Little Theatre

I was in Rochester in 1999, and enjoyed a movie at this great theatre. The cafe had a very arthouse-y hip look and atmosphere, yet comfortable, and the original theatre's integrity has been completely respected, though it is clear that at one time the auditorium had been redecorated very plainly, as hinted at in the above description.. The facade is a wonder to behold at night, with the neon of the vertical sign reflecting in the shiny black terra cotta of the facade.

I had the privilege of visiting the Little also, during a business trip to Rochester in October, 2002. It's a cool place to catch a flick - reminding me of a cross between and capturing the best elements of the Angelika Film Center and Village East Cinemas in NYC - and also the last surviving downtown cinema.

The address for the Little Theatre is 240 East Avenue, Rochester, NY. 14604.

The Little Theatre has a great website with some pics and a great history of the theatre. The website is http://www.little-theatre.com/

A current photo of the Little Theatre.
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/Chuck1231/LittleTheatreRochesterNY.jpg

Nice color photo of the Little Theatre.
http://www.roadsidenut.com/little10031.jpg

This is a recent photo of the Little Theater.

I like the theater. You can have the snow, though:
http://tinyurl.com/kab8a

Here is another recent photo of the Little Theater.

I don't see it mentioned anywhere that the Little has a balcony also, not open to the public, but on a recent visit my partner was friends with the manager and we were able to sit in the balcony. Really cozy.

This is a 2007 night view of the Little Theater.

And here is a 2007 daytime view.

Here is a more recent photo.

A Kilgen theater organ opus 5661 size 2/3 was installed in the Little Theater in Rochester, NY in 1936. Note: Style 12 Petit Ensemble.

Another night view of the Little Theater can be seen here.

This is a 2008 photo.

Here is a photo from 2005.

2008 views of the Little Theater in Rochester here, here and here.

A neat night time pic during a snowstorm from flickr.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/23021987@N06/3195082148/in/pool-72675154@N00/

That photo looks like it belongs on a Christmas card. :)

Here is the Little Theater as a triplex.

This is a 2009 photo.

Another photo is here.

Here is the Little Theater at night.

Glad we have access to indie movies via the Little. This place used to be so snooty they didn't sell soft drinks, only fruit juice and flavored water.
It's now a non-profit since it couldn't make it as a business.

Visited this theatre on the weekend. It has two balconies, one dubbed "small" and "big" for obvious reasons. One's on the left, the other on the right; nothing in the center. Main screen is quite large, with maybe 250-300 seats. The Little 2-5 is to the left outside and in a building that is an L shape, not really connected to the main theater. There is parking in front of the L. There's neon lights on its facade saying "Little 2, 3, 4, 5).