Ray Evans Seneca Theater - Salamanca, NY - Vintage Movie Theaters on Waymarking.com

Located in Salamanca, N.Y. the theatre was built by the Schine Chain to replace an aging venue a couple of blocks up the street. Construction was started in 1941 just before the outbreak of WWII. Because of a shortage of building materials caused by the war, construction was not completed until 1945 after the war ended.

The theater was called the Seneca after the Indian nation which owns the underlying ground. The entire city of Salamanca is located on the Seneca Indian reservation. The land is ground-leased from the Senecas and everyone in the town pays an annual Indian rent.

The theater lobby featured many sculptures in crevices on the walls. It was operated by the Schine Chain until the mid-1960's. The theatre continued to show movies until June of 1972 when the auditorium ended up under eight feet of water in the flooding which accompanied Hurricane Agnes.

The Seneca Theatre sat abandoned until the early 1980's when Cattaragus County acquired the building. Over the next several years the theatre was slowly renovated and transformed into the Cattaragus County Center For The Performing Arts. It is now primarily used for local live theatre and travelling acts.

Information obtained from Wikipedia

Year Theater Opened: 1945 Number of Screen(s): 0 Ticket Price (local currency): Not Listed Matinee Price (local currency): Not Listed Concessions Available: Not Listed Web site: Not listed

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