Kallet Shoppingtown Theatre
Erie Boulevard East,
Dewitt,
NY
13214
Erie Boulevard East,
Dewitt,
NY
13214
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Link with full history and multiple photos.
http://cinemasightlines.com/cinemas_cinemaviews1.php?fbclid=IwAR1GsDy8PXiCTeZxEM1zR5sCRW4Pckv6oZc2h3GkW6kibuK36_fOfVHbeoI
March 20th, 1957 grand opening ad uploaded here.
An article, with several photos, appeared in Boxoffice magazine, May 4, 1957:
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(See following pages as well.)
Too bad thet tiny picture can’t be enlarged for more detail…
I was 17 when SOM opened. I saw it twice in 70mm at Shoppingtown.
Note that the twin that replaced this theatre is listed undr Shoppingtown 1-2-3-4.
Bob, how old were you during SOUND OF MUSIC? Got any pictures of this or other theatres in the area?
The Syosset theatre on Long Island was built specifically for Todd A O and opened about 3 months earlier. There may have been others. That said, Shoppingtown was my favorite theatre when I was a kid. I saw many of the 70mm roadshows there and spent a lot of time in the booth bugging the projectionists.