 2016, the theater was nearly destroyed by a fire that is believed to have started in a nearby building. The new façade is a meticulous reproduction, and though the neon sign is original — it was saved from the blaze by the local fire department — it had to be reconstructed and restored. It’s the work of the Sag Harbor Partnership, a local nonprofit arts organization run largely by volunteers, which launched a massive rebuilding effort, raising money from local donors and grants. The reconstruction took several years and was delayed by the pandemic; this month, the century-old theater is reopening in stages, and this is the first extensive look inside. [Continue reading »]( Never miss a story from Curbed: [Subscribe now.]( [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( The Latest [A 300-Square-Foot East Village Studio With a Sexy Hotel Vibe Darren Jett’s plant-friendly pandemic upgrade.]( By Wendy Goodman [A ‘Ghost Forest,’ Slice of L.A. Architecture, and Other Things I Liked This Week Including a furniture series inspired by Black identity.]( By Diana Budds [The Turreted Royal Tenenbaums House Is for Rent A few rooms still feel vaguely Wes Anderson-esque.]( [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( [Read More From Curbed]( It happened this week — let’s talk about it. [Sign up for My Week in New York](: a new newsletter from the editors. [GET THE NEWSLETTER]( [logo]( [facebook logo]( [instagram logo]( [twitter logo]( [unsubscribe](param=curbed) | [privacy notice]( | [update preferences]( This email was sent to {EMAIL}. Was this email forwarded to you? [Sign up now]( to get this newsletter in your inbox. [View this email in your browser.]( You received this email because you have a subscription to New York. Reach the right online audience with us For advertising information on e-mail newsletters please contact AdOps@nymag.com Vox Media, LLC 1201 Connecticut Ave. NW, 11th Floor Washington, DC 20036 Copyright © 2021, All rights reserved