Strand Theatre

Niagara Falls, NY, probably had a substantial number of theatres over the years. The 1944 FDYB lists nine: Capitol, Cataract, Colonial, Hippodrome, LaSalle, Rainbow, Shea's Bellevue, State, and Strand. I can not guarantee the accuracy of that list. I'm only repeating what was reported in the 1944 FDYB. Many of those annuals are riddled with errors.

I Remember all of these theaters except the Colonial. The Hippodrome later became the Niagara Falls Cinema and closed in 2002. Shea's Bellevue became the Rapids and is now The Dome Theater which is used for musical performances. The Capitol is vacant and the rest have been torn down.

As was the Cataract, this theater was also razed in 1972 as part of an urban renewal project.

Does anyone know of a source for photos of any of the NF theatres? I took several in the Rapids years ago, have a postcard view for the Strand and Cataract, and took an exterior of the State before it came down.

Here is an ad for the Strand, circa 1930s:
http://tinyurl.com/yleb4cl

I like ads.

Quite an ad - that one played before my time - found a poster on line that makes the ad seem a bit tame. I heard from someone that there is a modern theatre in town that has a couple of photos of the Strand in its lobby but have not been able to track that down.

The Jerry Lewis Cinema had pictures of the Strand in the lobby but it is now an OTB.