Goodwill Theatre
32 Willow Street,
Johnson City,
NY
13790
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Goodwill Theatre, Johnson City (Official)
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Previously operated by: Comerford Theaters Inc.
Architects: Sanford O. Lacey
Firms: Conrad & Cummings, Lacey, Schenck & Cummings
Styles: Neo-Georgian
Previous Names: Enjoy Theatre, Enjoy Cinema
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Built in 1920 as the Goodwill Theatre, on September 1, 1932 it was renamed Enjoy Theatre. This theatre thrived, two blocks from my home, when I was growing up in the 1950’s and early-1960’s. I remember going to the Enjoy Theatre a lot.
In 2010, an ongoing renovation continues to convert the theatre into a perfoming arts venue, which will be revert back to the Goodwill Theatre name.
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Binghamton is the largest city in Broome County, and the county seat. The office of Sanford O. Lacey, architect of the Goodwill Theatre, was in Binghamton. Johnson City, despite its name, is classified under New York law as an incorporated village, and is part of the Binghamton Metropolitan Statistical Area.
I’m working on an article about the Goodwill – would like to hear any comments, memories, interesting stories about the theater. Please email me at: rl(at)nysLandmarks.com.
Treasures of the Tier
My family lived behind the Enjoy Theater on Broad st. In the late 40’s & early 50’s my brother & I would walk to the Enjoy to see our favorite movies like the Lone Ranger & Hop A Long Cassidy. Once I became a teenager my friends & I would be at the Enjoy every Friday night with the expectation of sitting with a boy friend. Hopefully he would dare to put his arm around you. We weren’t the best behaved kids at this point & the usher would shine his light in your face & threaten to throw you out if yhou didn’t straighten up. We had alot of good times at the enjoy & I’m thrilled that it’s being restored. It is a historical land mark in Johnson City.
Pretty sure I remember this theatre being open at least into the early ‘70s.
It was open into the ‘70’s. There have been alot of articles about the renovations lately, as the asbestos abatement in the main theater has been completed, and volunteers will now be able to start restoration projects. I will be volunteering at some point in the coming year. They have an active Facebook page. I will bring the link.
Heres a news story link: http://www.wbng.com/news/local/Putting-some-good-into—213710961.html
Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/goodwilltheatre?ref=ts&fref=ts
The only movies that I remember seeing at the Goodwill, were both Clint Eastwood movies. Dirty Harry and Magnum Force. It had to have been about 1975, because I had just purchased a new car. Went at night and parked out front———-I didn’t see the NO PARKING sign in front of the theatre and when I came out of the, I had a $10 parking ticket on my windshield. The Police Department was next door back in those days!
The only movies that I remember seeing at the Goodwill, were both Clint Eastwood movies. Dirty Harry and Magnum Force. It had to have been about 1975, because I had just purchased a new car. Went at night and parked out front———-I didn’t see the NO PARKING sign in front of the theatre and when I came out of the, I had a $10 parking ticket on my windshield. The Police Department was next door back in those days!
Reopened as Enjoy on September 1st, 1932
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Grand opening ad in the photo section.