Palace Theater

2430 Main Street,
Lake Placid, NY 12946

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Functions: Movies, Movies (Silent), Stage Shows

Styles: Colonial Revival

Previous Names: Adirondack Theater

Phone Numbers: Box Office: 518.523.9271

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Palace Theater

Built in 1926, the Palace Theater opened May 29, 1926 and is still showing films, though it has been divided into four screens.

Recent comments (view all 12 comments)

Patsy
Patsy on May 15, 2006 at 8:44 pm

Chuck1231: Nice article about the organ and vintage b/w photo. I like the marquee then compared to now. Also, the figure skating photos on either side of the marquee.

Patsy
Patsy on May 15, 2006 at 8:45 pm

I wonder if this theatre is still a multiplex as I’m sure it was built as a single screen theatre?

Life's Too Short
Life's Too Short on August 8, 2006 at 6:46 pm

Not a big fan of this design. If you tore the marquee off it could easily be a bank or city hall.

Luis Vazquez
Luis Vazquez on September 6, 2008 at 2:54 pm

I spent Labor Day weekend in Lake Placid and was so pleasantly surprised when I saw the marquee of this theater lighting up the main street. It’s truly amazing what impact an operating theater has on the “liveliness” of a streetscape. Though time did not allow me to visit the theater (I was hoping for a rainy afternoon/didn’t get it) it appeared that the theater was doing well. It was great to see.

MissAmanda
MissAmanda on June 24, 2010 at 9:36 am

I worked with Ray Durkee to restore the organ in 1970, although Ray did the brunt of the work. He and I took turns playing it before shows. The theatre had a huge old American flag with 48 stars, almost as large as the screen. I forget if it was suspended in front of or behind the screen. We would always culminate our pre-show organ recital with the National Anthem as a spotlight illuminated the flag. Such fun!

I remember seeing “Harold and Maude” at the Palace before it opened widely. It may have been a sneak preview. Also “Myra Breckenridge” while sitting in the balcony in front of a row of teenage boys from the Northwood School who seemed rather enamored of Racquel Welsh.

gd14lawn
gd14lawn on January 4, 2011 at 4:20 am

In 1955 a cinemascope screen was installed at the Palace. It was a “Raytone Silver Screen”, the same type as in the NYC Paramount.

CSWalczak
CSWalczak on April 15, 2012 at 7:23 pm

An article about this classic theater with photos.

DavidZornig
DavidZornig on January 1, 2018 at 1:13 am

1983 photo added credit & courtesy of Derek Stone.

Texas2step
Texas2step on May 12, 2018 at 8:13 pm

This one opened on May 29, 1926.

hdrs
hdrs on January 5, 2020 at 7:50 pm

https://www.facebook.com/lppalace/

Facebook page says number 2430 Main Street

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