Riviera Theatre
31-33 Chenango Street,
Binghamton,
NY
13901
31-33 Chenango Street,
Binghamton,
NY
13901
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Still hoping to see some photos of this theatre former opera house that opened in the late 1800’s with Romansque Revival decor!
Does anyone have photos of this theatre and ‘unused auditorium"?
The auditorium is still walled off from the rest of the building. About 10 years ago I saw the back door open and went in. The theatre is in a dilapidated state, but could easily have been restored. Storefronts are fully occupied, and the theatre itself is next door to the former Strand Theatre. The Strand’s lobby functions as a restaurant, with the kitchen ‘under the balcony’. There’s a door off of the kitchen leading into the unused auditorium.
When both theatres were open, they shared one long trapezoid-shaped marquee which was attached to both buildings.