Buchanan Theatre
19778 Main Street,
Buchanan,
Buchanan,
VA
24066
19778 Main Street,
Buchanan,
Buchanan,
VA
24066
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The Buchanan Theatre was built in 1914 as the Main Street Show, a silent movie house for this small Virginia town. After decades of successful operation, the theater eventually closed in 1985.
The theater was later sold for $75,000 to the widow of the last man to operate the cinema. The new owners spent $130,000 to restore the theater and reopened it for second run films, film festivals, revival screenings, concerts, and more.
The outside ticket booth, projection room, concession stand, and more were restored and now welcome Buchanan residents, who no longer have to travel 30 minutes away to see a movie.
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Ross Melnick
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There are 202 seats downstairs and 20 seats upstairs in a small balcony, not open to the general public, as an FYI.
My wife and I looked at this theater to purchase in 1996. We decided it was more than we wanted to take on at the time. In 1999 we bought an old church building and coverted it into a single screen. We opened May 26th 2000 and still operating today as Lakeview Cinema, Galeton Pa. Plans are in the near future to twin. Good luck to you. Small towns are tough but not impossible.
My father owned this theatre for thirty years (ca. 1945-75). Holding concerts and stage shows there in addition to movie showings is in keeping with his original intent. Hats off to the Carters and SRO for a wonderful restoration!
One more comment — the Buchanan Theatre is not closed! It has been reopened and showing movies on weekends for over a year now!
CHECK OUT THE WEB SITE http://www.buchanantheatre.com for all upcoming events and pictures
This is a 2008 b/w photo of the Buchanan Theater.
The previous link expired Here is another b/w photo.
Here is a recent photo.
Here is a photo from 10/3/09.
This is another 2009 photo.