Abbott Theatre
1494 S. Park Avenue,
Buffalo,
NY
14220
1494 S. Park Avenue,
Buffalo,
NY
14220
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The Abbott Theatre located in Buffalo was a small theatre built in 1914 by James S. and Florence D. Savage. The architect was Henry L. Spann. The building now houses a laundry and dry cleaning business.
Not to be confused with a second Abbott Theatre which was located at 1298 Abbott Road which opened in 1950 and later became the Towne Theatre.
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Lost Memory
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Lost Memory: Thanks for the photo website as I just looked at it. I’ve been looking to see what other Buffalo theatres existed years ago.
I drove by that intersection of South Park and Bailey Avenue countless times and there is absolutely no hint that the building had a former life as a theater. It must have been a small theater since the laundromat that’s there now is not huge.
Lost Memory: I see on your profile you have several drive-ins listed and 2 of them are in Jamestown NY and Dunkirk NY!
There was also another “Abbott” Theatre, located at 1298 Abbott near Ridge Rd. It opened Oct.19,1950 and was designed by Louis Greenstein. It was later changed to the “Towne” Theatre. Now Demolished.
I had an uncle that lived near the Bailey-South Park-Abbott triangle split and I don’t recall that a theatre was ever there.
roberttoplin above is correct. The Abbott Theater closed on February 24, 1968 with “Wait Until Dark”. After remodeling, it opened again April 12, 1968 as the Towne Theater with “No Way to Treat a Lady”.