Rosendale Theatre

Rosendale, NY

401 Main Street

, Rosendale, NY 12472 United States

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845.658.8989

Status:	Open
Screens:	Single Screen
Style:	Unknown

Function:	Movies, Movies (Independent)
Seats:	Unknown
Chain:	Independent

Architect:	Unknown
Firm:	Unknown

The Rosendale Theater is a treat not to be missed.

While taking a trip by bus from New York City to walk on an old rail trail from Rosendale to New Paltz, I came across the Rosendale Theatre. What a nice theatre!! The venue opened in 1949 as a full fledged theatre by the Cacchio family after showing films in an old fireman's hall a few years earlier. The exterior of the theatre looks like it had not changed much since 1949. It currently shows first run films about two weeks after release. It is nice to see that an older movie house has not shuttered or given into the multiplex syndrome.

Anyone passing through the New Paltz / Rosendale area (Exit 18 off the NY Thruway, then 299 west to 32 north - -left on Main Street) should definitely see the exterior of the theatre. I hope to someday (before any unforeseen changes by management) view a film there.

Thanks to Pauline Uchmanowicz at Chronogram.com for the theater's history.

Contributed by m76l

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The address for this theater is:
401 Main Street
Rosendale, NY 12472

posted by Lost Memory on Jan 2, 2005 at 12:58pm

On the Chronogram.com website, there is an article about this theater with a small photo.
http://www.chronogram.com/issue/2001/02/editorial/notebook.htm

posted by Lost Memory on Jan 2, 2005 at 1:05pm

The facade of this theater is in Sunday's New York Times Metro Section regarding a possible new resort being built in Rosendale, a small town of 6,000.

posted by shoeshoe14 on Sep 24, 2007 at 6:13pm

This truly is a GEM! I discovered it back in 1989 when I went to SUNY New Paltz.

Movies at that time were only $2.50! Inside when you walk in there are old style candy machines that STILL WORK! Just pop in your $$$ and PULL on the handle and out pops a Milky Way!

The screen is large the floors wood and seats leather.
Popcorn is good and very inexpensive.

Admission is now a very reasonable $6.00

The town is also charming and like a trip back in time to the 1950's

posted by Peter on Dec 22, 2007 at 8:24pm

This Sunday 2-22-09 The Rosendale Theatre will celebrate it's 60th Anniversary!! The BIG DAY will begin at 2pm and for $15.00 you can eat drink and mingle with other theatre buffs.

This also includes a screening of a classic western!

Blood On Moon the acclaimed 1948 western staring Robert Mitchum will light up the big screen. It was the debut film way back in 1949!

If you are a fan of Movie Palaces then COME DOWN TO ROSENDALE THIS SUNDAY!

posted by Peter on Feb 20, 2009 at 6:20am

1981 Photo

posted by Lost Memory on May 14, 2009 at 6:05am

Saw it the other day while on a bike trip through town. The area (7 miles north of New Paltz and not too far from Kingston), feels like a miniature Fort Collins, CO; truly a quirky mountain town. The theater is cute and small, can't imagine more than 250 seats. I have plenty of pix if the function on here gets turned on.

posted by shoeshoe14 on Aug 14, 2009 at 9:06pm

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