Lake Theatre
Main Street,
Canandaigua,
NY
14424
Main Street,
Canandaigua,
NY
14424
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The New Theatre was opened in around 1941. It was built for the Schine Circuit. It was soon renamed Lake Theatre
The Lake Theatre was closed in 1954.
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Ken Roe
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Cinema Tour has this theatre listed, but no photo.
The Lake had a fairly brief life as a theater. A 1949 anti-trust decree required the Schine circuit to divest a number of its theaters, and the Lake went to an independent operator in February, 1952. Schine retained control of its “A” house in Canandaigua, the Playhouse. The independent operator did not make a success of the Lake. The July 24, 1954, issue of Boxoffice reported that the theater was being converted for business use.
Joe: Thanks for the update on this one though I hope to visit Canandaigua in the Finger Lake Region of NYS this summer to see this former theatre. I wonder what the “business use” entails?
Would love to see a photo of this theatre!
The June 21, 1941, issue of Boxoffice features two photos of the Lake Theatre on this page.
Thanks again for this Boxoffice article with photos! Another theatre that should be with us!
Was this ever actually called the New Theatre? I suspect not, since photos of the Lake Theatre were published in the trade press in June of 1941, the same year that it opened. If the “New” name came from a FDYB, I suspect that it was meant in the generic sense. The real name might not have been selected when the annual went to press.
I was in Canandaigua this past summer. Had I done my homework and realized that this town had a theatre designed by Michael DeAngelis I would have inquired about it and its location! A return trip is now in order!
If anyone knows…post what is at the former theatre main street location now. Thanks.
Hard to believe this theatre was closed in 1954. It should have never closed in this quaint lake village.