Palace Theater
2430 Main Street,
Lake Placid,
NY
12946
2430 Main Street,
Lake Placid,
NY
12946
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Functions: Movies, Movies (Silent), Stage Shows
Styles: Colonial Revival
Previous Names: Adirondack Theater
Phone Numbers:
Box Office:
518.523.9271
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Built in 1926, the Adirondack Theater opened May 29, 1926. It was almost immediately renamed Palace Theatre. It was equipped with a Robert Morton 3 manual 7 ranks organ which was first played on June 14, 1926. It was twinned in 1983. A third screen was added by the early-1990’s. A fourth screen was later added. The Robert Morton organ was fully restored and was played for a silent movie festival on October 8, 1998.
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I wonder if this theatre is still a multiplex as I’m sure it was built as a single screen theatre?
Not a big fan of this design. If you tore the marquee off it could easily be a bank or city hall.
I spent Labor Day weekend in Lake Placid and was so pleasantly surprised when I saw the marquee of this theater lighting up the main street. It’s truly amazing what impact an operating theater has on the “liveliness” of a streetscape. Though time did not allow me to visit the theater (I was hoping for a rainy afternoon/didn’t get it) it appeared that the theater was doing well. It was great to see.
I worked with Ray Durkee to restore the organ in 1970, although Ray did the brunt of the work. He and I took turns playing it before shows. The theatre had a huge old American flag with 48 stars, almost as large as the screen. I forget if it was suspended in front of or behind the screen. We would always culminate our pre-show organ recital with the National Anthem as a spotlight illuminated the flag. Such fun!
I remember seeing “Harold and Maude” at the Palace before it opened widely. It may have been a sneak preview. Also “Myra Breckenridge” while sitting in the balcony in front of a row of teenage boys from the Northwood School who seemed rather enamored of Racquel Welsh.
In 1955 a cinemascope screen was installed at the Palace. It was a “Raytone Silver Screen”, the same type as in the NYC Paramount.
An article about this classic theater with photos.
1983 photo added credit & courtesy of Derek Stone.
This one opened on May 29, 1926.
https://www.facebook.com/lppalace/
Facebook page says number 2430 Main Street
The Palace Theatre was twinned in 1983, and its second auditorium featured seats that were originally transferred from the Hollywood Theatre in Au Sable Forks. A third screen would be added by the early-1990s, followed by a fourth one later on.