The Mohawk, opened on November 5, 1938 and was designed by Mowll and Rand of Boston, Mass. It had an Art Deco interior and a 25-foot wide proscenium but no significant stage area or fly loft for dramatic theater. It is the last large screen in North Berkshire County.
Then there’s the pandora’s box of certain multinationals that pay to advertise in the cinemas. Lots of money vs how they treat their workers. ie. Coca-Cola. 1 out of every 10 union workers in Colombia are killed by paramilitary forces (SINALTRAINAL) hired by Coca-Cola when they threaten to unionize.
The questions arise? Do you take their money because you depend on it or do you ask the right questions? Socially-responsible corporations?
This is a mistake. People should not be relying on technology all the time. I have a cell phone not only because it’s cheaper than a land line, but because i don’t want to be bothered by telemarketers, etc. This is a somewhat invasion of privacy.
This is a great idea. We had a party at our 4-screen indy in Bethel, CT (Bethel Cinema) last NYE. We had food in the lobby, bands in the large theater and video game consoles with wireless controllers on the big screen. Brilliant concept.
I saw Tenacious D there last night. The box office is outside. The lobby isn’t really ornate, kind of plain except for some nice decor on the ceiling. Saw the movie in theater 6 downstairs, near a small snack stand. Our theater fit 187 people but at 5:30 there were 6 people there. Seats were comfortable. There’s a great cushioned bench/couch out in the hallway. They have student discounts on Tuesdays.
Finally. I was born near the Succasunna 10 and originally went to this theater in the 80s. If you look at the original posting for this at /theaters/10028/ there was a Rockaway Inner and Outer back in the 80s. Great to finally see it back again. I do miss the 80s feel to the theaters though.
Wow. I saw this place coming up the hill after seeing it on here and entered into the open garage door. (The rear of the building where the dressing rooms were, were small apartments and the storefront houses small retail shops). I parked my bike and immediately awed myself by staring wide-eyed. In the rear, under the projection booth was two wooden, trailer like shapes with doors, (offices). Someone came out and asked what I was doing and I told them I was an amateur theater buff and was a history major in college. He was immediately cordial and told me that he used to go here as a kid and that he knew the history and was a history major as well! He said I could look in any door (most were bricked up) and said that he would be cleaning up all the debris on the left side (facing the stage) and they would put a small riser in the front for their silk-screening work. There were about 5 cars in there at the time. He said he wanted to buy the building but the landlord wouldn’t budge. He told me to go to the Derby Historical Society for some great pics of the theater.
This theater shows no notice of renovation or restoring. I rode past it the other day and most of its windows and doors are boarded up. The ramp up it on its right side leads to the court that’s adjacent to it, but there’s no sign of anything to clean it up.
I worked for an indy paper for 5 years. Here’s the real deal. You CAN repost an article on your website or in your paper as long as you cite the author, publication and/or website and DO NOT make a profit on the article. Otherwise known as the Fair Use Act.
I was there the other day and walked around it. It’s huge. The very faded sign says it doubled as a hotel upstairs and rooms were $1.50 apiece! Was the hotel originally part of the theater or was it added later? That would mean the lobby upstairs/offices was a small hotel. So I’m guessing it wasn’t such a grandiose lobby then?
I was there on Thursday and the marquee is torn down in such a haphazard and sloppy way. There was no thought to at least cover it up with sheetrock or anything. Just a big hunk of metal jutting out.
Alright commenters, put your fears to rest from the previous posts. I was there yesterday for the first time to see a movie. Marquee is still there. First movie of the day (Da Vinci Code) was showing at 4:45, then a different movie at 7pm (Cars) and then Click at 9pm. The lobby is small and warm with a small concession stand and a foreign accented guy running it. There were wooden chairs alongside the wall and vintage lanterns hanging on the wall.
Inside the cinema, you would never know there was a cinema there. Upstairs is the men’s room and the balcony with seats (you can’t sit there) and downstairs on the right is the women’s bathroom. I asked the owner and he said there were 200 seats. At least 150 of them were brand new recliners (very comfortable) and the 50 up front were older uncomfortable chairs. There were $3 seats all day. The screen was small but nice. Red curtains adorned the stage and the walls while 3 “torches” of fluorescent lights on each side stayed on the entire time, but it was for ambience and didn’t affect the movie.
I stay for end credits all the time, but the owner shut it off after 2 minutes and started to close up.
The Mohawk, opened on November 5, 1938 and was designed by Mowll and Rand of Boston, Mass. It had an Art Deco interior and a 25-foot wide proscenium but no significant stage area or fly loft for dramatic theater. It is the last large screen in North Berkshire County.
www.mohawktheater.com
According to the website it now has 442 seats. Large theatre has 240 seats and the other 2 each have 101.
This reminds me a tad of the Thomaston Opera House in Thomaston, CT at /theaters/2574/
Pictures and more at http://www.drive-ins.com/theater/iltbela
Cinematour has it listed as Colonian Plaza Cinema 4.
You keep asking this question. Why don’t you call them up? There’s an idea.
Then there’s the pandora’s box of certain multinationals that pay to advertise in the cinemas. Lots of money vs how they treat their workers. ie. Coca-Cola. 1 out of every 10 union workers in Colombia are killed by paramilitary forces (SINALTRAINAL) hired by Coca-Cola when they threaten to unionize.
The questions arise? Do you take their money because you depend on it or do you ask the right questions? Socially-responsible corporations?
This is a mistake. People should not be relying on technology all the time. I have a cell phone not only because it’s cheaper than a land line, but because i don’t want to be bothered by telemarketers, etc. This is a somewhat invasion of privacy.
Opened in 1921.
The Baker just celebrated 100 years. Read the story at View link
This theater closed in 1982.
This is a great idea. We had a party at our 4-screen indy in Bethel, CT (Bethel Cinema) last NYE. We had food in the lobby, bands in the large theater and video game consoles with wireless controllers on the big screen. Brilliant concept.
I saw Tenacious D there last night. The box office is outside. The lobby isn’t really ornate, kind of plain except for some nice decor on the ceiling. Saw the movie in theater 6 downstairs, near a small snack stand. Our theater fit 187 people but at 5:30 there were 6 people there. Seats were comfortable. There’s a great cushioned bench/couch out in the hallway. They have student discounts on Tuesdays.
Hey Joe, i stopped by to see if you were working last week but they said you weren’t there. Some other time perhaps.
Finally. I was born near the Succasunna 10 and originally went to this theater in the 80s. If you look at the original posting for this at /theaters/10028/ there was a Rockaway Inner and Outer back in the 80s. Great to finally see it back again. I do miss the 80s feel to the theaters though.
Wow. I saw this place coming up the hill after seeing it on here and entered into the open garage door. (The rear of the building where the dressing rooms were, were small apartments and the storefront houses small retail shops). I parked my bike and immediately awed myself by staring wide-eyed. In the rear, under the projection booth was two wooden, trailer like shapes with doors, (offices). Someone came out and asked what I was doing and I told them I was an amateur theater buff and was a history major in college. He was immediately cordial and told me that he used to go here as a kid and that he knew the history and was a history major as well! He said I could look in any door (most were bricked up) and said that he would be cleaning up all the debris on the left side (facing the stage) and they would put a small riser in the front for their silk-screening work. There were about 5 cars in there at the time. He said he wanted to buy the building but the landlord wouldn’t budge. He told me to go to the Derby Historical Society for some great pics of the theater.
This theater shows no notice of renovation or restoring. I rode past it the other day and most of its windows and doors are boarded up. The ramp up it on its right side leads to the court that’s adjacent to it, but there’s no sign of anything to clean it up.
I worked for an indy paper for 5 years. Here’s the real deal. You CAN repost an article on your website or in your paper as long as you cite the author, publication and/or website and DO NOT make a profit on the article. Otherwise known as the Fair Use Act.
We now return you to preserving theaters.
Katz’s Deli? Wow. 2 years already! Congrats, Joe. I’ll stop by soon and say hi.
I was there the other day and walked around it. It’s huge. The very faded sign says it doubled as a hotel upstairs and rooms were $1.50 apiece! Was the hotel originally part of the theater or was it added later? That would mean the lobby upstairs/offices was a small hotel. So I’m guessing it wasn’t such a grandiose lobby then?
I was there on Thursday and the marquee is torn down in such a haphazard and sloppy way. There was no thought to at least cover it up with sheetrock or anything. Just a big hunk of metal jutting out.
It was a Tuesday night and there were 12 folks.
Forget testing the waters. We are visitors to their site. It’s their rules.
Alright commenters, put your fears to rest from the previous posts. I was there yesterday for the first time to see a movie. Marquee is still there. First movie of the day (Da Vinci Code) was showing at 4:45, then a different movie at 7pm (Cars) and then Click at 9pm. The lobby is small and warm with a small concession stand and a foreign accented guy running it. There were wooden chairs alongside the wall and vintage lanterns hanging on the wall.
Inside the cinema, you would never know there was a cinema there. Upstairs is the men’s room and the balcony with seats (you can’t sit there) and downstairs on the right is the women’s bathroom. I asked the owner and he said there were 200 seats. At least 150 of them were brand new recliners (very comfortable) and the 50 up front were older uncomfortable chairs. There were $3 seats all day. The screen was small but nice. Red curtains adorned the stage and the walls while 3 “torches” of fluorescent lights on each side stayed on the entire time, but it was for ambience and didn’t affect the movie.
I stay for end credits all the time, but the owner shut it off after 2 minutes and started to close up.