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Erie Blvd E
De Witt NY

	Record #5090
Opened: 1956 Closed: 1969 Demolished: 1969	Capacity: 1009 seats Architect(s): Architectural Style(s): National Register: Current Organ: none
Also Known As: Kallet
Previously operated by: Kallet Theatres

Information for this tour was contributed by George Read.

The Shoppingtown was the first theatre in the U.S. to be constructed for Todd-AO. The original theatre, opened in 1956, was 1009 seats and was located in the rear and downstairs of a shopping mall. They closed it in 1969 and built a twin theatre at the end of the mall parking area. Both auditoriums had about 800 seats. After several ownerships and spliting two auditoriums into two and making it a four-plex, Hoyts Cinemas took over operation and closed that one and rebuilt in the mall proper with a 10-auditorium complex.

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Last featured 12/10/2002. Last edited 9/3/2011.


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