Tinker Street Cinema

Here is a brief video about the Tinker Street Cinema. Too bad she doesn't give the seat count.

The video is not really so brief it has 20 parts to it. In the third part she mentions that the theater has 160 seats. The 20 sections would be good for someone to watch who knows nothing about the movie theater business or anyone who is thinking of going into the movie theater business.

I wonder what kind of organ the church had?

Thanks for watching all 20 parts Bob. I only had the patience to sit through the first one. Thats why I missed the seat count. :)

The theater organ list has no listing for Woodstock, NY. Neither a theater or a church. The only listing for Woodstock is the Miller Theater in Woodstock, Illinois.

Here is a June 2004 photo from Michael Moore's website:
http://tinyurl.com/84yxkf

This is a 2008 photo.

I think we have a lot more churches that used to be theaters than the converse.

Great observation.

My parents, Bill (designer) and Hilde (architect/civil engineer) Militello, purchased the Methodist Church in 1967 and created the Tinker Street Cinema. My father, a dedicated theater organ enthusiast, installed an Austin three-manual, fifteen rank theater organ complete with toy counter, chimes, drums, and marimba. The organ was purchased from the Paramount Theater in New Jersey. An article in The Woodstock Week (vol 3, no. 16, April 20, 1967) gives further details about the origin of the Tinker Street Cinema. I'll ask the Woodstock Historical Society if the article can be made available online.

i seen the pictures and videos, of the tinker street cinema , i want to say to the owner thats a cute little cinema , thanks for posting the videos and letting us all look at your theatre .

Here is a 1981 photo.