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Shoppingtown Theatre
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Erie Blvd E
De Witt NY
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| Record #5090 |
Opened: 1956
Closed: 1969
Demolished: 1969
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Capacity: 1009 seats
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Current Organ: none |
| Also Known As: Kallet |
| Previously operated by: Kallet Theatres, CinemaNational 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 4/22/2023.
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