Towne Theatre
20 North Market Street,
Johnstown,
NY
12095
20 North Market Street,
Johnstown,
NY
12095
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Smalley’s Johnstown Theatre was built on the site of the Grand Theatre, and opened in 1928. The theatre featured vaudeville, special stage events, and movies during its long history. It was renamed Towne Theatre in 1960, and closed in the 1970’s.
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For many years Smalley’s remained the only theatre in Johnstown. It was built on the site of the old Grand theatre.
A Marr & Colton organ was installed in the Smalley Theater in 1928.
Here is an undated photo:
http://tinyurl.com/35vtep
Doesn’t your “source” for these photos ever give a date?
This one does. Circa 1930:
http://tinyurl.com/35ezob
Wonderful.
Here is one example of poor capture methods. The photo in this book is the same photo that was posted on Feb 8, 2008 at 7:32am. The photo at this link is clearer and the text is more legible.
The picture comes from JOHNSTOWN (Images of America) by Lewis G. Decker.Published by Arcadia.
Thanks for the source ERD.
Smalley’s Johnstown Theatre was built in 1928 on the site of the Grand Theatre, which burned early that year.
The obituary of Hazel Smalley, widow of William Smalley, was published in the February 5, 1969, issue of the Leader-Herald newspaper. It said that Smalley’s Johnstown Theatre had been renamed the Towne Theatre in 1960.