Glen Theater
112 N. Franklin Street,
Watkins Glen,
NY
14891
112 N. Franklin Street,
Watkins Glen,
NY
14891
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Closed and for sale as of July 2019.
NEW WEBSITE
http://www.watkinsglentheater.com/
“it has not been split”…..music to my ears..thanks, Peter!
The original theatre is intact, it has not been split. The 2nd theatre is a few store fronts down in what used to be a drug store
Also this theatre had a marquee different than the awning type marquee that is present today, but I believe the City of Watkins Glen wouldn’t allow the former marquee to extend so many feet from the curb and the street. Perhaps someone who lives in WG can explain further explain this decision. I would love to see a photo of what the former or original marquee looked like.
I may have touched on this before, but I was not aware that this theatre was twinned. I visited the Glen several years ago and it was not twinned at that time.
The owners of Glen Theater just recently purchased the Heights Theater in Elmira Heights NY
www.heights-theater.com
/theaters/2944/
TC: I was in Watkins Glen 2 years ago and did enter this theatre during the vintage racing weekend as they were showing vintage racing footage. At that time I didn’t have the ‘theatre bug’ so I didn’t notice the interior details as pictured in the shutterfly.com photos you have provided CT so will have to look a bit closer the next time I find myself in that beautiful and quaint town in the Finger Lakes Region of NYS.
I attended a showing of Must Love Dogs on 8/22/05 in the original single screen theater. This theater is technically now a TWIN and could be updated as such.
The theater purchased the adjoining building, a former drug store, and converted it to an additional theater screen. Each screen has its own lobby. Both operate under the Glen Theater name. The new lobby matches the décor of the original theater’s lobby. The original theater has many old black & white photographs of movie stars in its lobby. The original auditorium has movie posters on its walls, which are painted white with hot pink accents. I took some interior and exterior photos that I’ll post shortly.
I was told by the ticket taker that the theater had been shut for 16 years before it was restored.
Homepage, only has movie listings:
http://www.glentheater.com/
I’ve been inside this theatre when in Watkins Glen for the historical vintage racing weekend. At that time, the theatre features old b/w racing footage! Thank you ‘local resident’ for saving this theatre for many to enjoy on race weekends and throughout the year!