Strand Theatre
77 Wales Street,
Rutland,
VT
05701
77 Wales Street,
Rutland,
VT
05701
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A food co-op and market now occupies the former Strand Theatre. You can see the marks on the interior of the exterior walls where the balcony once was.
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Richard Grows
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In the 1942-43 edition of the Motion Picture Almanac, the Strand in Rutland is listed under M&P Theatres of Boston (Mullin & Pinanski, a Paramount affiliate). M&P also ran the Paramount and Grand theaters in Rutland.
But you can see much more than that. I was there on a cycling trip. The business that occupies this former theatre is the Rutland Food Co-op and Market since 1995 with a 2 floor lobby. The carved stone etching on the front says, “Day Beane, Inc.”
Around the back on the left (accessed by going around the block) was a garage for a glove-making company using a portion of the audtorium. The auditorium’s back abuts a nice cobblestone and sitting area pedestrian plaza and the Paramount’s auditorium abuts the same plaza. The back of the Strand’s auditorium has a cool outdoorsy mural on it for a small segment.
I entered and shopped and asked if I could see the auditorium. An annoyed worker said yes but I took the high road. It was huge in there and I could see all the remnants and small ceiling lights, pilasters and turquoise blue octagonal shape in the center ceiling.
The Strand Theatre opened in 1920 and closed in 1950.