Troy Theatre
323 River Street,
Troy,
NY
12180
323 River Street,
Troy,
NY
12180
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Previously operated by: Fabian Theaters, Mark-Strand Theater Corp., Warner Bros. Circuit Management Corp.
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The Troy Theatre was built by the Mark-Strand Theater Corp. of New York. It has been said that the Troy Theatre had a more elegant interior than nearby Proctor’s Theatre in Troy. The main lobby featured a grand marble staircase. The Troy Theatre was one of the city of Troy’s main movie palaces from its opening on February 21, 1923. By 1941 it was operated by Warner Bros. Circuit Management Corp. Later it was operated by Fabian Theatres chain and continued through to its closing in 1967.
A victim of urban renewal, the city condemned several blocks, one of which included the theatre, in the very early-1970’s. It was unceremoniously demolished in April 1973. In the urban renewal plan, River Sreet was re-routed and now covers over the plot of land where the Troy Theatre sat.
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Opened February 21, 1923 with 2,000 patrons but just 1,934 seats showing “My American Wife” with Gloria Swanson. The theater closed in 1967. It was razed in April of 1973 in a demolition that went a awry damaging another building. Its demolition was for the Uncle Sam Mall project that became the Uncle Sam Atrium / glass box building.