
North Park Theatre - Buffalo, NY
Posted by:
Rayman
N 42° 56.868 W 078° 51.321
17T E 674958 N 4757249
Quick Description: The North Park Theatre is a single screen moviehouse built in 1920 that was once part of the Shea's chain.
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 9/22/2007 10:02:03 PM
Waymark Code: WM28KN
Views: 190
Long Description:Originally part of the Shea's chain, the North Park exemplified a
spacious comfortable neighborhood theatre. While certainly not a
movie palace like the Shea's Buffalo (now the Shea's Performing
Arts Center), it's grand by today's expectations. The theatre
building (and the theatre itself) have that solid look and feel
that's almost impossible to reproduce with modern architecture.
The theatre was designed by Henry Spann and opened in November
1920. Originally it was equipped with a Wurlitzer 2Manual/6Rank
theatre pipe organ Opus 365, but it was repossessed and moved to
Louisville, KY. It also once had several Tiffany lights in the
concession area, but those have since been removed as well. The
theatre is now run by Dipson Theaters and mostly shows independent
movies, but occasionally has mainstream features.