Stanley Theater (Utica, New York)

The Stanley Theatre is a theater building in Utica, New York. It has a capacity of approximately 3000 seats, of which 264 are in the box and 1028 in the balcony.

Building

The building is located on Genesee Street in the center of Utica. The entrance hall in the interior is an eclectic combination of style elements of classical, Renaissance and Baroque. The architecture was described because of its mix of form elements as Mexican Baroque.

History

The house was opened on 10 September 1928 as a movie theater with a silent film screening. The architect Thomas W. Lamb built the Stanley Theater in Utica for a founded by siblings Jules E. and Stanley V. mast theater and cinema chain, as Stanley Corporation of America also bore the name of the deceased brother in 1918 from 1927 as the cinema itself, the building was already sold on October 15, 1928 more than 250 other cinemas in the chain at Warner Bros., who were successful with sound films.

The Central New York Community Arts Council bought the building in 1974 and had renovated it. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 13, 1976. In 2006, the House for 20 million U.S. dollars was converted. At that time it was the largest free- hanging chandelier in the world; it is equipped with LEDs.