Strand Theatre
345 Main Street,
Rockland,
ME
04841
345 Main Street,
Rockland,
ME
04841
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A recent night photo can be seen here.
This is a 2009 photo.
1986 photo of the Strand Theatre.
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Print of the Strand Theatre.
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The Strand opened in February 1923 with 626 seats and was designed by Joseph Dondis, according to info from the Theatre Historical Society of America.
Here is another night view of the Strand.
This theatre has reopened.
This is a 2007 photo of the Strand Theater.
My understanding is the projectionist is a multi-talented young lady who dresses in 1940’s clothing and adds greatly to the character of the theatwr. She is an excellent writer specializing in early entertainment history particularly radio. She has written the best book available on Amos n' Andy.
Another photo of the Strand Theater can be seen here.
Here is a recent night view of the Strand Theater.
This is a 2004 photo of the Strand theater and here is a closeup of the marquee.
This theatre is now open and looks grand. My wife and I were there on the opening night to see a screening of The General, accompanied by a pianist. A former Rockland newspaper editor once told me that he believed that the Robert Morton theatre organ had been removed and stored for a time at the Rockland Recreation Center but no one else ever verified this. I have never spoken with anyone around here who knew anything about it for certain.
Whimsical paintings of the Strand:
http://www.derekgundy.com/strand.html
A Robert Morton organ was installed in this theater in 1923.
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Renovation is still going on with the theater, I saw some of it before it was completly borded up, the whole inside was gutted out. I guess it’s being completly re-done, hopefully to it’s old glory. I don’t know what it was like before, but I’m glad it is being restored instead of torn down.