Park Theatre
1 Park Plaza,
Cobleskill,
NY
12043
1 Park Plaza,
Cobleskill,
NY
12043
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Vintage 1930s, I believe, theater in Cobleskill, New York. Still plays only one screen – movies are only $4! It’s a great place and definitely a different experience than a modern multiplex.
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Website = www.parktheatre.net
This is a recent photo of the Park Theater.
I stopped in Cobleskill on the way back from Troy to take a picture of a B&B that bears the last name of a friend.
I came to a fork in the road and saw an unusual marquee like vertical sign.
When I got closer I saw it said Park Theatre, so I stopped for a look on the way back.
It looks to be stuck in time sometime in the 1970’s.
With a modern flick though.
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The Park’s website has now posted a few vintage photos, and a couple shots of the current interior.
The year given for this photo is 1983.
Here is a photo from 1976.
This is another 1983 photo.
Here is an interior photo:
http://tinyurl.com/ykmo5xl
Can anyone speak to the interior condition of this theater? Is any original decor or ornamentation left? Ken’s link is no longer working. Does anyone had interior photos?
Interior pictures are posted on the Park Theater website(www.parktheater.net). Auditorium picture is the same interior since the remodel in 1954 for the installation of Cinemascope. Prior to that, there was a stage with a red curtain with gold design trim and footlights. At the rear of the stage was a yellow title curtain and 1.33:1 aspect ratio screen. All had to be sacrificed for the Cinemascope 2.55:1 screen installed in front of the stage and new dark blue curtains added. Why do i know all this? I grew up in that theater. I knew the original owner Frank Weeding and head projectionist Allen Jones who later purchased the theater when Mr. Weeding retired. The current owner installed new projection and sound equipment, new screen,and upgraded the heating system, plus other improvements. When I look at that picture of the auditorium, it brings back so many fond memories. The first movie that gave me nightmares(“The Thing” 1951), the first to make me cry (“Titanic"1953), first 3-D movie("House Of Wax 1953}, first Cinemascope movie(The Robe” 1953). Yes, the Park Theater, Cobleskill, NY will always have a warm spot in my heart.