The city of Auburn once boasted four working theaters in the 1940s. Many older folks in town say that the Schine was only the third nicest theater in Auburn. There were at least two other older theaters in the city which were much more beautiful in their time.
Sadly, the Schine theater has been an eyesore in the heart of Auburn’s downtown for the last 40 years. It contributes to the poor and economically depressed appearance of a once beautiful city.
People in Auburn have talked about repairing the Schine for over 15 years, but it looks the same, if not worse now (2007) than it did in 1992. The owner put some new doors on the theater a few months ago, and that is the only noticeable improvement to the theater in the last 40 years. If folks were serious about restoring the Shine theater, the restoration work should have been completed or at least in a more advance stage by now. It is sad, but this theater is practically beyond repair.
If people visiting the Finger Lakes region want to see an Eberson-designed theater in nice condition they ought to take a short, half hour drive north to Oswego, NY. One can even take in a movie at the Eberson theater in Oswego while they are there.
The city of Auburn once boasted four working theaters in the 1940s. Many older folks in town say that the Schine was only the third nicest theater in Auburn. There were at least two other older theaters in the city which were much more beautiful in their time.
Sadly, the Schine theater has been an eyesore in the heart of Auburn’s downtown for the last 40 years. It contributes to the poor and economically depressed appearance of a once beautiful city.
People in Auburn have talked about repairing the Schine for over 15 years, but it looks the same, if not worse now (2007) than it did in 1992. The owner put some new doors on the theater a few months ago, and that is the only noticeable improvement to the theater in the last 40 years. If folks were serious about restoring the Shine theater, the restoration work should have been completed or at least in a more advance stage by now. It is sad, but this theater is practically beyond repair.
If people visiting the Finger Lakes region want to see an Eberson-designed theater in nice condition they ought to take a short, half hour drive north to Oswego, NY. One can even take in a movie at the Eberson theater in Oswego while they are there.