The Barn closed in October 1989. I know cause I went to its last show. Among the last movies shown there were Parenthood, When Harry Met Sally, and The Abyss. IIRC, it was The Abyss that showed on the final weekend.
The theater would have been demolished if not for the efforts of a few. Fortunately, Frenchtown was at that moment undergoing transformation from a working-class mill town to a upscale/trendy/art & antique village. Hence there was enough of a market to turn the old theater into professional offices.
The architeture was quirky, the seats comfortable. However, the sound system was poor….if you sat up in the front to the extreme left or right you’d get an echo off the back wall.
Sorry it closed….have good memories of a couple of fumbling teenage erotic experiences in that old place.
The Barn closed in October 1989. I know cause I went to its last show. Among the last movies shown there were Parenthood, When Harry Met Sally, and The Abyss. IIRC, it was The Abyss that showed on the final weekend.
The theater would have been demolished if not for the efforts of a few. Fortunately, Frenchtown was at that moment undergoing transformation from a working-class mill town to a upscale/trendy/art & antique village. Hence there was enough of a market to turn the old theater into professional offices.
The architeture was quirky, the seats comfortable. However, the sound system was poor….if you sat up in the front to the extreme left or right you’d get an echo off the back wall.
Sorry it closed….have good memories of a couple of fumbling teenage erotic experiences in that old place.