Cinema Endicott
108 E. Main Street,
Endicott,
NY
13760
108 E. Main Street,
Endicott,
NY
13760
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Previously operated by: Carrol's Development Corporation, CinemaNational, Loews Theatres, USA Cinemas
Architects: Michael J. DeAngelis
Styles: Art Deco
Previous Names: State Theatre
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The State Theatre opened March 16, 1939 with Eleanor Powell in “Honolulu”. It served the West End of Endicott, home of the Endicott-Johnson Shoe Factory. The theatre was built with Art Deco style fluorishes in the auditorium, and an Art Deco style facade.
From October 18, 1963 the theatre was named the Cinema Endicott and presented more upscale film product. Loews was the last operator of this building. It closed on October 31, 1993 when Loews opened the Town Square 9 in Vestal, NY. The final movie was Tamlyn Tamita in “The Joy Luck Club”. The theatre sat empty for about two years, then was demolished for an Eckerd drug store.
There was a sign on the side of the building that said “THEATRE OF DISTINCTION” but for the last 5 or 6 years of its life the “F” in “OF” fell off, so it was the “THEATRE O DISTINCTION”.
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Ever send a new guy to get the “MARQUEE STRECHER”?
I started as an usher in 1973 in the Washington DC area. We never got paid extra to change the marquee. It was just part of the job. We used cast iron letters that weighed a couple of pounds each. It was great being up there with all of that neon! What a thrill. I’m still in the movie theatre business. Most of it is electronic now. We’ll never see those days again.
Back to the Cinema Endicott…it was a great little theatre. I remember going there to see “Cleopatra,” “Thunderball” and also “Annie Hall.”
My Grandparents, Howard and Florence Ammerman owned the Elvin. The Elvin was named for the founders' wives (my grandfather’s first wife).
In the letter in the trade ad Tinseltoes linked to, the operator of the theater, B. Worth Dittrich, says: “Just nine years ago we were engaged in the construction of the State in Endicott.” As the letter is dated February 18, 1948, the State must have been completed in 1939.
Circa 1959 photo added courtesy of Larry Kleebauer Sr.
STATE THEATRE OPENED MARCH 16, 1939.
March 16th, 1939 and October 18th, 1963 as Cinema grand opening ads can be found in the photo section for this theatre.
Opened with “Honolulu”.
Some of the movies I saw at the Cinema Endicott -
Tootsie
Hardware
Moonraker
Hard Target
Cry Baby