Crandell Theatre
46-48 Main Street,
Chatham,
NY
12037
46-48 Main Street,
Chatham,
NY
12037
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The Crandell Theatre, Columbia County’s oldest and largest theater, is located upstate New York in the village of Chatham. An architectural gem, the Crandell Theatre has remained basically unchanged since it was built, in 1926 by Walter S. Crandell, as a vaudeville house.
The Crandell Theatre is designed Spanish style, of brick and stucco at the cost of about $100,000 in pre-depression dollars. Opening with a Jules Verne photoplay on Christmas Day in 1926, it entertained a packed house. The theater seats 534 patrons, with 112 of the seats in the balcony. The stage is 26 feet wide and 13 feet deep.
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“Lost Memory” is always all too happy to share other people'a photos, usually without asking their permission. I doubt if he’ll “find” anymore until some other person adds them to an internet scrapbook.
Thanks, Lost Memory. The Crandell Theatre’s marquee looks kind of like an old-fashioned, but fun-looking marquee. Very cheerful.
Your welcome MPol. This looks like a nice neighborhood theater. I wonder if “Pretty in Pink” is ever shown here during one of their film festivals.
I don’t understand why anyone would be upset that LM links photos to CT. They are available to the public through the internet. He is just allowing a visual to the theatre. He is not taking credit for the photo just doing a link.
Chuck….All of this has been explained to that individual a number of times. For some unknown reason, he just doesn’t get it. He also doesn’t say anything about other people linking to Flickr, webshots or other photos on the internet. Only the links that I post seem to be a problem with him. I wonder why only my links are a problem.
The Crandell Theatre looks like the type of theatre where “Pretty in Pink” would be shown, doesn’t it?
The year given for this photo is 1985 although “Raiders of the Lost Ark” was released in 1981.
The theater has been closed since January, 2010, but will reopen under the ownership of the Chatham Film Club, not-for-profit group: View link
The Crandell Theatre’s web site (click on the Web address at the top of this page), includes a short YouTube video about the theater, including some interior shots.
Looks like a nifty old theater that is still in good shape — a real rarity these days.
I made my first visit to the Crandell last night. The staff were very friendly and the theatre was a treat. It is in fairly good condition and the non-profit which is running it seems excited to improve it.
The screen appears new and the projection was sharp. The seats on the main floor have been replaced as some point and the balcony seats are original. The balcony was closed when I was there.
I’m terrible with names but I spoke to the person in the box office (Stan, I think) who was kind enough to show me the balcony and the projection booth.