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Also known as Hippodrome Theatre

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Niagara Falls Cinema

Niagara Falls, NY

1823 Pine Avenue

, Niagara Falls, NY 14301 United States

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Status:	Closed
Screens:	Single Screen
Style:	Unknown

Function:	Retail
Seats:	365
Chain:	Unknown

Architect:	Unknown
Firm:	Unknown

Originally known as the Hippodrome Theatre, it was operating prior to 1914. This neighborhood theater was known for its shiny blue exterior covered with movie posters.

It closed in the early 1960's and was used as a church.

It reopened in the early 1970's as the Niagara Falls Cinema. It was to be a family theater with low prices. Unfortunately this didn't work out and the theater turned to pornography.

It closed in 2002 and in 2008 was converted into retail use.

Contributed by LouB

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There is some background on this theater at this website.

posted by Lost Memory on Sep 21, 2006 at 3:04pm

http://www.niagarafallsreporter.com/croisdale195.html

There is a reference to this theatre in the website above.

posted by LOUB on Apr 20, 2007 at 2:30am

This theatre will be auctioned off on June 27th.

posted by LOUB on Jun 4, 2007 at 4:25pm

As I drove down Pine Ave.,I noticed the doors to this theater opened. I pulled over and parked and found the lights on and workers hard at work "gutting" the theater. The ticket booth and refreshment stand were gone. The wall seperating the lobby and auditorium was demolished. Paneling on the auditorium walls had been removed and the seats were being taken out. One thing that remained was the big screen and it reminded me of all the movies I had seen there.

posted by LOUB on Sep 19, 2007 at 5:12pm

Theatre is being renovated for use as a Big Lots store.

posted by LOUB on Dec 8, 2007 at 3:02pm

Actually, the theatre is being renovated as a general merchandise store, and not a Big Lots. At this time, the general merchandise store is still under construction.

posted by JefferyGuide on May 15, 2008 at 7:17am

http://movie-theatre.org/usa/ny/buffalo/niagara.pdf

There is some information about this theatre at the above website.

posted by LOUB on May 28, 2008 at 3:47pm

It seems as if renovation has stopped on this former theatre.

posted by LOUB on Aug 17, 2008 at 9:22pm

I spoke to soon with the post above. Today I noticed renovation has started again.

posted by LOUB on Aug 19, 2008 at 5:34pm

It seems now that they may be working on the facade because it shrouded in a blue tarp. Unfortunate that this city has last all of its beautiful theatres.

posted by JenF on Sep 14, 2008 at 4:24pm

http://www.niagara-gazette.com/local/local_story_304224406.html

The article above deals with the new store which has replaced the theatre.

posted by LOUB on Oct 30, 2008 at 9:59pm

http://americanclassicimages.com/Default.aspx?tabid=141&txtSearch=niagara+falls+cinema&ProductID=30356

Above is a picture of this former theatre.

posted by LOUB on Apr 14, 2009 at 2:31pm

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