Lincoln Theatre
105 S. Brandywine Avenue,
Schenectady,
NY
12307
105 S. Brandywine Avenue,
Schenectady,
NY
12307
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The Lincoln Theatre, located on Brandywine Avenue near Albany Street, opened around September 1914. It lasted at least into the 1950’s before it was closed. It is still listed in the 1957 edition of Film Daily Yearbook.
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This is from Boxoffice magazine in November 1947:
Alexander S. Weiss, who had some theater operating experience in Transylvania before coming to the United States in 1939, has purchased the 500-seat Lincoln in Schenectady from Sid Dwore. He is taking possession December 1, when he will become a member of Upstates Theaters, Inc.
Weiss plans to close the house for several weeks for refurbishing. He will repaint and redecorate, make seat changes, improve the rest rooms and generally brighten up the theater. Isadore Bernstein has been lessee of the Lincoln for the past two years.
The last photo in this weblog post depicts the entrance of the Lincoln Theatre around 1950. The Lincoln Theatre in Schenectady is mentioned in the March 18, 1916, issue of The Moving Picture World. It was then operated by John D. Walker and F. Y. Bergmaier. Larry Hart’s “Tales of Old Dorp” column in the October 11, 1999, issue of the Schenectady Daily Gazette said that the Lincoln Theatre had opened around September, 1914.
I believe this theatre building still exists, albeit heavily altered. Go to Google Maps and do a bird’s eye view of the address and you’ll see it. The front is now completely bricked over and painted all white.