Crandell Theatre
46-48 Main Street,
Chatham,
NY
12037
46-48 Main Street,
Chatham,
NY
12037
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Crandell Theatre (Official)
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Functions: Movies (Film Festivals), Movies (First Run)
Styles: Spanish Renaissance
Phone Numbers:
Box Office:
518.392.3331
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The Crandell Theatre, Columbia County’s oldest and largest theater, is located upstate New York in the village of Chatham. An architectural gem, the Crandell Theatre has remained basically unchanged since it was built as a vaudeville house. It was opened on December 25, 1926 by Walter S. Crandell, a Chatham native and local banker. The opening program was a Jules Verne photoplay, which entertained a packed house.
The Crandell Theatre is designed Spanish Renaissance style, of brick and stucco at the cost of about $100,000 in pre-depression dollars. The theater seats 534 patrons, with 112 of the seats in the balcony. The stage is 26 feet wide and 13 feet deep. The Crandell Theatre is owned by the Chatham Film Club Inc., and it is home to the annual FilmColumbia Film Festival.
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Michael Bathrick
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The theater is also home to the annual film festival, FilmColumbia, which attracts an ever growing number of grade A movies and documentaries.
http://filmcolumbia.com/
And to the Columbia County Film Club, which hosts monthly screenings of non-mainstream movies.
http://www.thechathamfilmclub.com/
The two links posted by Lost Memory go to a “private” page. Does anyone have current interior and exterior photos of this theater? THS is looking at a possible future conclave in the Albany/Berkshire area and i’d like to know if this theater merits a stop.
Oh very cute! Thanks LM – i’d love to see one of the interior if anyone has one.
Same here.
Well it certainly is PINK! Thanks so much for sharing.
Thanks, Lost Memory. The Crandell Theatre’s marquee looks kind of like an old-fashioned, but fun-looking marquee. Very cheerful.
The Crandell Theatre looks like the type of theatre where “Pretty in Pink” would be shown, doesn’t it?
The theater has been closed since January, 2010, but will reopen under the ownership of the Chatham Film Club, not-for-profit group: View link
The Crandell Theatre’s web site (click on the Web address at the top of this page), includes a short YouTube video about the theater, including some interior shots.
Looks like a nifty old theater that is still in good shape — a real rarity these days.
I made my first visit to the Crandell last night. The staff were very friendly and the theatre was a treat. It is in fairly good condition and the non-profit which is running it seems excited to improve it.
The screen appears new and the projection was sharp. The seats on the main floor have been replaced as some point and the balcony seats are original. The balcony was closed when I was there.
I’m terrible with names but I spoke to the person in the box office (Stan, I think) who was kind enough to show me the balcony and the projection booth.