Lake Theatre

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.

Contributed by Ken Roe

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Patsy
Patsy on January 16, 2010 at 1:18 pm

I know a Schine theatre expert who should be able to give us more information on this theatre. She is also a CT member.

Patsy
Patsy on January 16, 2010 at 6:09 pm

Cinema Tour has this theatre listed, but no photo.

Joe Vogel
Joe Vogel on January 17, 2010 at 1:57 am

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.

Patsy
Patsy on January 17, 2010 at 10:50 am

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?

Patsy
Patsy on March 15, 2010 at 6:05 pm

Would love to see a photo of this theatre!

Joe Vogel
Joe Vogel on January 25, 2012 at 7:56 pm

The June 21, 1941, issue of Boxoffice features two photos of the Lake Theatre on this page.

Patsy
Patsy on January 26, 2012 at 6:41 am

Thanks again for this Boxoffice article with photos! Another theatre that should be with us!

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