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The heaviest activity was within several square blocks of the venue, as conccrtgoers arrived via trolley service from the Huntington train station or parked and hoofed it to New York Avenue. On opening night, traffic seemed to be about what one would expect during the Friday night rush hour on New York Avenue, and was chugging along, slow and steady. | The heaviest activity was within several square blocks of the venue, as conccrtgoers arrived via trolley service from the Huntington train station or parked and hoofed it to New York Avenue. On opening night, traffic seemed to be about what one would expect during the Friday night rush hour on New York Avenue, and was chugging along, slow and steady. | ||
Bob Pawlak, of Huntington, and his friends were among the luckiest motorists — they were able to park on New York Avenue near Book Revue, leaving them just a short walk to the theater. They heard about the venue a few months ago and couldn't wait to check it out. | |||
"We saw the list of the concerts, especially Elvis Costello, we jumped on it," he said. "It's going to be a great venue, it's going to a great spot and it's going to be great for the town." | |||
Restaurants along New York Avenue, like Honu and Meehan's, were packed leading up to show time, but it might be difficult to accurately judge a "Paramount bump" for restaurants immediately. Alex Moschos, owner of Neraki on Main Street, did not report a perceptible increase in table turnover, and said some of his Friday night regulars complained of a tough parking situation. But he said it wouldn't be fair to wholly credit the traffic to The Paramount. On the same night the theater opened, the first night of the Huntington Fall Festival was under way and a downpour snarled traffic around 7 p.m. | |||
"You'd be able to get a better picture next week after [Yom Kippur,]," he said. | |||
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Elvis Costello performs the opening gig at The Paramount in Huntington village on Friday night, w i s h his Spectacular Spinning Songbook towering behind him on stage. Paramount partners Stephen libertini and Brian Doyle make a toast to Huntington Councilwoman Susan Berland and Supervisor Frank Petrone for their support. The partners in the Paramount present Huntington Supervisor Frank Petrone with a signed elec tric guitar as a thank-you for their support. From left: Dorn Catoggio, Jim Condron, Councilman Mark Mayoka and Councilwoman Susan BerlaM; Petrone; Councilman Mark Cuthbertson; Stephen Ubertini and Brian Doyle. %, Billy Joel and his girlfriend, Centerport resi dent Alexis Roderick, were.among the sold-out crowd on opening night. Michael and Kim McCarthy dance da stage while Elvis Costello perforins. The Northport resi dents were pulled from the audience to be a part of the show. | Elvis Costello performs the opening gig at The Paramount in Huntington village on Friday night, w i s h his Spectacular Spinning Songbook towering behind him on stage. Paramount partners Stephen libertini and Brian Doyle make a toast to Huntington Councilwoman Susan Berland and Supervisor Frank Petrone for their support. The partners in the Paramount present Huntington Supervisor Frank Petrone with a signed elec tric guitar as a thank-you for their support. From left: Dorn Catoggio, Jim Condron, Councilman Mark Mayoka and Councilwoman Susan BerlaM; Petrone; Councilman Mark Cuthbertson; Stephen Ubertini and Brian Doyle. %, Billy Joel and his girlfriend, Centerport resi dent Alexis Roderick, were.among the sold-out crowd on opening night. Michael and Kim McCarthy dance da stage while Elvis Costello perforins. The Northport resi dents were pulled from the audience to be a part of the show. | ||
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[[Danny Schrafel]] reports on the opening of the | [[Danny Schrafel]] reports on the opening of the Paramount Theatre with Elvis Costello & [[The Imposters]], Friday, [[Concert 2011-09-30 Huntington|Sep. 30, 2011]], Huntington, NY. | ||
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