Strand Theater

27 Chenango Street,
Binghamton, NY 13901

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Previously operated by: Comerford Theaters Inc.

Architects: Leon H. Lempert, Jr.

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Strand Theater

The Strand Theater opened on March 8, 1920 with Jack Pickford in “The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come” plus 5 acts of vaudeville. Seating was provided for 1,600 in orchestra, balcony and boxes. It is featured in the special features section of the DVD of “Deep Throat”, where that feature movie debuted. The sign on the facade in the movie said Strand Riviera but the Riviera Theatre is a separate theatre next door.

The Strand Theater was last used as a restaurant which had closed by 2018.

Contributed by Dave Bonan

Recent comments (view all 23 comments)

rluther
rluther on November 9, 2010 at 8:08 am

The Strand will go up for public auction November 23, 2010. Here’s a link to some interior photos I took Nov 6: http://nysLandmarks.com/strand .

Roger

CSWalczak
CSWalczak on November 24, 2010 at 12:42 am

The winning bid for the theater was $22,000 by a real estate firm. There is no indication of what the new owner intends: View link

lalainthelibrary
lalainthelibrary on April 14, 2014 at 7:20 am

Here is a link to a Binghamton landmark page with information and photos. http://nyslandmarks.com/treasures/10nov.htm

lalainthelibrary
lalainthelibrary on April 14, 2014 at 7:27 am

More information and photos at this link. http://architecturaladvocate.blogspot.com/

lalainthelibrary
lalainthelibrary on April 14, 2014 at 7:32 am

Neither theater is being renovated at this time, nor does there seem to be any current intentions.

rivest266
rivest266 on February 16, 2017 at 6:39 pm

Grand opening ad in the photo section. This theatre was featured in the “Inside Deep Throat” DVD. Police raided this theatre.

DavidZornig
DavidZornig on December 21, 2019 at 8:17 pm

1951 photo added courtesy Edward G Brewer.

spectrum
spectrum on March 26, 2021 at 11:25 am

The Riviera Theatre is just to the right (north) of the Strand. Both closed now, and not in good shape. Hopefully they both might be restored at some point.

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