As a lifelong Albany resident I was thrilled with the renovation of the Palace. I saw a couple of movies there as a kid (including Bambi)and have enjoyed many, many concerts there through the years. Unfortunately, someone ran a car into the front doors at least a year ago and half of the front doors were boarded up. I don’t understand why they have not been repaired yet. Could they plan on leaving this beautiful theater with half the entrance covered in plywood? Also, there are some areas of peeling paint in the theater. Whoever did the restoration should have to come back and repair what has not held up. It would be a shame to let the theater fall back into disrepair.
Ron, Thanks for the website info. I looked at the website listed at the top of this page, which needs to be updated. The venue review was right on the money!!
SgtPickles, Most balconies have some movement in them. It’s the same principle as the sway in tall buildings. I went to a concert at the Proctor’s Theater in Schenectady NY where the balcony swayed so hard that the crowd sat down!
On a trip to Passaic to see a show at the Capitol theater in the 1980’s, I went into the McDonald’s and they had framed pictures of the beautiful theater that had been demolished to build the McD’s. I remember thinking how much nicer the torn down theater was than the Capitol, which remained.
You can’t blame Live Nation for pulling out of the Orpheum. Last time I was there (about 2 years ago) it was the most decrepit venue I had ever been in. When the organ player blasted away at his Hammond B-3, a chunk of plaster fell out of the ceiling onto the stage. You can see where it must have been breattakingly beautiful in it’s day but that day is long past. It has always seemed to be a busy venue but no money was ever reinvested and even basic cleaining wasn’t done. Amazing what greedy people will do to a treasure such as the Orpheum.
I think the name RKO Flushing should be added to the also known as section for this theater. A photo that was posted by Warren on 8/20/08 shows the marquee with this name.
For SWC, it looks to me that the word after Keith Albee’s on the original marquee is “vaudeville”
There is a beautiful theater in Troy NY that is available. It is the Proctor’s theater and is currently owned by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI).
I had the good fortune of attending a screening of “Pink Flamingos” at the Castro in 1989. It started my love affair woth both classic theaters and John Waters' movies!
As a lifelong Albany resident I was thrilled with the renovation of the Palace. I saw a couple of movies there as a kid (including Bambi)and have enjoyed many, many concerts there through the years. Unfortunately, someone ran a car into the front doors at least a year ago and half of the front doors were boarded up. I don’t understand why they have not been repaired yet. Could they plan on leaving this beautiful theater with half the entrance covered in plywood? Also, there are some areas of peeling paint in the theater. Whoever did the restoration should have to come back and repair what has not held up. It would be a shame to let the theater fall back into disrepair.
Ron, Thanks for the website info. I looked at the website listed at the top of this page, which needs to be updated. The venue review was right on the money!!
SgtPickles, Most balconies have some movement in them. It’s the same principle as the sway in tall buildings. I went to a concert at the Proctor’s Theater in Schenectady NY where the balcony swayed so hard that the crowd sat down!
On a trip to Passaic to see a show at the Capitol theater in the 1980’s, I went into the McDonald’s and they had framed pictures of the beautiful theater that had been demolished to build the McD’s. I remember thinking how much nicer the torn down theater was than the Capitol, which remained.
I was at the Orpheum theater website earlier and it said no shows were scheduled for this venue. Perhaps I had an incorrect web site. If so, sorry!
You can’t blame Live Nation for pulling out of the Orpheum. Last time I was there (about 2 years ago) it was the most decrepit venue I had ever been in. When the organ player blasted away at his Hammond B-3, a chunk of plaster fell out of the ceiling onto the stage. You can see where it must have been breattakingly beautiful in it’s day but that day is long past. It has always seemed to be a busy venue but no money was ever reinvested and even basic cleaining wasn’t done. Amazing what greedy people will do to a treasure such as the Orpheum.
Is this the theater that Comdy Central uses to film many of it’s stand up comedy shows?
I think the name RKO Flushing should be added to the also known as section for this theater. A photo that was posted by Warren on 8/20/08 shows the marquee with this name.
For SWC, it looks to me that the word after Keith Albee’s on the original marquee is “vaudeville”
There is a beautiful theater in Troy NY that is available. It is the Proctor’s theater and is currently owned by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI).
I had the good fortune of attending a screening of “Pink Flamingos” at the Castro in 1989. It started my love affair woth both classic theaters and John Waters' movies!