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Historic theaters in New York.

13 verified historic theaters in New York, in Beacon, Brooklyn, Buffalo, Geneva, Gloversville, New York. Movie palaces and main-street theaters with a century of stories.

Beacon Movie Theater

Beacon, NY

Beacon Movie Theater is a historic movie theater in Beacon, New York, at 445 Main Street. It opened in 1934.

Historic

BAM Rose Cinemas

Brooklyn, NY

Brooklyn Academy of Music's film program, combining new independent and international releases with retrospectives and a summer film festival, in screens inside the Peter Jay Sharp Building.

Art houseRepertoryNonprofit

Kent Theater

Brooklyn, NY

A three-screen Flatbush neighborhood cinema open since 1939, with a lobby arcade, a popcorn counter and a $6 bargain Wednesday.

DiscountIndependent first-runHistoric

Shea's Performing Arts Center

Buffalo, NY

Shea's Performing Arts Center is a historic movie theater in Buffalo, New York, at 650 Main Street. It opened in 1926, listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Arts venueHistoric

Smith Opera House

Geneva, NY

Smith Opera House is a historic movie theater in Geneva, New York, at 82 Seneca Street. It listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Arts venueHistoric

Glove Theatre

Gloversville, NY

Glove Theatre is a historic movie theater in Gloversville, New York, at 42 N. Main Street. It opened in 1914.

Historic

Cinema Village

New York, NY

A three-screen Greenwich Village cinema in a converted firehouse, playing independent releases, documentaries and small film festivals, often with filmmaker Q&As. Private screenings can be booked.

Independent first-runHistoric

United Palace of Cultural Arts

New York, NY

A 1930 Washington Heights movie palace now used mainly for concerts and live shows, with occasional film screenings such as a Sunday series. Film is a small part of the calendar.

Arts venueHistoricSingle screen

Oswego 7 Cinemas

Oswego, NY

Oswego 7 Cinemas is a historic movie theater in Oswego, New York, at 138 W. 2nd Street. It listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Historic

Jacob Burns Film Center

Pleasantville, NY

A nonprofit three-screen film center in downtown Pleasantville, showing independent and documentary releases with filmmaker discussions. It also runs education programs and a wine bar and cafe open Thursday to Sunday.

Art houseNonprofitHistoric

Rosendale Theatre

Rosendale, NY

Rosendale Theatre is a historic movie theater in Rosendale, New York, at 408 Main Street. It opened in 1949.

Historic

St. George Theatre

Staten Island, NY

A restored 1929 movie and vaudeville house in St. George, Staten Island, now mainly hosting concerts and comedy, with occasional film nights. Run by a nonprofit restoration group.

Arts venueHistoricSingle screen

Lafayette Theatre

Suffern, NY

A single-screen 1924 movie palace in Suffern with about 1,000 seats, showing first-run films and classics, with a Wurlitzer organ played before some shows. It also hosts live events and shadow-cast Rocky Horror nights.

HistoricSingle screenIndependent first-run

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