Strand Theatre
29 Brinkerhoff Street,
Plattsburgh,
NY
12901
29 Brinkerhoff Street,
Plattsburgh,
NY
12901
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Strand Theatre (Official)
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Functions: Movies (Classic), Movies (Film Festivals), Performing Arts
Styles: Italian Renaissance
Phone Numbers:
Box Office:
518.563.1604
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News About This Theater
- Jan 19, 2012 — Strand Theatre gets $150K grant
Opened December 29, 1924 as the premier theatre of Plattsburgh, NY, the Strand Theatre lived up to its name. Silent movies were presented at 10 cents with the Strand Theatre orchestra providing accompaniment.
In recent years, however, the theatre deteriorated into running second-run and independent films, as well as rock concerts of local bands. The building was in deplorable condition, and the owners were in debt.
In 2004, the North Country Cultural Center for the Arts purchased the building, and is now beginning a $4-million fund raising effort to restore the theatre as a performing arts center, including the installation of a 1924 Wurlitzer organ.
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Back in the mid-late 1960s, the Dick Weber family installed a large 3 manual 20 rank Wurlitzer in the Strand. The organ was Wurlitzer opus 1196, a style 260 special (plus additions). This was not the Strand’s original organ. This organ, along with the Dick Weber family, was featured in an issue of Theatre Organ Bombarde journal circa 1967.
The family eventually moved the organ to a pizza parlor in Marietta, GA around 1977. It did not last long and the business and organ were scattered to the winds. I have no idea what became of the organ.
The legendary theatre organist Billy Nalle recorded several songs on the Strand’s Wuritzer for the Reader’s Digest set, “The Might Pipe Organ Plays Golden Favorites” which was released in 1979. His version of the Parade of the Wooden Soldiers on disc 2 showcased the many percussion capabilities of this instrument.
Cinema Centers ran this theatre in the 70’s to early 80’s until they opened the new theatre in the mall. They also ran the theatre near the air force base and the old mall theatre.
Here is a link to a PDF with an article on the history of the Strand and other North Country theaters from September 1990 back to the early days:
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Their new website is at http://plattsburgharts.org/Strand.html
It has a good photo gallery – and looks like theylve began major renovations and are closed during this.
A postcard with the Strand Theatre is here:
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Grand opening ad from http://news.nnyln.net/plattsburgh-daily-press/plattsburgh-daily-press-1924-october-1925-february/plattsburgh-daily-press-1924-october-1925-february%20-%200439.pdf#xml=http://news.nnyln.net/plattsburgh-daily-press/dtSearch/dtisapi6.dll?cmd=getpdfhits&u=264f7e0e&DocId=56774&Index=d%3a%5cdtSearch%20Developer%5cUserData%5cplattsburgh%2ddaily%2dpress&HitCount=4&hits=dc+de+1d5+202+&SearchForm=D%3a%5cplattsburgh%2ddaily%2dpress%5cdtSearch%5fform%2ehtml&.pdf
Photo added courtesy of the Greater Adirondack Ghost and Tour Company.
Nice photos at their new website:
http://plattsburgharts.org/?page_id=264
They’ve done much of their renovations and the auditorium looks great!
This one opened on December 29, 1924.